As we got home from the Oncologists office Thursday night, Trish quickly began to fade. In retrospect, I think the news that she couldn’t get treatment for a fourth time was so devastating that she lost some of her will…
Final Cancer Week 23-25: A few good weeks…
After a month of relative stability, there are getting very worrisome signs. Trisha had defied the odds, but it’s getting harder. Here are our last few weeks up to Thursday, Sept 20th.
Final Cancer Week 13: Ocean dreams and a harsh new reality
‘We have to get Jodi to give us her beach house. I have to get to the ocean.’ are Trish’s first words after finding out her cancer has spread internally. It’s not what I expected her to say at…
Final Cancer Week 8: Cool Philosophers, Hot Tempers and the Paradox of Life
Trish and I crossed our 14th anniversary on May 9th. One of the tragic facts about marriage is that as the years go on, you get better and better at being cruel to each other. Newlyweds fighting? Pfft, that’s just…
Final Cancer Week 5: Down the black hole
“How in hell does Bethesda support so many mediocre restaurants?” I think as I cross Montgomery Avenue on a sunny day. It’s like a tourist trap, but the locals are the tourists! A Twilight Zone episode. I’ve got the day…