Category: Overcoming Cancer

Dec 06

Transition Home: Heading Back to Knoxville

leaving vanderbilt for the last time

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 – Day 29: Today is a wonderful day! Today, we had our last doctor appointment at Vanderbilt for the year, and my last (~ninth) PET scan of the year. Tomorrow we start packing our things to return to our home in Knoxville. More importantly, we get to tell the GPS that …

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Nov 28

Catheter Out

Monday, November 28, 2011 – Day 21: Today we’re getting my catheter out! Soon I will be able to shower without wrapping my chest in plastic and worrying about getting my dressing wet! It’s so wonderful every time my life gets a little bit closer to “normal” again, whatever that means.

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Nov 26

Driving Again

Saturday, November 26, 2011 – Day 19: Today I drove for the first time since Nov. 1! It’s amazing the sense of freedom I felt behind the wheel after not driving for over 3 weeks. It was wonderful! I’m looking forward to regaining more control of things as I continue to get better.

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