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First Day of the Clinical Trial

Monday was the start of my last week of leave.  I finally got the process going for looking for a place for mom to go.  I ended up using links Mila sent me that connected me to A Place For Mom – and I’ve already spoken with some places in Tarzana.  Might go visit next week.  Mom is mostly […]

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Losing Steam

It was a very chill weekend.  We hung out at home and tried to keep everything good and relaxing for Larry.  The swelling in his abdomen and feet is seriously reduced, but he’s also just very skinny now.   I am not happy to think about what that means.  Tonight (Sunday) as we were getting ready for bed he was […]

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Clinical Trial Sign-Up

Man it sucks realizing that my 4 weeks of leave from PwC are coming to an end.  I do have to say that it’s a fantastic benefit – and I think it made sense to take it during this period where Larry is still somewhat mobile and active.  I know that if things go south it will […]

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Clinical Trial Thoughts

It’s my 3rd week, already, on caregiver leave.   It’s stunning how fast time goes.  The morning was a little bit mellow especially with all the company having returned home, or flying home that morning.  What was nice is that our house’s garage got ventilation slats installed on the door, so hopefully that will help with smells.  After that, Fran […]

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Chemotherapy Crossroads

Went to Burbank UCLA clinic for Larry’s infusion – this was the first time we were back and the first available time for him to get the FolFox + Avastin there.  We’ve stopped going to City of Hope as the emotional toll it takes on us is not worth going there and since we’re back on […]