Just got back tonight from another visit to Houston. I flew down on Wednesday night on what has become the same set of flights as almost all of my visits to M.D. Anderson. Upon arrival I was given a gigantic, white police car (i.e. crown victoria) to drive around instead of the tiny economy I [...]
Well, the week is over. It’s Saturday morning and I’m just trying to get my stuff packed before heading to the airport. Dad is already at Hobby, taking a different flight home. It suddenly dawned on me that I have staples in my head so it will be another fun experience in airport security with [...]
Dad and I flew down to Houston on Sunday. We spent the day watching football waiting for things to get started on Monday. (For those of you that know me I’m not a huge football fan, so clearly I was already feeling the nervousness of the appointments!) Monday morning I started with bloodwork. I then [...]
I returned from Houston last night after a two-day trip for essentially one appointment at M.D. Anderson. As you may remember from my last visit, they recommended a PET CT scan for a better look at the area of concern in my brain. After speaking to the team in Minneapolis who doesn’t do these types [...]
I’m back from Houston — returning home on Saturday with Mom after an incredibly packed visit. Every last minute of it seemed scheduled, with 16 appointments spread across only two days at the clinic. It barely left room for Amy’s ice cream. Over the past few weeks I had been doing a pretty good job [...]