Here is a snap of my brother Phil and me sitting on the bench he made next to my beach path and another pic of the view from my deck
Monday, July 23, 2007
July 20
Here is a snap of my brother Phil and me sitting on the bench he made next to my beach path and another pic of the view from my deck
Thursday, July 19, 2007
July 19
Tuesday was a very good day! The doctor showed me the CT scan and altho' I really can't read the scan he assured me that there is some shrinkage of the tumor and the lesions. Not a lot, but some. That shows we are going in the right direction. The C19-9 blood test showed an even more promising development. Normal is 0 to 35. Mine had been as high as 6100. Since starting chemo it has gradually been decreasing and a three weeks ago had been 375. Last week it hit a miraculous 79! So as an old song said, "Praise the lord and pass the ammunition!" Keep that chemo coming.
On the social side I've been busy. Phil and Chiquis left last Wednesday and I was sad to see them go. Yesterday Ken's brother's daughter Sheri arrived from Wisconsin to spend a week. Weather and beach are in perfect form for her. We'll go to the polo games on Sunday and there are three days when we'll have company for lunch or dinner so you can see I'll keep out of trouble.
Fondest aloha to all and thanks for your many letters, prayers and calls. Joan
On the social side I've been busy. Phil and Chiquis left last Wednesday and I was sad to see them go. Yesterday Ken's brother's daughter Sheri arrived from Wisconsin to spend a week. Weather and beach are in perfect form for her. We'll go to the polo games on Sunday and there are three days when we'll have company for lunch or dinner so you can see I'll keep out of trouble.
Fondest aloha to all and thanks for your many letters, prayers and calls. Joan
Sunday, July 8, 2007
July 8
My brother Phil and his wife Chiquis are being wonderful guests, cheerful and helpful. Chiquis and I play a lot of Rummy and Phil has outdone himself in the handyman department. He has refinished my dining table, remodeled the bird feeder, built a garden bench and drink holder in the shade of my beachside trees, cleaned rain gutters, lopped tree branches, repaired the sprinkler system, etc.
Julie, Simon's girlgriend, prepared a gourmet Korean meal for us on the Fourth of July after which we watched the fireworks on the beach. I'm on my two week "respite from chemo" period. I still have enough hair that I don't have to wear a wig. Today is another perfect day in Hawaii and I took my morning tea and toast down to the beach bench so I could meditate on the beauty of the ocean. We think the sea tortoises have laid their eggs at the foot of my vegetation line. There were several large depressions in the sand and tracks like something large had been dragged down to the water. Time will tell. Thanks for your comments and e-mails. Aloha to all.
My brother Phil and his wife Chiquis are being wonderful guests, cheerful and helpful. Chiquis and I play a lot of Rummy and Phil has outdone himself in the handyman department. He has refinished my dining table, remodeled the bird feeder, built a garden bench and drink holder in the shade of my beachside trees, cleaned rain gutters, lopped tree branches, repaired the sprinkler system, etc.
Julie, Simon's girlgriend, prepared a gourmet Korean meal for us on the Fourth of July after which we watched the fireworks on the beach. I'm on my two week "respite from chemo" period. I still have enough hair that I don't have to wear a wig. Today is another perfect day in Hawaii and I took my morning tea and toast down to the beach bench so I could meditate on the beauty of the ocean. We think the sea tortoises have laid their eggs at the foot of my vegetation line. There were several large depressions in the sand and tracks like something large had been dragged down to the water. Time will tell. Thanks for your comments and e-mails. Aloha to all.
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