I drove down to Whitehorse and back over the last couple of days for a check-up. It was so nice to go for a drive! It was my first overnight…
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Another good check-up, stitches, and I’m off to Rotterdam!
I took a quick drive down to Whitehorse on Thursday – Friday for some medical appointments. I left at 5:30am and drove half way in the dark, stopping once in…
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More cranberries, camping, colonoscopy, Hank, and smoke
On Saturday we headed back out to our berry covered wilderness, and gathered more cranberries! There were way more where we stopped this time, and some of them were ripe….
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Back from Alaska!
We’re back from a week long vacation in Alaska! But before I get to that, let me catch you up on a few other developments. First! The fire situation calmed…
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Last chemo dose is in me!
We’re just back this evening from a few days in Whitehorse. I’ve been really weak so I asked Jeff to drive me down, rather than me flying solo again. That…
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Chemo round #5, day 6
This round of chemo has been rough. More on that in a bit. First, the trip to Whitehorse on Monday went well. The flight had a stop in Mayo, Yukon….
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Chemo round #4, day 7
I’m coming back to life again! Chemo round #4 has been … nice? Well maybe not nice but a bit better than expected. While I was receiving my hours of…
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PICC is placed, and I slept!
Yesterday was a long ridiculous day full of adventure. It started with a 3:30am fire alarm in the hotel and I just couldn’t get back to sleep after that. At…
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Hanging out in Whitehorse
Usually when I make these medical trips to Whitehorse, everything falls neatly into place. But it didn’t this time. Somehow due to last minute appointment changes, scheduling at the hospital,…
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Poked, prodded, scanned, and tattooed. What a week!
This week was fun! I had a cat scan in Whitehorse, requested by the radiation oncologist in Vancouver. She wanted the same cat scan done that I had in May…
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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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December shopping trip
We were low on dog food, and the weather was mild, so we decided to zip down to Whitehorse on the weekend for a shopping trip. This was Hank’s first…
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My Mom and sister Julie are visiting!
Mom and Julie are up for half of July. Here’s some highlights so far! I drove down to Whitehorse early last Thursday to pick Mom and Julie up at the…
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Barbeque, burbot, poker run, and a trip to Whitehorse
On Thursday after work, just as the Trek over the Top riders were arriving in town, we bolted for Whitehorse. The Ski-doo has a mandatory service appointment after it has been…
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Yukon Wildlife Preserve
Yesterday we drove Monty’s body down to Whitehorse, our capital city, so he could be cremated. I’m pretty emotionally exhausted, so for now, let’s focus on some other cute animals. We…
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I’m home!!
I have weeks of stories to tell, so naturally I’m going to start backwards, skip all the good stuff, and start with today 😉 In the last 3 weeks I’ve…
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Vacation 2014: Whitehorse, Yukon
The next morning we left the campground for the day, but decided to spend our last night in our van there again the next night. It was a nice big campground…
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2014 Vacation: Whitehorse -> Dawson City
First stop on Day 2 was the Braeburn lodge that my Dad told me had really big cinnamon buns we should check out. He wasn’t kidding! The drive up to…
Read MoreOur 2014 Summer Vacation to the Yukon
We’ve just returned from two weeks exploring Canada’s northwest: Yukon Territory, North West Territories, a small piece of British Columbia, and Alaska too! Our Route We flew to Whitehorse, Yukon….
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