Happy 233 America!!!
But, I'm telling you, it seemed more like a chilly spring or fall day today. The forecasted sunshine never did really arrive and the passing predicted thunderstorm passed our way about 4 times. Tonight it was so windy that you could barely sit outside - but there was no rain. Tomorrow projects to be an almost perfect day. Though perfect is now redefined to be any moment when it is not raining.
But, still in all, it was nice to be around everyone. Thus it was a good time. Conversation and reading were the "activities" of the day for us older folks. People did comment that I am looking better and better and that is definitely a sign of progress. My color is coming back and so is my hair. Thank God there are no more chemo treatments scheduled. Getting that cancer look and losing hair again is not something that I wish to undergo again.
I am feeling fine and the change of pace is sooooo good.
From the lake....
Bob
July 3,2009 10:30 PM
Reporting live from Lake Winnepesaukee!
This is the first night that I have spent away from home or the hospital since last October. Progress is being made slowly but surely. The weather had been lousy just before we got here but the rain stopped and the sun shown from behind the clouds. In fact, we had a full moon tonight. It was nice to be together with family and the kids enjoyed the change in scenery as well. Tomorrow, they are looking forward to water skiing and kayaking. I guess that the lake water is a little cold for swimming according to my granddaughter.
Even so, it's so nice to have a mini-vacation here with family. I just have to remember to stick to my medication schedule. It can be so easy to forget when you are in a different setting.
Life is good. And it's times like these that you actually realize this - I certainly do at this point! We get so caught up in our daily routines(not that I currently have one!) that we never seem to properly appreciate the times that we just chuck it all, kick back, and enjoy being with our family and friends. So often it seems like we just cram those events into our lives as well.
So, I hope you all have a safe and wonderful 4th(you statesiders anyway!). Enjoy the weekend and the time that you have to be together with family and friends.
Here I am telling you how to live your lives and I swore that I would not do that...
Bob
This is the first night that I have spent away from home or the hospital since last October. Progress is being made slowly but surely. The weather had been lousy just before we got here but the rain stopped and the sun shown from behind the clouds. In fact, we had a full moon tonight. It was nice to be together with family and the kids enjoyed the change in scenery as well. Tomorrow, they are looking forward to water skiing and kayaking. I guess that the lake water is a little cold for swimming according to my granddaughter.
Even so, it's so nice to have a mini-vacation here with family. I just have to remember to stick to my medication schedule. It can be so easy to forget when you are in a different setting.
Life is good. And it's times like these that you actually realize this - I certainly do at this point! We get so caught up in our daily routines(not that I currently have one!) that we never seem to properly appreciate the times that we just chuck it all, kick back, and enjoy being with our family and friends. So often it seems like we just cram those events into our lives as well.
So, I hope you all have a safe and wonderful 4th(you statesiders anyway!). Enjoy the weekend and the time that you have to be together with family and friends.
Here I am telling you how to live your lives and I swore that I would not do that...
Bob
July 2, 2009 11:00 PM
For the next few days, I'll be staying at the lake at my sister-in-law's place. I will bring my notebook and, hopefully, have no problems in posting entries for those days. If the weather stays like this, that's all I'll be able to do. From drizzle to deluge - we had it all today.
The most important part of going to the lake is to remember to take my medications with me. That's a whole new ballgame for me as I have never had to worry about that before. If all goes well, come February, I won't have to worry about it again.
With the heavy rains, I didn't do much of anything today. However, I did cruise the web looking for any news about Nortel's Billerica facility and didn'y see anything. Of course, I can no longer log on at work to get the companies take on how things are going. It was interesting to see that they are still posting job opportunities - kind of strange don't you think?
Anyway, I'm feeling great and I hope that the weather this weekend allows us all to have a good time. I know that the kids are looking to forward to boating, jet skiing, etc. I'm looking forward to just enjoying the change of scenery.
So, hopefully my next entry comes from the lake tomorrow night...
Bob
The most important part of going to the lake is to remember to take my medications with me. That's a whole new ballgame for me as I have never had to worry about that before. If all goes well, come February, I won't have to worry about it again.
With the heavy rains, I didn't do much of anything today. However, I did cruise the web looking for any news about Nortel's Billerica facility and didn'y see anything. Of course, I can no longer log on at work to get the companies take on how things are going. It was interesting to see that they are still posting job opportunities - kind of strange don't you think?
Anyway, I'm feeling great and I hope that the weather this weekend allows us all to have a good time. I know that the kids are looking to forward to boating, jet skiing, etc. I'm looking forward to just enjoying the change of scenery.
