Category Archives: Susan

These posts were about Susan’s fight against cancer. She lives on in my heart.

Fluxomatosis

Just when I thought I had put the craziness of 2007 to bed, 2008 came along and it’s threatening to be even worse. I would love to remember what a sense of normalcy feels like. Randy may be changing jobs before too long. Everyone at his place is ready to bail, due to the owner [...]

That Was Yesterday

I called Susan yesterday evening. She said things were going well, but then later in the conversation mentioned that her pain was about a 3 or 4, which she said for most people is probably a 6 or 7. I told her this was totally unacceptable, especially considering she is getting hospice care. She didn’t [...]

Low

Susan called this morning while I was out getting groceries. I called her back, knowing the news wouldn’t be good. She said on Thursday, she had to be taken to the ER. Her heart rate was 259 beats per minute. They put her on Lasix and atenolol to try to reduce the fluid built up [...]

Sad Times

My work server is down, so I thought I’d take the time to write something. Susan called me yesterday with devastating news. The scans show that all of her tumors have doubled in size. Her oncologist told her there wasn’t really anything else they could do as far as the fight was concerned. I cried. [...]

Prayers for Susan

Susan called me yesterday. The good news is that the existing tumors have not grown. They haven’t shrunk either. The bad news is they saw some spots on her lungs. They started her on yet another type of chemo yesterday, and she will also start oral chemo on top of that. Please…keep her lifted up [...]