by Tina | Feb 18, 2024 | Updates
My arm is healing nicely. I go to PT and am getting better movement, but I still have very little control or strength. But hey, I can put lotion on my face again! Believe me, that’s a big deal. When I can actually fix my hair with both hands, it will be a day to...
by Tina | Feb 18, 2024 | Thoughts
I spend a lot of time in a comfy blue recliner looking at this tree. It’s called an American Sycamore, and you can’t tell from the picture, but it’s about 200 feet tall (This is just the top portion). I never really noticed it behind my home until this year. Now, I...
by Tina | Feb 10, 2024 | Thoughts
I’ve never been a great swimmer, and after the bone surgeon filled the tumor in my arm with cement, I decided I’ll probably have to use a floatie when I go swimming from now on. Given the path I’ll be on and the great unknown ahead, I’ve thought a lot about how to...
by Tina | Feb 9, 2024 | Updates
I went to see my bone surgeon today to ask him some questions. It was really helpful, as it will be nearly two weeks before I get to meet with the oncologist to plan treatments and get them started. My arm is slowly and gradually healing. I am impatient to be able to...
by Tina | Feb 4, 2024 | Thoughts, Updates
“Hope is an incredibly powerful and often overlooked psychological force. During the 1950s, Curt Richter, a Denver native, Harvard Graduate and scientist with John Hopkins University, conducted a profound (and by today’s standards incredibly cruel) experiment on...
by Tina | Feb 2, 2024 | Updates
Update: So much has happened since the last update, but I know no more than I did before, except that the roads between here and the south side of Kansas City are riddled with potholes, and warmer weather is a beautiful relief.I’m so blessed with great doctors, modern...
by Tina | Jan 31, 2024 | Thoughts
I was so excited to have a month of healing and normalcy. Unfortunately, just a week after the surgery to remove my tumor, I started to have a great deal of pain in my back. Posture? The new recliner Bill bought me? Lack of movement? What? After several days of trying...
by Tina | Jan 31, 2024 | Thoughts
In my studying of the scriptures this year, my study book (Come, Follow Me), said this, “If you ever wonder why bad things happen to good people, you may find insights in these chapters. But perhaps more important, you will see what good people do when bad...
by Tina | Jan 25, 2024 | Updates
We had the appointment with the oncologist today He ordered a bunch more tests. That was it. Not quite as informative as I had hoped. Our next appointment is Feb 22, where we should get the staging and risk factors that will determine the treatment approach. I’m...
