Greetings friends!! I'm so happy to share that I had all of the stitches removed this week from the Supraclavicular surgery on May 15th in Boston. In it's simplest explanation my right shoulder was surgically moved, tucked under my neck and the shoulder skin, tissues & nerves were used to patch the open wound behind
Now that I'm feeling better I started to cut my lawn again as it's quite therapeutic for me. I noticed that the tractor deck is uneven and the lawn is cut on an angle. I asked my kind and compassionate friend, John Wittak if he could help me level the deck and he did exactly
I am so grateful to so many of you who have reached out to say I am inspirational in how I am dealing and thinking about my medical journey with head and neck cancer. Honestly I think the inspiration is just the residual benefit of wanting to be the leader of my own adversity. It's
It's hard to believe but the surgery is over and I'm finally discharged after 5 days in hospital recovery. On May 15th a very talented Dr. at Mass Eye & Ear in Boston performed a Supraclavicular Flap (aka "Shoulder Flap") to close the open wound behind my ear. I'm glad I don't know how to
Peter Uchtdorf was quoted as follows: "It's your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life's story will develop." Well how appropriate is this quote as I'll be returning to Boston once again on May 15th to have the hole surgically closed behind my radiated ear - thus the metaphor on the
Greetings Friends! Today I want to provide you with some details on what the body can endure. As you know from the last post I still have a pretty sizable hole behind my ear that needs to be closed because bone is exposed and that's not good! We've been doing a daily procedure called Wet/Dry
Hi Friends! I want to provide you with an update on the healing status from the Feb 28th Surgery in Boston where the infected bone near my ear was removed. INFECTION I'm on day 35 of IV antibiotics which is taken daily directly into a main line in my arm via an elastomeric bulb vs
As I reflect upon the last year I wanted to share some perspectives and updates as there are 3 really good things happening in the midst of a tough and ongoing medical challenge. Good Thing 1: Dec 11th, 2017 removal of a rare head & neck cancer with Proton Beam and Chemo as the insurance
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