So, hopefully my next entry comes from the lake tomorrow night...
Bob
July 1, 2009 11:05 PM
Will this rain ever stop?
We've been inundated with it! The weatherman says that some rain has fallen on 21 of the past 24 days. You can't really go outside(and you don't want to) as there is no summer weather to enjoy.
I've occupied some of my time by doing a few simple projects around here and today was no exception. It's good to keep busy and accomplish something positive at the same time. I am not so sure if my doctor would approve - but I'm not telling him. If I don't do something constructive, I'll go nuts! So far, so good. I've been doing a few things over the past several weeks and nothing unusual has happened. I'm taking the results as corroborating my feeling that I'm slowly getting better and able to more things. And, the more that I can do now will allow me to even mean more at a quicker pace. I'm not getting tired and I don't feel like I'm too short on stamina either. But, I must admit that I don't push myself and take on more than I feel that I can handle.
It is obvious, however, that I do have more energy than before my treatment period began because I am not sleepy at all during the day. I haven't napped in quite a while. With the disease now in full remission, it's just going to be an exercise in keeping it from coming back. If that doesn't happen, I guess that I'll be around for quite a while as all my tests have shown that everything else is in perfect working order. That's another side benefit from all of this - I have never been so tested in all my life.
However, I don't recommend taking this approach in order to determine how everything is working internally or as a weight loss program.
My excellent health ride continues apace...
Bob
We've been inundated with it! The weatherman says that some rain has fallen on 21 of the past 24 days. You can't really go outside(and you don't want to) as there is no summer weather to enjoy.
I've occupied some of my time by doing a few simple projects around here and today was no exception. It's good to keep busy and accomplish something positive at the same time. I am not so sure if my doctor would approve - but I'm not telling him. If I don't do something constructive, I'll go nuts! So far, so good. I've been doing a few things over the past several weeks and nothing unusual has happened. I'm taking the results as corroborating my feeling that I'm slowly getting better and able to more things. And, the more that I can do now will allow me to even mean more at a quicker pace. I'm not getting tired and I don't feel like I'm too short on stamina either. But, I must admit that I don't push myself and take on more than I feel that I can handle.
It is obvious, however, that I do have more energy than before my treatment period began because I am not sleepy at all during the day. I haven't napped in quite a while. With the disease now in full remission, it's just going to be an exercise in keeping it from coming back. If that doesn't happen, I guess that I'll be around for quite a while as all my tests have shown that everything else is in perfect working order. That's another side benefit from all of this - I have never been so tested in all my life.
However, I don't recommend taking this approach in order to determine how everything is working internally or as a weight loss program.
My excellent health ride continues apace...
Bob
June 30, 2009 11:30 PM
It's the end of June already! 2009 is now half over. For me it will certainly be a year to remember. But I do have a lot more to go before the year is over. If it keeps up like this, it will be a year to remember because I have done so well throughout this entire ordeal. I know that ordeal is really not the right word for me to use here because it has not been an ordeal for me. I've endured the entire process with no real problems. Thank you, God!
Today, my former boss told of a former business acquaintance who has been diagnosed with leukemia and will need a bone marrow transplant. Is it meor what? I had only only known of one person who had the disease up until I contracted it. Now, all of a sudden, people that I know or that friends of mine know start to be diagnosed with it. It seems like it's starting to surface everywhere. Maybe it's like noticing all the other people on the road who drive the same car as you do. Until you bought the car you didn't pay attention to them - but they were always there!
But, if I can be of any help to anyone, I will gladly do it.
But, modern medicine has made great strides and more people are surviving. For me, a positive attitude and a faith in God have ably supported all the medical treatment that I have received.
As an aside, my company is slowly disintegrating around me. They are selling off pieces and have asked to be delisted on the Toronto stock exchange. It will be interesting to see what the world will be like when I get clearance to go back to work.
But, I just keep on trucking - taking it one day at a time. Feeling fine...
Bob
Today, my former boss told of a former business acquaintance who has been diagnosed with leukemia and will need a bone marrow transplant. Is it meor what? I had only only known of one person who had the disease up until I contracted it. Now, all of a sudden, people that I know or that friends of mine know start to be diagnosed with it. It seems like it's starting to surface everywhere. Maybe it's like noticing all the other people on the road who drive the same car as you do. Until you bought the car you didn't pay attention to them - but they were always there!
But, if I can be of any help to anyone, I will gladly do it.
But, modern medicine has made great strides and more people are surviving. For me, a positive attitude and a faith in God have ably supported all the medical treatment that I have received.
