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The Chemo meets the Cancer

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The Chemo meets the Cancer         This blog post is going to be a little different. Instead of giving you a day by day, blow by blow ( or is it symptom by symptom ? ) account of my Chemo treatments, and their side effects, I am just going to mention the highlights and interesting things I saw or heard. Do you really want to read about whether I was feeling constipated or about to have the runs on any particular day ? No ? That's what I thought..... Saturday September 30, 2023: ( Surprise ! ) Party       Michelle told me a few days ago, that she was holding a birthday party for Megan, and I was invited. What she didn't tell me was that it was also a " Kick Cancer's A** " party for me, complete with a cake telling cancer to " Go to H*** ". Thanks Michelle ! Remind me to never make you mad. Does your husband know how cunning you are ?? To paraphrase Ringo Starr " I Beat Cancer with a LOT of help from my friends." My Awesome Co-Workers: Mich
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Testing, Testing, Testing....

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 September 5, 2023: Is there a Bat in the building ?     Dr Hazzi's office was able to get me a "irregular scheduled" Echocardiogram. How Irregular ? How about 7:15 AM. Good thing I'm an early riser. Took me a while to find the right lab, but once I got there, it was quick and easy. September 9th, 2023: AIRSHOW !!     Jackson has a small airport, and in order to keep it operational, a local aviation group schedules events. Basically, unless you have a certain number of flights in and out of a given airport, they close the Air traffic Control Tower. Today there was an airshow. I decided to go and take some photographs. I was also planning on taking a ride on one of the aircraft. There were three airplanes that were the center of attention a B - 25 medium bomber and a C - 47 Cargo plane from World War II and a UH - 1H "Huey" Helicopter from the Vietnam War ( 1966 - 1972 ). I had a good time taking lots of photos. I was surprised to learn that they could actual
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The Topic of Cancer

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  18 June, 2023: A Lump on my Throat         I was mowing my lawn when I felt a sharp pain on the right side of my neck. Then I threw up (twice), thankfully nothing to severe. When I went inside and looked in the mirror, there was a large lump halfway down the right side of my neck. Maybe it's an allergic reaction. There is a lot of pollen in the air and the smoke from the wildfires in eastern Canada probably isn't helping any. 25 June, 2023: It's still there...     The lump is still there and it is painful to touch it. It is also getting a little difficult to swallow food unless I chew it thoroughly. Obviously, it is NOT an allergic reaction. I will see the Doctor as soon as I can. 26 June, 2023: Doctor's Orders            I saw the Doctor this morning. When she saw the lump she said: " Wow, that's pretty big." She measured the lump as 2.5cm x 3.0cm ( roughly 1 inch by 1.2 inches for those who don't do metric ). She then ordered a CT scan of my neck.
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