Those that have been reading for awhile will remember back in 2006 when my wife was diagnosed with melanoma cancer and went through a significant surgery followed by almost a year of preventative treatment. That was a horrible and frightening time.
Bad news: Well, the scare returned on Monday this week when we were told that it appeared that the cancer has returned.
Good news: On Friday, she had a PET scan and we got the results today. Fortunately, the tests indicate that the cancer is contained to the same area as before so surgery and preventative treatment should take care of it.
"Bad news": The preventative treatment will be the same Interferon treatment that she had to endure before include a month worth of daily hospital visits for intravenous treatments.
Bobbie is mostly concerned about the Inteferon treatment as it is definitely rough on the body, but the depression side effect bothers her most. Though I am certainly concerned about that as well, I am *far* more relieved that one direct effect is that she gets to be around for years to come.
So, we have a tough several weeks ahead of us, but we'll have to take it one step at a time. We have a couple of advantages this time around that we didn't have the first time around: 1) we've been through it once 2) Killian is almost 4, so he's easier to deal with than last time 3) we have several neighbors with kids that are willing to help us through and 2 of them are stay at home moms. It doesn't mean that it's going to be easy, but it does offer some comfort.
June 08, 2008
June 05, 2008
Elevated Aromatics
So, I fell into a cousin of the Dangers of Association from an earlier post. It is the dreaded travelling stink box. I was leaving work the other day and happened to arrive at the elevators on the 3rd floor just as someone was exiting. As I stepped into the elevator car, I immediately took note that someone, assumed to be the guy who just exited, had managed to populate the place with gaseous fecal spray. I had little choice but to endure the frightful odor for my whopping two-story ride down only to have someone waiting to enter the car as I fled for fresh air. As the door closed behind me, it occurred to me that "Oh great, now that guy thinks that I am the culprit of the fartisserie chicken in there." So, of course I had to question my own assumption that the guy exiting when I entered was the bomber. It is now a mystery to us all, but I have no doubt that the guy in after me isn't questioning the flatulence as closely as I am. Thus, I suffer the consequence and unjustified shame of silent blame.
June 03, 2008
Not Built for Pitching
At the completion of Mass Effect, I picked up playing two lighter games as mentioned; Penny Arcade Presents... and Burnout Paradise. I am enjoying both. Penny Arcade's game is entertaining and light RPG pretty much. Burnout Paradise is a drive the way you wish you could (well, all except for the outlandish wrecks) free-for-all. I played some of the multi-player mode online and completed all of the 2-player challenges. That really adds a lot to the game and is a blast to have others around to witness when you do the impossible.
Rich picked up Boom Blox for the Wii. We played on Sunday and my arm is still in pain (sad reflection of my state of fitness). That could be because we played for about 8 hours! It's really addictive and really fun. If you have a Wii, I consider it a must buy. Basically there are 2 game types. One is more or less giant Jenga and the other is throwing balls (baseball or bowling ball) at giant Jenga stacks. There are variants of both of these, but that pretty much covers the bulk of the game. 8 hours in one day - did I mention that? Check it out if you can.
Rich picked up Boom Blox for the Wii. We played on Sunday and my arm is still in pain (sad reflection of my state of fitness). That could be because we played for about 8 hours! It's really addictive and really fun. If you have a Wii, I consider it a must buy. Basically there are 2 game types. One is more or less giant Jenga and the other is throwing balls (baseball or bowling ball) at giant Jenga stacks. There are variants of both of these, but that pretty much covers the bulk of the game. 8 hours in one day - did I mention that? Check it out if you can.
June 02, 2008
New sub-blog
Not that I exactly blog like a champion, but I've decided to create an additional/sister blog to Paulblog dedicated specifically to my chatter about Killian. I have two reasons behind this.
1. To offload kid banter from this blog (which is oh so active otherwise).
2. To inspire myself to write more frequently and openly about my feelings and experiences with my son. I always feel a little reserved on this blog because I don't want to bore folk with incessant "Isn't it cute when your kid does this..." type comments.
In any case, no promises that it will be any more active than this blog, but here's hoping since it focuses on a far more energetic and perpetually moving topic.
That said, here is the URL for the new blog: http://killianandme.blogspot.com/ Too late to ramp up any posting tonight other than the quick intro I tossed on there.
1. To offload kid banter from this blog (which is oh so active otherwise).
2. To inspire myself to write more frequently and openly about my feelings and experiences with my son. I always feel a little reserved on this blog because I don't want to bore folk with incessant "Isn't it cute when your kid does this..." type comments.
In any case, no promises that it will be any more active than this blog, but here's hoping since it focuses on a far more energetic and perpetually moving topic.
That said, here is the URL for the new blog: http://killianandme.blogspot.com/ Too late to ramp up any posting tonight other than the quick intro I tossed on there.
May 27, 2008
Mass Effect... Check!
36+ playing hours later, I am happy to report that I have completed an initial run through of Mass Effect for Xbox 360. I will say that I enjoyed it throughout and will probably give it a second play through as a different character at some point in the near future. I did every little mission possible. I think I could probably complete just the main storyline in 20-ish hours so it won't take quite as long. In any case, two thumbs-up from me. Give it a try if you are interested.
Following that, I kicked off playing some Burnout Paradise for Xbox 360. I wanted something with a little lighter fare before diving into the next two long games on my list: Assassin's Creed and Grand Theft Auto IV. Of course, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is itching to be played as well.
Following that, I kicked off playing some Burnout Paradise for Xbox 360. I wanted something with a little lighter fare before diving into the next two long games on my list: Assassin's Creed and Grand Theft Auto IV. Of course, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is itching to be played as well.
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