Happy to report that things have been going well in terms of health, energy, and mental clarity over the past week. So keep good thoughts for me, that I can maintain this trend and get back onto Avastin in a couple of weeks to keep after this damned tumor. (As a reminder, the two benefits of Avastin are that it (1) reduces localized swelling around the tumor and that (2) it stops growth of blood vessels in the tumor site...so you can see why I'm anxious to get back on the chemo...).
Oh, and I had pulmonary function tests and an appointment with my pulmonologist yesterday and got a pretty good report from her, so that appears to be going well, too!
We had a wonderful weekend visit from Kirk's college roommate and best friend from that era, Dan Ott. I've heard about Dan for 13 years but had never met him. Dan is everything I'd heard he was -- kind, gentle, empathetic, funny, artistic, an educator who cares more about his students than his ego -- an emotionally generous big bear of a man who immediately made me feel as if I'd known him for years. It was great to see Kirk and Dan together...these two friends have stayed in touch by phone and mail/email but hadn't seen each other in 25 years.
That's it for now. Hope to have more positive news for you in the days to come!
Love you all,
/ab
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Yeah! So glad to see your health moving in this positive direction. We love you so much! Looking forward to dinner tomorrow!
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cj/JB
We keep sending positive thoughts from the nursery to you.
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Stephanie J.
Alas the loss of your cat (I'm petting mine more with that sadness in mind)...but I'm glad it's balanced by improvements in health.
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Michael