As an aside, my company is slowly disintegrating around me. They are selling off pieces and have asked to be delisted on the Toronto stock exchange. It will be interesting to see what the world will be like when I get clearance to go back to work.
But, I just keep on trucking - taking it one day at a time. Feeling fine...
Bob
June 29, 2009 10:35 PM
We went on a field trip today. I think that I had mentioned a while ago that our priest had generously donated to us a week at his cottage in Maine in the month of September. With nothing much else to do, we drove to the cottage today to see where it was, what it looked like, what was in the vicinity, etc. It's about a three hour ride so, obviously, it consumed the bulk of the day. The timeframe was further extended because all it did was rain during the entire trip. We've had nothing but rain for so long that I don't think that I will recognize the sun when it finally decides to make an appearance.
We, of course, did have to eat at a restaurant so we chose a fairly uncrowded one. The tables were not close together so it worked out OK. But, in deference to my status, we did not stop anywhere else during the trip. I must admit that it was nice to look look at different scenery even if you couldn't see it due to the rain and low cloud cover.
One other event of the day was that I am no longer recognized by my company as being an active employee. I tried logging on with my computer and I was unable to do so. If that's the policy - then that's the policy. I am sure that this occurred a while ago but I have logged on so infrequently that I wouldn't be able to tell you when I was cut off.
I just checked my on-line prescription service to see if they had received my mail in prescription and, will miracles never cease, they have and they will ship it July 7th. Why it takes 8 full days to fill one prescription is beyond me. Maybe they have a pill count limit that they must adhere to every day! Of course, that's delay #1 - then the US Postal Service enters into the equation and that generates delay #2. So I mailed it on the 25th. I would not expect to receive it until at least July 13th. That's almost 3 weeks. Help me to understand the convenience of on-line service!
I hope I'm wrong here - I'll let you know.
Still doing fine otherwise...
Bob
We, of course, did have to eat at a restaurant so we chose a fairly uncrowded one. The tables were not close together so it worked out OK. But, in deference to my status, we did not stop anywhere else during the trip. I must admit that it was nice to look look at different scenery even if you couldn't see it due to the rain and low cloud cover.
One other event of the day was that I am no longer recognized by my company as being an active employee. I tried logging on with my computer and I was unable to do so. If that's the policy - then that's the policy. I am sure that this occurred a while ago but I have logged on so infrequently that I wouldn't be able to tell you when I was cut off.
I just checked my on-line prescription service to see if they had received my mail in prescription and, will miracles never cease, they have and they will ship it July 7th. Why it takes 8 full days to fill one prescription is beyond me. Maybe they have a pill count limit that they must adhere to every day! Of course, that's delay #1 - then the US Postal Service enters into the equation and that generates delay #2. So I mailed it on the 25th. I would not expect to receive it until at least July 13th. That's almost 3 weeks. Help me to understand the convenience of on-line service!
I hope I'm wrong here - I'll let you know.
Still doing fine otherwise...
Bob
June 28, 2009 10:55 PM
It was nice to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law at the lake but the weather was the usual June weather - it rained. From what I have heard, 19 of the 28 days in June have had some rain - it's starting to wear a little thin!
That was really the day for the 2 of us. The food was excellent, the company was great, and I feel terrific! Asking for good weather would seem to be expecting too much at this point. In fact, this morning my wife commented that it looked to be another lousy day weatherwise and I said just be thankful that we are both here to see it! And that's the way that I kind of look at it at this point.
For me, as I said before, each day is truly a gift from God because there was certainly a possibility that I would not have been around much beyond the end of last year. My recovery was definitely what we had, and have, been praying for. But the miraculous way that it has occurred is just beyond words! God has definitely touched me with His healing hand and I have no right to complain about anything. His presence is shown to me every day even if the day does not measure up weatherwise.
Is it great that it rains every day? No!
Is it great that I am here to see it? YES!!!!
Bob
That was really the day for the 2 of us. The food was excellent, the company was great, and I feel terrific! Asking for good weather would seem to be expecting too much at this point. In fact, this morning my wife commented that it looked to be another lousy day weatherwise and I said just be thankful that we are both here to see it! And that's the way that I kind of look at it at this point.
For me, as I said before, each day is truly a gift from God because there was certainly a possibility that I would not have been around much beyond the end of last year. My recovery was definitely what we had, and have, been praying for. But the miraculous way that it has occurred is just beyond words! God has definitely touched me with His healing hand and I have no right to complain about anything. His presence is shown to me every day even if the day does not measure up weatherwise.
Is it great that it rains every day? No!
Is it great that I am here to see it? YES!!!!
Bob
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