Archive for April 2009 | Monthly archive page
In his first week of treatment, Al jumped back to being his happy self in a matter of days. I think it had everything to do with that Miracle B-12/antibiotic/steroid shot, and I wonder if he’ll need another one this Saturday. In this second week of treatment, he’s become a little more cranky, a little [...]
Many, many thanks to everyone who has emailed or called or commented to find out about Al and give us comfort. We feel very fortunate to have your kindness and a chance for him to recover. You don’t always get either of those things, and I’m very happy to report he’s making progress. After publishing [...]
Wait, what?You shove me in a bag, you cart me all over Seattle, you shave my belly, stab me with needles, shove pills down my throat, take my blood, shoot fluids in my back (seriously. would you look at this? I’m a DAMN CAMEL!), starve me, leave me, make me barf…and NOW I can’t go [...]
Al went to Critical Care last Tuesday. Not two days ago ‘last Tuesday’, but over a week ago ‘last Tuesday’. He has been throwing up ever since. The good news is, he hasn’t lost his desire to eat. The bad news is, he hasn’t lost his desire to eat. Trav and I are completely sleep [...]
This is our *humfrumsomething* tree in the back yard. On the one day it’s been sunny in a week. I realize telling you it’s been rainy and cold here in Seattle is a LOT like someone telling me Lucy’s going to pull that football on Charlie Brown. DUH. But it SNOWED here today. And the [...]
