Generally it’s about Russell Stover… or on a really good year some B.T. McElrath. This year it’s not chocolate, or even flowers on the 14th of February. Instead, it’s a bouquet of M.D. Anderson doctors, nurses and staff, doing their best to remove as much of my tumor as they can. With a little more [...]
Today was a bit of a zoo. It was a frenzy of appointments, waiting for more appointments, meeting new doctors, genetics specialists, and nurses. But it’s finally done, and we finally have a game plan. I first met with Dr. Slopis, who is a neurologist. He gave yet another exam on hearing, vision, etc., then [...]
Today was a bit rougher. It started with a 6:30 MRI of my spine. The doctors wanted to make sure that the tumor hadn’t spread there. It was two hours of sitting motionless in a loud, clanking tube. Not fun. I slept through a bit of it, so luckily I wasn’t awake the entire time. [...]
The highlight of the trip (yes, I’m announcing it even though the trip is nowhere near complete) was getting to see Dr. Anderson today. After my appointment with Dr. Wolff (read that entry first if you haven’t already), we were waiting for my schedule for the next two days. While waiting, I was told that [...]
We arrived in Houston yesterday afternoon. The city was in crisis mode, as the weather was in the 30s, which is just not acceptable to Texans. There were ice warnings galore, and non-stop news breaks with more and more warnings of impending doom. I got a kick out of it. Anyway, just a few blocks [...]