Category Archives: Updates

I have become obsessed with food. Not to complain, but I haven’t had a substantial meal in two months.  For the most part I’ve been fed through a little tube, which isn’t as bad as it sounds.  But I don’t … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with an update. I saw the Olsons today.  Gary couldn’t visit for very long because he was off to take his swallow test.  He is such a gadabout.   The test had been postponed from yesterday so … Continue reading →

Marcia here with a quick update. Gary and Anne saw Dr. Tseng today and he was more than happy that Gary was not in the hospital.  When he arrived home from his vacation on Sunday (at midnight), the first thing … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with an update. I saw the Olsons yesterday.  Gary seems to have avoided the infection Dr. Tseng was so very worried he would get. KNOCK ON WOOD.   Was it the antibiotics he is on?  Was it … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with a quick update. Another day, still no signs of an infection.  We’re liking this.

Although we are not quite ready to breathe a collective sigh of relief, we have let out just a bit of the collective breath we’ve been holding.  The weekend passed and Gary didn’t end up in the ER with an … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with a quick update. There have been some encouraging signs at the site where the drain tube was, but we are still holding our collective breath.   Apparently tomorrow or any of the few days following is … Continue reading →

Delivered in 30 minutes or it’s free – oh wait, that’s pizza. Marcia here with an update. Gary and Anne’s latest adventure started yesterday when his TPN was not delivered by 5:00 as it was scheduled to be.   The … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with an update on Gary and Anne’s visit with Dr. Tseng.   Please don’t worry that it is me, not Gary, doing the posting.   We’re taking turns. Dr. Tseng was reassuring – a good quality in a physician.  … Continue reading →

I measure my progress by the number of little tasks I am able to do that I previously found overwhelming.  I’ve been meaning to trim my toe nails for the past three weeks, but it was more that I could … Continue reading →