Greetings Network! Sorry for the radio silence as it's been another tough battle up the Medical Journey hill. A few weeks ago the exposed bone was so infected in my ear from the radiation that Barb & I had a urgent flight to Mass Eye & Ear in Boston as the pain was unbearable. It
No philosophical points of view or reflective questions in this blog, just a medical update on another uphill climb. I'm on day 18 of debilitating and excruciating pain from the bone thats exposed from the hole behind my ear. The bone is infected and I have a CT early next week to assess the degree
It's Superbowl Sunday and I'm indifferent as to which team wins as I enjoy the TV commercials the most. It's always interesting to see what companies will pay $1M dollars for a 30 second slot! Wish they would just give the $1M to those in need. In the meantime, 5 Updates to Share: 1. Do
Greetings to my incredible network of family & friends. I have not posted anything for awhile because the site was getting bombarded with some links to nasty websites which I DO NOT APPROVE! There's an old Oil phrase called "Shut it down we're pumping sludge". I was going to shut down this site because of
Last December at this time I was on the 11th floor at Mass Eye and Ear in Boston recovering from the 12 hour surgery performed by a talented team of Dr's. The nursing team made Christmas Day the best it could be by stringing holiday lights across two IV poles and helping me come us
On Saturday morning, Dec 15th, Barb and I were contacted from our Dr. at Mass Eye and Ear to share the results that all 3 of the biopsies taken on Dec 6th in Boston are clear! What great news and what a relief! It was definitely a high week of anxiety with a terrific outcome!!!
So many great people are sending me very reflective content to think about on the important lessons in life. If you remember I had a post on STROKES and this contribution from my mentor and friend Steve Patscot really hits the spot! Enjoy! Bob 5 Life Lessons from a Stroke (from Steve Cunahan) September 4th
In my last post I had some fun with the Fibonacci numbers and the hope of living a long life. I came across a page on Life's Lessons up to age 92. Enjoy! Bob Life's Lessons I've learned... I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing "Silent Night". Age 6
Unfortunately Barb and I did not get the news we were expecting last Friday on my latest scans at MGH. The Dr's found a spot in the treatment area that they are concerned about and want us to come back in December for a biopsy. As you can imagine this has been very heavy on
An update to my friends on the status of my healing... Over the past 10 days I have been experience some intense pain in my ear & jaw from the extensive radiation. The Dr's are not sure yet if it's the side effect of fibrosis from the Proton Beam radiation or the possibility of the
