May and June...

More, Cancer...

This Post will continue to grow as I will continue to write on it.

May 27, 2011
Judy, Lynn's sister, is having surgery today. At St. Mark Hospital, in Sandy Utah. Her Dr. found a spot on her lung. It was cancer, they removed about a quarter, top part of her lung.

May 29, 2011
Today Jennifer and Mike and their kids are moving from Utah to Arizona. I will miss them greatly. Mike will be working for his brother again, in the swimming pool business.Jennifer, hopefully will be working as a Math Teacher, in a fairly new High School.

May 31, 2011
My second surgery. 12 More lymph nodes removed on the left side, and a port put in on the right side.......HURTS, HURTS, HURTS, HURTS. My whole chest seems to be on fire.
My left arm has a nerve that runs down on the inside, that often fires sharp hot feelings, then makes me feel that my elbow was wet, like if I had leaned into a wet puddle of water, I have caught myself trying to wipe the water off... weird feeling.

June 3, 2011
Lynn, Pauli and I met with my Oncologist, Dr. Chandramouli, and learned about my cancer situation. After thinking about it, As scary as it has been, and what I have yet to go through, I can see this has been a great blessing, because we caught it at a time where it is curable. My cancer tumor was a stage 2b. the ductile tumor was large and considered fast growing like breast tissue. There was no more cancer found in the 12 lymph nodes that were taken out on May 31st. That means the cancer had started to move into the lymph nodes, and hopefully, not past the first one.
I will have to have chemo for about 4 months, then after 4 weeks rest, I will have to have 6 weeks of radiation, 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Then on some pill for five years.
To be free of cancer would make a wonderful Christmas gift.

June 6, 2011
Pauli's beautiful Cross String Harp, "Exploded" today. Pauli stated "My Harp literally just exploded. the entire face-wood (which holds the strings on) just broke off and shattered the sides walls of the harp.".. Needless to say, we all feel sick.

June 7, 2011
Even though the Harp Comp. was closed today, The lady emailed Pauli to let her know that "their harps" that they make, are life time guaranteed. They will repair, or replace the harp. Pauli said the person who made the harp is still there. This is a family owned Company. We now have to come up with enough money to send the harp back to the Comp. in Ill. The cost is over $320.

What a strange year this has been.