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 August 11, 2022


A puzzle full of slaps (as Jimmy calls these sandals.  Many hands went into finishing this puzzle)

I headed home for a couple of weeks as Gaye's next treatment will start on Monday, August 29th.  She is doing well and this will give her a break from me!  She can finish puzzles all on her own for a while - however, we will both confess that some of them took our teamwork to complete...wow,  some jigsaw puzzles can be so different and difficult!

The next phase of her treatment will consist of 5 days of chemo pills taken before bedtime (Monday through Friday).  She is actually scheduled to do this every 4 weeks...one week of chemo with 3 weeks "off".  This treatment will actually be twice the dose that she was taking during the radiation treatment.  Her oncologist actually called this maintenance treatment and as long as she does well (tumor regrowth is not happening) this will continue. The plan to assess her progress, other than her own input, will be blood draws monthly and MRIs every 2 months.  She has purchased a couple of new hats and some wigs because it is pretty obvious that her hair is thinning...ugh!  That side affect is such an adjustment to one's self image.  They'll be coming soon in the mail and I'm looking forward to seeing her new 'dos.

Her younger son, Shawn, is in Santa Barbara for a long weekend visit right now and I know she was really looking forward to that.  Just heard that Kevin, her older son will also be in Santa Barbara.  They'll combine a boys mountain biking adventure with a visit with their mom.  Fun!  All to report for now.

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