It's Wednesday, June 16th. We're home with a long list of things to do. We plan to head back on Thursday, June 24th. We'll drive. We paid for two months rent on the apartment.
We've been working on re-siding our huge house. Part of it is done, part isn't done, some of it is painted, some isn't. We're putting that project on hold for now. The vegetable garden is semi ready to go....our small group from church and other friends and family have volunteered to take care of the yard, garden, cats, and house plants. Yikes, it's a lot of work. Hard to impose all this work on other people.
We are able to visit with many friends and family while at home. Got to take dad Granger out for Father's Day lunch. My mom came on Tuesday (she's taking care of the house plants) and ran errands with me. Got together with our small group from church and our sweet friends Sue and Nathan Wood brought our three favorite babies over with ice-cream and presents. We have a beautiful picture of the kids to set up in our temporary home and David got a big bag full of candy for his birthday. Gonna miss them all.
David started and completed a big ol project of installing underground sprinklers so nobody would have to move hoses. We got what we thought we'd need for a few weeks packed up (including our coffee machine) and headed for California.
Bobby's bone biopsy on L3 proceeded. It was apparently pretty uncomfortable. He did have pain meds to help minimize the pain. We checked in as we made our way across the desert. Arrived in town around 7:30 p.m.. Called Bobby to let him know we had made it. They were on the way to the emergency room. As the pain meds wore off, the pain became unbearable and unmanageable. We met them at the hospital and they got him hooked up to an IV. They got the pain under control so he was able to go home. Whew. Long first day.
David started and completed a big ol project of installing underground sprinklers so nobody would have to move hoses. We got what we thought we'd need for a few weeks packed up (including our coffee machine) and headed for California.
Bobby's bone biopsy on L3 proceeded. It was apparently pretty uncomfortable. He did have pain meds to help minimize the pain. We checked in as we made our way across the desert. Arrived in town around 7:30 p.m.. Called Bobby to let him know we had made it. They were on the way to the emergency room. As the pain meds wore off, the pain became unbearable and unmanageable. We met them at the hospital and they got him hooked up to an IV. They got the pain under control so he was able to go home. Whew. Long first day.
Checked into the apt (still a lot of the owners personal stuff inside and still really dirty carpet) and went to bed.
Our first FULL day in our new temporary home is David's birthday, June 25th. We went to dinner at the Outback and Caroline brought over a wonderful dessert. The next few days were busy getting settled, visiting with Dr. Eisenberg, going to a Giants game in San Fransisco the same day as The Pride Parade (meaning detours and massive crowds- David was brilliant as our chauffeur) and getting the apartment to feel tolerably clean. P.S, the Giants lost.
Dr. Eisenberg sent an "urgent" referral to UCSF for a third opinion. Bobby wanted to get an opinion from someone not connected with Marin Cancer Center. He doesn't expect a d
ifferent diagnosis but maybe different treatment options. We met with Dr. Kramer at UCSF. His diagnosis was the same and the treatment basically the same. Dr. Kramer concured with the other oncologists that because it is such a rare form of cancer that they don't often treat, there are many unknowns, however the treatment being recommended is the correct protocol. He also added that Bobby is in very good hands with the team at Marin Cancer Center.So, we have a chemo start date of Friday, July 2nd.
