Tomorrow morning, my daughter, Lisa and I, "will be leaving on a jet plane and we do know when will be back again (May 31). this'll be a lot nicer trip then the Cleveland adventure. Should come back in the same condition that I left with hopefully a lot less cancer cells. We are bringing some games and some DVDs to pass the time for the few times I will not be in treatment, plus we're going to do a little sightseeing on the weekends.
In the world of sports, we did not lose at softball last week, mostly due to the fact that our game was rained out. And to celebrate our first non-losing week, my daughter, Jesse is having a party at our house, since I'll be out of town and Sue will be up in Door County with her sister and brother-in-law. Any beer in the house should be gone by the time I get back, which is okay, because I' m not supposed to have any alcohol anyway. And for Sue's benefit, we know the house will get cleaned.
Also in the world of sports, my son, Brad will be back in the state tennis league team and may actually get to practice this weekend, if he can work around his filming schedule. Speaking of which we finally get to see his half-hour show, which he put on my laptop computer, since he didn't get a chance to DVR it since he was so busy. I was very impressed, but then again that did that surprise me. The kid has a lot of talent and loves what he's doing. I'm sure he's going to be famous, so I need to stick around as long as possible so I can say"that's my boy".
In the world of entertainment, Sue and the cats kept me entertained one night when they were playing a game of cat and mouse. The cats had found a mouse in the house and as usual we're just playing with it, but Sue wanted them to kill it before bedtime because she was afraid that the cats would bring their prize into her bed that night. The best thing about this was while they cats are chasing the mouse, Sue had a ceramic bowl and was trying to trap it under the bowl, the only problem with this was when the mouse would switch directions and come towards Sue which caused her to run a way from the attacking mouse. This went on for about a half an hour and was pretty funny to watch. They did eventually kill the mouse before she went to bed however they were still playing with it and we don't know what happened to the mouse. So either it became cat poop, or if we smell something funny we will at least know where to look.
There is also a good chance that I may have sold my practice but won't know for sure until Monday, May 17, which happens to be the date that I'm leaving for Mexico. We were in on this as far as the details go till late Friday afternoon of last week. It's all up to the banks right now and hopefully the way it was designed it will not be a problem. I've been working 12 to 14 hour days trying to get this done plus also working behind the scenes at the office. Working that much is not good for the healing process, plus I was only getting 3 to 5 hours sleep each night. So this two weeks off and being out of the country could not have come at a better time.
Should have quite a bit to report when I get back. Looking forward to a long hot summer.
Will report back in the first week of June, until then everyone have a good time.
POGO
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Reader's Digest update
This will be a short one, there is still a lot going on, but I cannot discuss it at this time, but so far it is all good news.
In sporting news, we lost a doubleheader last night even though we scored over 30 runs. Our defense was ugly are baserunning was even uglier, otherwise we looked good. But that may be related to our uniforms which came in real handy last night, when the power went out just before the game was to start, but thanks to our glow-in-the-dark shirts no one really noticed. Plus it takes about a half hour for the lights to come back on so our double-header didn't start till approximately 8:45 PM. there is always plenty of ammunition for ripping on the players when you play like we do. That is one of the perks of being disabled and not playing anymore is that you can spend 100% of your time making fun of the guys without worrying about being one of the victims yourself. It was a cold night, so I had layers of clothes on, plus was wrapped in a blanket, if I had feathers sticking out of the back of my head, I would've looked like a chief of an Indian tribe.
Sue has been doing well, thanks again to the people who have been helping me which is taking the pressure off of her. Plus she'll get another two weeks of from me when I take off for Mexico on May 17, which I'm really looking forward to.
In medical news, I got my latest MRI results back and it showed slight improvement and stability, no new growths this time around. This is probably a results of the AVASTIN, which is one of the few therapies I said I would take, because based on my research, it works very well for the type of cancer I have, has little or no side effects and is not a true chemical like most chemotherapy treatments. I've had no side effects and it seems to be working. Hopefully, with the treatment I will be getting in Mexico, we will get this cancer under control and once again I will be will be victorious, just like I planned.
