Whew! Its been a bit of a whirlwind of a week so far… G. is getting ready for her annual trip to the UK to visit family, and I am fighting the parameters of an engagement, and not feeling like I’m getting any traction whatsoever.What I’ve got is a situation where the client is unable to articulate where they’re going with something, usually taking a position that makes no sense, or that contravenes something that we have already architected for them… I make suggestions and they hold firm to their murky vision. I then bring in my supervisor(s) with the … Continue reading
Month: April 2009
Getting ready for it… part II
And continuing the same thoughts, but for the surgery part of the question…Depending on the surgical solution chosen, there are slightly different approaches to getting ready aligned along common themes.Talk with the surgeon about what you’re eating, drinking and taking as supplements to ensure that you, and he, understand the implications to your coagulation factors. If you won’t be seeing him well before the surgery, put a call through to your GP. If he can’t see you, talk to the nice folks at HealthLink. And if all else fails, call the Cross.Put on weight. ‘Bulking up’ will serve you well … Continue reading Getting ready for it… part II
Getting ready for it…
Recently I’ve started a bit of a correspondence with someone out there who is just getting onto the treatment treadmill after having received a ‘qualified’ diagnosis of a stage 4 Metastatic Spindle Cell Squamous Carcinoma. I’m not entirely sure where it sits in his throat. This is not the same person who is dealing with the tumour around their thyroid…In any event, one of the questions asked was about what one “should do to physically or mentally prepare for the quadroscopy or with the surgery when that time comes?.”Right off the bat I can give one suggestion that the surgeon … Continue reading Getting ready for it…
Meeting with the surgeon…
This morning I met with the surgeon who did all the work on my neck/throat to excise the oropharyngeal carcinoma in late November of 2007… about 16 months ago. The last time I saw him was in August of 2008, 8 months ago. Since then, he and his wife have had their fourth child… but this blog is about me, not him. Nice guy, though. On we go… The examination went well… aside from the fact that he produced that damned fibre optic scope that he seems to take great pleasure in feeding through my right nostril and down into … Continue reading Meeting with the surgeon…
…and its snowing!
There are some things that I just hate to be right about. This morning, it snowed, hard. Big, wet, heavy flakes of snow. It obscured my view of the High Level Bridge from the office window at the Terrace Building. And as I watched it falling a co-worker reminded me that I had predicted another heavy snowfall by April 15th… There are some things that I just hate to be right about. Continue reading …and its snowing!
…and did I mention…
And have I mentioned that its been confirmed that I have TWO pregnant daughters? It appears that they are due within a month/six weeks of each other… Continue reading …and did I mention…
Spring MUST be here…
Today I got out my motorcycle, washed it, gassed it up, drove it for about an hour. Spring must be here… Continue reading Spring MUST be here…
…the reality of mortality creeping closer…
Well, I guess that it really can’t be ignored any longer. We need better maintenance. We’re starting to wear out. The warranties have expired. I’m getting older. Those around me are getting older. As we get older, we start to wear out. And yes, getting sick is just another way of wearing out…This past year I lost an aunt… the third member of my parents’ generation to move on. Two uncles, and an aunt. We start thinking about, planning about how we’ll deal with it when our parents are gone. But on some level that’s expected. We expect our parents … Continue reading …the reality of mortality creeping closer…
Happy Anniversary; Happy Birthday
Today is my parents’ wedding anniversary. 56 years. Not bad in this day and age. Although I suspect that the real accomplishment is getting through the first 30… Today is also my Dad’s birthday. He’s had his share of challenges over the years and managed them all fairly well with my mother’s not inconsiderable help; a small brain tumour (acoustic nueroma? I never get that right!), prostate cancer, terrible problems with his teeth, an ongoing structural issue with his bladder/urethra, and three sisters… They say that if you can get through your fifties, you are in it for the long … Continue reading Happy Anniversary; Happy Birthday