January has come and gone, just about. What a month it has been. Full of surprises, exhausting, nerve racking, joyous, tragic, triumphant, all rolled up into 31 days. Most days I still feel too young to be doing this life. My body still feels like it's 25 or so, most of the time, although age … Continue reading One down…11 to go.
a quiet Wednesday evening.
It's Wednesday night. We got our first chemo treatment today. I say "we" as if I were getting chemicals pumped into my body right along side of my wife. This must be a tad frustrating for her. So, Erin got her first chemo treatment today. Tonight she is in the bed, weak, nauseous, fatigued, sore … Continue reading a quiet Wednesday evening.
The business of sick people.
I've just spent yet another day in my life watching the wheels of health care roll slowly along. Erin was in Tyler today for outpatient surgery to have a port installed in order to receive chemo treatments, which begin tomorrow. Just a few hours as a witness of this conglomeration of activity, and a couple … Continue reading The business of sick people.
Chicken Tetrazini.
So...here I am waiting on Chicken Tetrazini, which is in the oven. I wish I could take credit for it. A friend brought it over a couple of weeks ago. Into the freezer it went and tonight it comes out. Smells good. I re-read my post from Friday morning. Thats the problem with my writing...I … Continue reading Chicken Tetrazini.
high expectations
I told Erin at dinner that I suppose that secretly, I expected a little more at MD Anderson. Maybe a small miracle, perhaps. Anyway, after one day, many hours of testing and waiting and some late-night Italian food, we are heading back to Athens today. Monday we see our Athens Oncologist who will get peppered … Continue reading high expectations
…and the hits just keep on coming.
It's becoming difficult, if not comical, for me to try to keep track of all of the events that just seem to keep unfolding in our lives. So on Tuesday, I'm on the mall in Washington D.C. watching the presidential inauguration. Yes, D.C. It was incredible. Very cold. A little tense when it came time … Continue reading …and the hits just keep on coming.
Ready for lift-off.
In a few short hours, our family will embark on a once in a lifetime journey to Washington D.C. to witness the inauguration of our nation's first black president. This trip has been conceived, planned and prepped all within the past 72 hours, so to say that it's a little out of the ordinary for … Continue reading Ready for lift-off.
It’s alright. She’s on drugs.
Incredibly, the above words actually came out of my mouth yesterday in a conversation about my mother with my pastor. ...but really our life is pretty normal. 🙂 Yesterday was an excellent day, perhaps the best since coming home from the hospital. I see Erin as she was throughout the day and simply cannot believe … Continue reading It’s alright. She’s on drugs.
Good days…bad days.
Yesterday was a good day. Erin felt alright, until late in the evening. She hates the pain medicine, but it makes life tolerable...for both of us in some ways. I hate seeing her hurt. Last night our friends M & L came by for a visit. We love them and they make us laugh. It … Continue reading Good days…bad days.
The beginning of everything.
Last week my wife, Erin, was diagnosed with a very advanced form of Colon Cancer. This week we begin our fight to save her life and our family. I will spend today on the phone telling her story, trying to get someone at MD Anderson to see her sooner than the norm...3 to 4 weeks. … Continue reading The beginning of everything.
Jon M. Humphries 