by Shawn | May 15, 2018 | Cancer
The Blur
On April 12 I had a surgery to remove a mass from my right testicle. Our focus immediately following that was of recovering from that surgery, but that soon enough turned into a mad dash. On the day it was confirmed to be cancer, it launched us into a barrage of pre-chemo checkups, notifying family and close friends, and preparing ourselves as best we could with our jobs, volunteer activities, and side hustles. This carried over into the first week of chemo, getting to the hospital first thing every morning, and trying to have some semblance of normal in the evening.« Read the rest
by Shawn | May 9, 2018 | Cancer, Things We Like
New Water Bottles
My loving wife demanded I get some new water bottles. This is probably three times more than I need, but there are some conveniences to having more than one. We still have an out sized supply of water bottles for two people though, looking forward to that next rummage sale.« Read the rest
by Shawn | May 7, 2018 | Cancer, Reflections
Weekend Update
There is much I am thankful for, but first, the weekend was good. The drugs for the hiccups have been a real blessing, which has helped me sleep better. Also, not having to get treatments for a couple days improved my sleep and appetite. Getting several good meals in over the weekend was encouraging. Today we returned for a weekly treatment, but were out in less than an hour. Unfortunately, without some of the steroids getting pumped into me all week, it’s likely that some significant side effects could manifest later this week.« Read the rest
by Shawn | May 2, 2018 | Cancer
Sickness Questions
There have been several questions as to more particulars of what’s going on with the sickness and how we got here, which we haven’t elaborated on yet, so I guess this is going to be that post. Thank you all so much for the support you have shown thus far. Most of you know well of my high geek factor in a variety of areas, so it should come as no surprise one of the most motivating things for me right now is doing a little web development, a bit of blogging, and seeing your comments on the posts.« Read the rest
by Shawn | May 1, 2018 | Cancer
Treatments
Today is the second day of treatments. We are able to start first thing in the morning, which is good, but it wasn’t any easier to get out of bed today. Tiah is providing some laughs as her ponytail keeps sweeping under the hand sanitizer, foaming her hair. One of the lovely nurses also informed us that my particular chemo treatment is the most nauseating one, so I have every incentive to drink an abundance of water, which apparently helps flush the chemo out after it has done its thing.« Read the rest
by Shawn | Apr 29, 2018 | Cancer
As I searched for “thattalldude” on namecheap it was more of a random thought than an expectation. Yet somehow, there it was. Thattalldude.com was available again. It had been a painful lesson when I finally went to renew that domain years ago only to find I had waited too long and someone else grabbed it, and they wanted to sell it for $8000. It’s been nearly 10 years but I have it again, and that was the only sign I needed that now is the time to fire up the blog again.« Read the rest
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