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I've been pretty quiet for the last week or so, both literally and on LJ. This was due to the fact that, shortly after my last post, the chemo caught up with me, and I became a pathetic smear on the sofa. (Something like a week-long bout with the stomach flu, minus the fever, but including some really weird symptoms, such as everything smelling/ ( Read more... ) -
Random reassurance from the universe
Today's "random note from the universe" was fairly reassuring:
If you only knew just how incredibly well everything is going to turn out, for you and those close to you, right now you'd likely feel light as a feather, free as the wind, happy, confident, giddy.
Whoops, kind of let the cat out of the bag there.
Well, now you know.
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Well, that's a relief...
We got my official biopsy results back yesterday. It's good news, for the most part, and it appears that followup chemo & radiation therapy may not be necessary.
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A cello quartet (of sorts) playing Ravel's Bolero...
A friend just pointed me to the following very cool YouTube video of a cello quartet (of sorts) playing Ravel's Bolero. -
Ohboyohboyohboy!
I am sooo excited!! Today I ordered a new five-string black carbon-fiber cello from Luis & Clark Instruments. (You can see a picture of it in the userpic for this entry.) L&C's cellos sound great (as good or better than a comparably-priced wooden cello) and, except for the wooden bridge, they are virtually impervious to moisture/rain. They are also ( Read more... ) -
Quick update
So I'm all done with my surgery (it was yesterday at 3:30) and all is well. Am waiting to be discharged. I am sore but feeling OK otherwise. According to my surgeon, my lymph nodes appeared to be negative (free of cancer cells); the official pathology results will be available next Friday, at which time we'll know for sure ( Read more... ) -
Hurry up and wait
So I'm sitting here at Swedish Hospital and it's 11 AM. My surgery was scheduled for 8:30 AM. I still have all my body parts, and it looks like I'm going to be stuck with them for at least another four hours. I am *extremely* annoyed ( Read more... ) -
The good, the bad and the ugly
It's been a very full couple of weeks here, with both good and not-so-good stuff.
The good stuff: lots of wonderful music goings-on lately.
Our house concert (on January 20th, with s00j and gaiaconsort) was hugely successful -- or perhaps I should just say "huge", since about a bazillion people came. So many, in fact, that we set up a live video feed into the ( Read more... )
