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Jill's Fight against cancer.

Friday was the first day Jill missed a Doctors appointment. She was only able to drive the car about 15 miles befour the pain in her leg...

Cancer

It’s now past Thanksgiving and I had planned on writing this last Saturday morning after Jills chemo but it’s hard leaving my wife side,...

PET Positive

Not that it surprised anyone, but the PET scan confirmed that the cancer is still present. It’s not nearly as large as it was before when...

7 Hours until the PET

Jill and I have been home now for almost 3 months now. Its been amazing watching her get stronger and stronger with each passing week....

Its Never Easy

Next Friday we head back down to southern Maine for Jills first visit to her Radiation Oncologist since competing her cancer treatments....

Going Home

Jill's final radiation treatment was yesterday and, in a few hours, we go home and get to finally unpack the bags of luggage that...

Day to Day, Week to Week

Tommorow starts the last of the remaining days of Jills treatment. You would think with the technology of the 21st century we wouldn’t be...

Almost There

Just a single week of Chemo left. The end comes sooner than we had thought instead of 4 more weeks Dr. Villiotte has told us that instead...

Easter

Cancer sweeps it all away, on our weekend mini vacation away from the legs up radiation treatments and Tuesdays five hours of...

Appetite for Nothing

Each bite is now a struggle, the cancer and its treatment give hints at the war taking place beneath my wife's skin with intense pains...

10 of 30

In 10 days the generosity of the American Cancer Society ends, and finding our own way begins for the 20 remaining days of Jills...

Freight Train of Fear

Fat pregnant pauses now hang in the conservations between Jill and I.  The sea of new worry spreading out across the horizon. The...

The Black Water & a Weekend at Home

We were able to leave southern Maine and Jills treatment hub. Thank God Jill was able to get to Chemo on Thursday since she had to...

After Another Storm

This last storm the weather forced Jill from her treatment track. With over a foot falling in about 12 hours made the journey to 5-hour...

First Week Down.

Its Sunday and Jill has finished her first week of chemo/radiation. It has been interesting watching some color return to her cheeks even...

First Day of Chemo Over

Jill finished her first day of Chemo. Becoming a well-known stop now it was easy to direct the lift driver to the West entrance, allowing...

Treatment Calendar in Hand

Jill and I are back in southern Maine where they don't seem to require you to sign releases that they might fuse your bladder to your...

On the Road

In a few hours Jill and I depart to Southern Maine for Jill to receive her first Radiation treatment. Her cancer bleeding has returned as...

Treatment Calendar to Come

The heavy drops of rain smacking on tie from the leaking roof above didn’t give the cold fear running up my spine that it had a month...

The Right Choice

The bleeding has at least given Jill a rest for the last couple of days not that it has stopped but its not 'crime scene' bleeding as she...

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