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Hello 2.19.19
I refer to my crazy Mondays now as “Medication Madness Monday”, so this post comes a day after my weekly cocktail of 40mg of Dex steroids, Velcade shot, and 8 Cytoxan-Cyclophosphamide pills, and my February monthly status Dr appointment….
These were Dom’s latest numbers. The numbers in parentheses are from November 2018.WBC: 6.5 (8.3 three months ago)RBC: 3.9 (3.71)HTC: 39.4 (36.3)PLATELETS: 154 (188)KAPPA Li…
Still raining and snowing. Well, it’s like slushy rain where we live but still, it’s very cold and I’m sure the snow is coming down in the Tahoe area. It’s like snowmageddon up there. Many ‘stupid’ people yesterday clogged the freeway to try and get up to the snow and it was a mess. Pictures […]
We’re still in the storm pattern here and I 80 is closed again. This kind of snow and weather hasn’t happened in years. I think the last time I remember snow like this was 1988 or so. Truly amazing amounts of snow have fallen in the Tahoe area. My daughter still hasn’t been able to […]
This is our neighbor’s house after a tree fell on it last night. Fortunately, he wasn’t hurt but it was difficult to get to the front door. Glass all over, rain pouring in. I called PGE and a tree company. They responded immediately and got the tree cut up. PGE said he couldn’t get […]
Myeloma Patient’s Financial Life Boat So you have multiple myeloma! Most people have never heard of myeloma, or have any idea it is considered incurable. If you are like most, it is a shock, and overwhelming. In addition, it becomes a journey, including a maze of financial worries. This blog post is meant to assist you in getting through this financial maze!Usually, people obtain Private Insurance by way of their employer, and it will vary wildly from the gold plate […]
Mike is pretty much the same, but I went down with a bad cold on Wednesday, which doesn’t help when you are trying to take care of someone else almost 24/7. I am feeling slightly better today, the nose is still bunged up and I have a cough, but my ener…
Hello February
2.9.19
There’s been a lot of rain in our area… for our area. But as I write, I look out my window and see clean blue sky, with bright white puffy clouds. The air is cool. Cold to all of us who aren’t used to “real cold”. The rain has …
Well, it has been a really busy week with doctor appts, chemo( still 3more days to go), Costco not once but twice. Uhgggg, I ended up going again to Costco today as the Vet didn’t get the dogs pills in on Monday. PITA. So, it was back down. I ended up getting gas again. Plus, […]
PETA Killed 50 Times More Cats and Dogs Than it Adopted OutWASHINGTON, DC (February 7, 2019) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has once again proved its name rings hollow. New figures from the animal “shelter” at PETA’s headquarters …