Hello. Once again, a week has past and I’m sure that many of you are wondering about what may be happening in my corner of the world. Well, I guess I can sum it up by saying that it hasn’t been a great week. Mouth-related side affects settled in right away and actually have worsened through the week. I am fighting these with the tried and true “magic mouthwash” but really the biggest problem remains what I refer to as “food aversion” when it comes to meal time. Most foods just don’t pass the gag reflex and that’s making things tough. I’ve lost 1-2 pounds a day for the past week reaching a new all-time low for my “chemo era”. LOL.
I do have two new prescriptions for anti-nausea drugs that Dr. Richards is hoping might alleviate some of the eating problems. I guess it’s a positive sign that I was able to eat a bit of dinner tonight. Amy grilled some awesome hamburgers and I was able to eat one without a bun or condiments, and with a knife and fork. Hey, it’s some calories so I’m not complaining.
I continue to focus on getting through treatment #7 at the end of June and then to my next CT scan in early July. That scan will give us the basis to drill into any changes that may be required in the treatment plan.
On another topic, one of the things I do in my spare time (LOL) is to help organize an alumni group for my high school track team. Hey, I wasn’t always a bicyclist! My closest buddy from the high school team is Mark Cheben. Mark attended West Point and we’ve been able to maintain contact for the 31 years since high school. Last night we had a reunion dinner and Mark mentioned in advance that he had a surprise for me. I had a sneaky hunch what it was and I mentioned it to Amy as we drove up to the dinner in Union, NJ. Sure enough I was right, Mark had shaved HIS head as a gesture of our friendship. How cool is that!? Check out the picture below.
And a brief Mintz’s Mentschen report. We just passed the $19,000 level for total fundraising! LiveSTRONG!
I do have two new prescriptions for anti-nausea drugs that Dr. Richards is hoping might alleviate some of the eating problems. I guess it’s a positive sign that I was able to eat a bit of dinner tonight. Amy grilled some awesome hamburgers and I was able to eat one without a bun or condiments, and with a knife and fork. Hey, it’s some calories so I’m not complaining.
I continue to focus on getting through treatment #7 at the end of June and then to my next CT scan in early July. That scan will give us the basis to drill into any changes that may be required in the treatment plan.
On another topic, one of the things I do in my spare time (LOL) is to help organize an alumni group for my high school track team. Hey, I wasn’t always a bicyclist! My closest buddy from the high school team is Mark Cheben. Mark attended West Point and we’ve been able to maintain contact for the 31 years since high school. Last night we had a reunion dinner and Mark mentioned in advance that he had a surprise for me. I had a sneaky hunch what it was and I mentioned it to Amy as we drove up to the dinner in Union, NJ. Sure enough I was right, Mark had shaved HIS head as a gesture of our friendship. How cool is that!? Check out the picture below.
And a brief Mintz’s Mentschen report. We just passed the $19,000 level for total fundraising! LiveSTRONG!
2 comments:
Jack
Thanks for all you help with BikeFest registration. It's greatly appreciated. I know Steph also was greatful for the assist with the Livestrong table.
Final results included a ricder interested in the August event and $31 for the cause.
WooooHoooo!
Sherry and I hope food becomes pleasurable again soon and your reactions to abate quickly.
Hope to see you and Amy soon.
Wishing you all the best,
Dan and Sherry
HI Jack, thanks for the update. I hope the anti-nausea meds start doing the trick.
I would like to contribute to your Livestrong effort. Please let me know how.
You're amazing Jack. We are all behind you!
Ken
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