Nov 18, 2021The Cancer Gene that Keeps on GivingPMS2. Lynch Syndrome. "You're at a much higher risk for colon cancer, pancreatic cancer and endometrial cancer." This was the summary...
Aug 8, 2021Next StepsOn August 5, we returned to M.D. Anderson to meet with Kristin to learn the results of the pathology report. It was as we expected:...
Jul 21, 2021Post SurgeryI'll be spending less time in here -- our bedroom -- than you'd think because my office has a recliner. When I'm not on the computer,...
Jul 21, 2021Surgery: Bright Lights, Bright FutureThe surgery was moved up twice, so I was to check in at Baptist Beaches Hospital at 10:15 yesterday, with robotic surgery beginning at...
Jul 19, 2021The Day Before SurgerySo many “last minute” details. The hospital called and moved up the surgery to 12:30, with 11 a.m. check-in. I was told to launder my...
Jul 17, 2021Surgical Prep: What's InvolvedI’m having laparoscopic surgery, in part because Baptist Hospital has 172 Covid patients and counting. They don’t want non-Covid patients...
Jul 16, 2021Thank the Lord, I See the Light!If you read the previous blog, you’ll understand when I say that Robert Ian was right: I can handle the challenge and our middle road...
Jul 15, 2021How are Kevin and I Coping?This picture was taken on a Saturday, the day after Kevin's birthday in 2000 -- which had been the very day I was told I had breast...
Jul 15, 2021Too Little Sleep, Too Many Scary FormsI’m not going to sugar coat these entries: “Cancer” is the last conscious thought I have at night and my first thought in the morning. It...
Jul 14, 2021How Did We Find Out?I suppose I felt something was "off" for over a month before seeing a doctor. Postmenopausal women aren't told this, but if you notice a...
