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!!!
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
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
My last post was on Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) and listed it's 5 characteristics. One important thing that I forgot to mention is that the 5 PTG characteristics are the antidotes that offset the research on the 5 regrets of the dying. Do you remember when Paul Harvey said, now for the rest of the
During a recent visit with my audiologist to assess the depth of my hearing loss, she asked if I had PTG- aka Post Traumatic Growth. PTG is when you go though a tough situation in life and the experience unleashes your best qualities with a refined focus to live a happier life. People that have
In the last few days I have been a bit overwhelmed with the amount of friends who have reached out to see how I'm doing so what a great time for a broader audience update. 3 things to share as I'm at 4 months and 17 days since the final Proton Beam treatment in Boston
