Uninvited Guests
I stepped out of the air-conditioned car and into the Texas heat and humidity, which offered…relief. Off and on, I had been chilled for the last couple of hours. It had been that way for the last two weeks with regular fevers and chills. I slowly walked past the six-foot bronze beaver welcoming me to the singular madness of the Southeast’s favorite gas station, Buc-ee’s. It was already past 2:00pm, so we were overdue for lunch. Though I still wasn’t hungry, I was going to ea
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Beverly
Stacey and I squeezed our way into a couple of available seats in the crowded waiting room. The waiting room, probably designed to hold around 20, had about 30 people waiting. And the shared knowledge in the space that many of us were headed to get some chemotherapy didn’t necessarily boost the overall mood…despite the free coffee. I looked up and made eye contact with another person nearby. Her eyes smiled back, and I said hello. And I’m so glad I did. For a good stretch o
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Lung Surgery & Clear Trails
Well I’ve got the date set for lung surgery. I’ll head down to MD Anderson for surgery on April 30th where they will remove 80% of the right lower lobe of my lung. I’ll spend 10-ish days down in Houston, including pre-op and post-op stuff, and then head back to Austin to recover. We are ridiculously grateful for the family and friends jumping in to help us pull this off. The fancy name for the surgery is a basilar segmentectomy. (I’ve learned to listen a little more closely
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