rob v Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 remarkable journey you guys are on - with many bumps along the way. your spirit is very inspiring. keep up the great work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Wayne, I hope this tread ends soon, for all the right reasons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Happy Easter Wayne Take it one day at a time, 1 minute if necessary,and any time you want to blabber, i'm a great listener Bud Give her a big hug for me. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 our thoughts are with your family Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGuppy Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 All the best to you and your Family on this brave journey you are on, i will keep you all in my prayers his Easter Morning. Bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonietoon Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 All the best to you all Wayne.. You know that I truly mean that.. If you need to talk you can get a hold of me for sure my friend. I'm all ears.. so to speak.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the thoughts folks... she passed her blood test with flying colours yesterday and is well into day 2 of 6 of chemo #9. Home Saturday. Chemo #10 (full week) and hopefully the final chemo she'll ever see is scheduled to start May 30th. MRI booked for same day to get the surgeon the final picture and a pre-op appointment is booked for the following Monday so we know things are on track. I suspect that day we'll learn what day surgery is. Edited May 11, 2011 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Hope this round goes OK and that the next one will be the final chemo she will need on the road to recovery. Your family is in my thoughts and if you need anything don't hesitate to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) Thanks Will !! Also need to thank Vinnimon's daughters for a gift that Vince left for me on Lloyd's boat on Sunday and Snowballs' wife, from Thunder Bay, mailing Jennifer a nice afghan that she knitted. Edited May 11, 2011 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Sounds like things are on a positive swing Wayne Keep hangin in there buddy.Give her a big thumbs up from me. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Thanks Paul... we were surprised tonight, she asked to be unhooked from her Portacath line from 5:30 to 8:00 (something she hasn't had them do since the first full week chemo) and walked all the way to Jack Astors for supper at the corner of Young and Dundas.. and back! I figured she'd be riding on my shoulders back to the hospital, but she'll be sleeping well tonight! Edited May 12, 2011 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Great news Wayne... gotta take the small blessings and grab on to them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 It is Jon.. she hasn't showed that energy during the full week chemo's since they started. About lunch time she got it in her mind to get unhooked and go out for supper.. so we didn't hesitate. She hates being unhooked due to the immediate taste associated with having her portacath line flushed at unhook and again at rehook. She can be unhooked in the early morning and again at supper time, but she hasn't had it done more than three times out of a possible 40 times so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) Chemo #10 ( should be the final one!) underway after a hair pulling morning. Someone dropped the ball and didn't book her MRI for 8am this morning to get the final picture before surgery. Blood work a "barely passed" with low hemoglobin but going ahead with chemo, while at the same time getting a blood transfusion each morning to get her red count up. Sent for an X-ray... first come.. first served and that delayed getting her chemo going by almost 3 hours, but she's still up beat and day one's chemo is in the books and a night of Mesna IV started. 4 more days of chemo and she can kick the "habit" for ever!! Or that better be how it goes... One of the very few patients Dr. Blackstein has ever had that managed to never fail a blood test and do all 10 treatments on schedule!!! MRI now booked for next Monday am at 7am.. Surgeon consult at 9:30 and then pre-op testing later that day. Surgery date to follow.. suspecting week of the 20th, but we should know in 6 days for sure! Edited May 30, 2011 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Well that all sounds "good" Wayne, as good as it can be under the circumstances. Keeping you all in my thoughts. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Hope things work out well Wayne, surely she is getting the best treatment available, despite little oversight here and there. Like said before your daughter is lucky to have great parents by her side all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 You are going to be filled with joy when this is done and you and your wife get to witness your daughter gathering strength and health every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctdd2006 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Things seem to be looking up! Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 She comes from a hardy gene pool Wayne, and she is gonna pass through this with flying colors. I admire you for your strength and commitment to fighting this step by step with Jen, and for sharing the fight with us.After following these updates since last year, little problems dont get to me any more, and i find myself more drateful for the goodness in my life. Thank you, and keep being strong.There will be time to relax later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I got a lunch with your name on it if you would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Thanks Guys... and Paul it really does make you sit back and wonder why we complain about stupid little things that we have no control over like the weather, price of gas or the bite on any certain day! Albert.. thanks! Not sure what all is in store for this week or the spare time we'll have. We usually only get out/away from the hospital for one lunch during a week treatment and that one day is already tied up in picking up a wheel chair and walker. Our youngest daughter is also coming in on the bus, either Wed or Thurs, so until we get her game plan everything is up in the air. Once surgery is upon us... we'll be in the city for at minimum a month and a half (could be 5 months), suspect there'll be lots of lunch opportunities with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziki Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Good to hear the treatment is going well. This thread really rips at my heart. You are right on about the stupid little things in life! all the best Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I admire you for your strength and commitment to fighting this step by step with Jen, and for sharing the fight with us. Thank you, and keep being strong.There will be time to relax later on. I quote Paul as he hit the nail on the head, so to say. ALL of you are being so strong it makes me feel like I could have done more in life and failed to do so. But Wayne, I'm (trying to find the right word(s) here) I'm very happy to have met you all and been even 0.1% of the solution to help, cheers! As for lunch, I hope to have everything here Wednesday by noon for Jen so I'm not booking anything for Thursday so we can hook up. I think I just came up with a new sig. in this reply too. "It's a long road, take small steps and try and walk a straight line to your goal" GBW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Wow that girl of yours sounds like one tough customer Wayne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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