The aurora forecast yesterday showed a red band of excellent probability of northern lights, and Dad watched it creep across the map of Canada until it was finally our turn!…
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Chemo round one, day six: chemo kicked my ass
For the first few days after my first chemo dose, I tried to just keep busy doing stuff with my dad. Then I crumbled into a heap. But first! Dad…
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Chemo round one, day three
And I’m feeling decent! Days three – five were predicted to be the worst, but I’m doing quite well. I’ve got some achy legs today but I’ve taken my optional…
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July recap video and chemo plans
Here’s my July summed up in one second video snips! Can’t believe it is already August! We’re getting darkness for a few hours at night now and the August rains…
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Auditory hallucinations, and a visit with the oncologists
Last weekend, during the Dawson City Music Festival, my favourite band Elliott Brood highlighted the festival, with two performances. I went to their first set on Friday and had a…
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Renovations
And in other news, we’ve been pressing ahead with some renovations! We had one priority for this summer – get the water pipes moved inside so they don’t freeze again…
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June’s recap video, and other brief updates
Better late than never! June highlights: waiting for surgery, and eventual surgery in Vancouver construction of Hank’s outdoor kennel moving the door for the pantry closet from one wall to…
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Pathology results are in
The results are a bit of a surprise! Turns out it wasn’t ovarian cancer, it was uterine cancer! The endometrial kind that starts in the lining of the uterus. It had…
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Two weeks of healing
Today I had two thirds of my 50 abdominal staples removed! The incision is so long, my doctor decided to play it safe and leave every third or fourth staple…
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Surgery
What day is today? I think it is Friday, so that means we’ve been in Vancouver for 10 days now. Some of it has been a blur for me! Before…
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How my naked rescue moved up my surgery date
Yesterday around 3am I woke up and had to pee. When I tried to get up, I had a shooting, hot, lightning like pain shooting from my groin down my…
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The wait
I finally have a surgery date! But it isn’t until mid July. Gah! That’s over a month away! By then it’ll be two months since the mass was found and…
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May 2018 recap video
Well May was life changing! Here’s the little recap video from the One Second Everyday app I use on my phone. It’s amazing how May started with a frozen river…
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Doors Open Dawson 2018
Despite feeling lousy on the weekend, I couldn’t miss our annual Doors Open Dawson event. Once a year, on the May long weekend during the Gold Show, Parks Canada opens…
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Confirmed: I have cancer
One of my doctors from Whitehorse called on Tuesday to let me know my ovarian cancer test has elevated values for each of the tumor markers. This confirms a malignancy….
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I have … ovarian cancer?
My doctors think it is likely. I thought I had a gut bug last week, but by last weekend it felt much more like a kidney infection. I was weak…
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Now it’s ready for a service
Jeff is heading back to Whitehorse for a week for work, and since my new quad needs a mandatory servicing at 240 km, we figured we better go for a…
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April 2018 in one second glimpses
These are tricky! I rarely think to take my phone out for a picture when I’m doing something interesting, but I’ll keep trying!
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My new ride
Can you believe I have my own ATV now? It is a Yamaha Kodiak. It’s a 450, so smaller and less power than Jeff’s 700, but just perfect for me!…
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Hank’s DNA results are in!
I’ve got Hank’s DNA and genetic health screening results! And they are fascinating! So take a look at this Hank dog. Turns out there is a breed in his DNA…
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