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He was pushed....

Stop taking pictures of my house...

Seems someone lost the key to shut this Roller Coaster down... Lots has gone on in the 3 or so weeks since the last update, that contained a "nothing that concerns me" comment from Doctor Razak. There has been many trips to the city for imaging, consults and such that we've kept pretty much to ourselves since then, but to keep it simple.... Jennifer received her Stereotactic Radiation on her skull / brain area where the last two tumours were removed on Oct 22nd, during the week of November 17 to 21st, and everything seems to have went well with that procedure. On the Wednesday, during that week, she got a call from Dr. Razak to tell her it wasn't "a" spot on her lung. The Radiologist's report came back to show it's actually two lesions side by side on the back side of her left lung, right against her heart. He was to fax a requisition request next door to Princess Margaret, so Jen could see another Oncologist over there as soon as possible. Last week she saw Dr Brade (Radiation Oncologist) at Princess Margaret Hospital to go over what they may, or may not, do about those. Choices being surgery, 8 day or 20 day radiation... with 20 day being the most likely choice to try and minimize damage to her heart muscles / tissue from the process. Yesterday I (We had to leave Leah at home to find her own Doctor.. Pleurisy again) took Jennifer to St. Mike's for her post op check up. Neurosurgeon (Dr. Spears) is very happy with her recovery approximately 5 weeks post op from her craniotomy / tumour removal and that the Radiation Oncologist at Sunnybrook took it from there and did his thing quickly. He was not happy to hear we were off to another hospital today for her lungs, but very reassuring to have both his cell phone number and email address if we need him on short notice ever again. Jen was also happy to get the pictures off his phone... that he took during her surgery to remove her tumours! Leah and I had seen them the day of her operation, but seeing a "tennis ball" in a gloved hand really makes you think about how that can all fit in an already occupied space! Today Jennifer had her Radiation CT Simulation procedure at Princess Margaret, to pin point the target for her radiation treatments on her lung tumours. She got 4 tattoo dots on her chest for the machine to be lined up on and we were on our way home. Still don't know whether she's getting 8 or 20 days.. nor do we have a schedule, which is a little disappointing, but I'm sure we'll get a call in the next few days. No call from the Radiation Oncologist yesterday or today... and considering her CT went ahead for radiation I'd say the surgery option is no longer in play. All we do know is, that if it's 20 days, it will go right through Christmas and New Years. Wayne and Leah

Like who to go fishing with!!

That's what she wants... that's what she'll get..

What.. you're not supposed to use bolts for shear pins.. now you tell me, been doing it for 25 years. Now of course I don't use Grade 5 aircraft bolts, I use the good mechanical hardware sold at Canadian tire, that would be lucky to be a grade 2. And like Craig... I just bought a hedge trimmer for Leah for Christmas.. perfect time to buy summer tools! lol

Lets not do this again... lol.. Cabelas I bet. http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=76716&hl=%2Bjaw+%2Bjackers

Say what John?... my $296 a year for monitoring doesn't cover putting a battery in the box.. never has (since '89), never will !

My kids, and a few adults, have been getting those for free... for over 24 years! lol Fun watching your pen float to the back of the tailcone...

Yep.. I sure would have paid more than 10 cents a pound for some of that stuff Adam! Hey Terry... you should have waited for Friday and the normal flyer... 320 pc Maximum socket set. Reg $599.99 for only $149.99 ! I should probably have as well.... but I spent $457 today so I'm not allowed back ! LOL

I was just reading.. to give them (Otters) lots of room as they can be very curious and then get very aggressive once they get close to you. Like any animal though.. probably protecting the young.

Beavers and Otters.. in two varieties around our place. In the water and in the air! lol

They seem to be... I've never had the camera with me the few times they've been around the dock, but I have a neighbour that got some shots. I'll see if I can find those...

LOL ... that's about right! We have River Otters at the lake as well. Similar size to the Fisher in my pool deck picture. Rethinking what I said about the Marten... they're actually about 2 black squirrels in length, but similar diameter.

I use the heaviest rod...out of the 4 rod interchangeable (30 buck set) from Canadian Tire. Hasn't let me down yet....

My soft cover trifold went 8 years on my '03 before I traded it in and the only wear on it was the cover had shrunk ever so slightly it was starting to pull off the back corner by 1/4". Probably still on there, with who ever owns it now. So I bought the identical Extang soft tri-fold for my '11 F150. No leaks... etc. One thought for you though... if you plan to haul stuff that needs the cover completely removed, be aware that most of the folding covers once taken off are then longer than the box on most of todays "short" box trucks and you won't be able to close your tailgate with the folded cover removed but sideways in the box.

DanD... You didn't get that over by Bewdley did you?? I'm still looking for another one but the two I've found have been sold before I could get there. Maintenance... mine seems to be pretty much bulletproof. Grease in the few zerks on the machine, a few sprays of lube here and there in / on the suspension metal and carry a spare belt. I've yet to even blow that! Starts every time.. even at -42 (but make sure you hand pull it first carefully at those temps)

With Terry.. that would be eat, drink, fish and fart !

If he hasn't sorted it out after 2 years... it's probably in the trash already!!

The picture of the one on my pool deck is just a bit smaller than a small red fox. Marten's are not much bigger than a black squirrel. We have plenty of them on our island in Temagami.

I hear yah... I have so many I'm running out of room myself!

Tool boxes are on sale as well Dave! You can never have enough roller units! lol

Yah.. I circled that in the flyer too Blue Lk!