Family news. Our son Brad is almost done with this semester in TV and video production. The kids been very busy between school full-time, six projects that he is working on, which also includes his TV show which will be aired shortly on Channel 36, plus even working with an LA crew on some show in Racine. The kid leaves the house between 430 and 5 AM and gets back sometime after we are long in bed. The only reason we know he still alive is that when we wake up their are food wrappers and crumbs on the counter, either that or a large rodent has taken up occupancy in our home.
This morning I got new batteries for my electric wheelchair plus good instructions on charging the battery and how far I can go before I run out of juice so I should be able to get around pretty good this summer from my home port.
Well that's all I got for now, as usual feeling great and in great spirits. Looking forward to a fun summer.
POGO
In sporting news, we lost a doubleheader last night even though we scored over 30 runs. Our defense was ugly are baserunning was even uglier, otherwise we looked good. But that may be related to our uniforms which came in real handy last night, when the power went out just before the game was to start, but thanks to our glow-in-the-dark shirts no one really noticed. Plus it takes about a half hour for the lights to come back on so our double-header didn't start till approximately 8:45 PM. there is always plenty of ammunition for ripping on the players when you play like we do. That is one of the perks of being disabled and not playing anymore is that you can spend 100% of your time making fun of the guys without worrying about being one of the victims yourself. It was a cold night, so I had layers of clothes on, plus was wrapped in a blanket, if I had feathers sticking out of the back of my head, I would've looked like a chief of an Indian tribe.
Sue has been doing well, thanks again to the people who have been helping me which is taking the pressure off of her. Plus she'll get another two weeks of from me when I take off for Mexico on May 17, which I'm really looking forward to.
In medical news, I got my latest MRI results back and it showed slight improvement and stability, no new growths this time around. This is probably a results of the AVASTIN, which is one of the few therapies I said I would take, because based on my research, it works very well for the type of cancer I have, has little or no side effects and is not a true chemical like most chemotherapy treatments. I've had no side effects and it seems to be working. Hopefully, with the treatment I will be getting in Mexico, we will get this cancer under control and once again I will be will be victorious, just like I planned.
Family news. Our son Brad is almost done with this semester in TV and video production. The kids been very busy between school full-time, six projects that he is working on, which also includes his TV show which will be aired shortly on Channel 36, plus even working with an LA crew on some show in Racine. The kid leaves the house between 430 and 5 AM and gets back sometime after we are long in bed. The only reason we know he still alive is that when we wake up their are food wrappers and crumbs on the counter, either that or a large rodent has taken up occupancy in our home.
This morning I got new batteries for my electric wheelchair plus good instructions on charging the battery and how far I can go before I run out of juice so I should be able to get around pretty good this summer from my home port.
Well that's all I got for now, as usual feeling great and in great spirits. Looking forward to a fun summer.
POGO
Sunday, May 2, 2010
LATEST UPDATE IN POGO WORLD
A lot of good things are happening now. First of all, the weather's been getting nice, so I am getting a chance to get outside. Which brings us to our opening day softball game. We started with a pre-party at the Nick's place, which can always be a little scary because you never know what Nick will come up with. But he did great this time by coming up with the new team uniforms which is right up with my designer clothes. If you would like to see the team photo, go to www.zubaz.com and check out the gallery for photo. As most of you know, Zubaz have been the clothes of my choice for probably the last 30 years. So it's always nice to be recognized as the fancy dresser that I am. As far as the game goes which is a distant second to having a good time, we lost 6 to 5, which for us is pretty good. You can see that they miss the power of the Pogo, but I was there to keep score in the running banter of verbal abuse to the team members. And by the way, it was probably the nicest day we had in years for an opening day game. They didn't even have to close the roof.
On Saturday, May 1, we went to my daughter's place to celebrate my grandsons second birthday. He was on his best behavior, and again it was another nice day so we
to be out on the back patio. This year he was able to open all his presents by himself and of course once they were opened, he didn't want to get to another present, he wanted to open the box with the toys in it, so he could play with it right away. I can't argue with that, because that is what I would do to. He also survived the dreaded singing of happy birthday, which in the past he would cry, but did okay this time, which could mean one of several things, we are getting better at singing, or he may have a hearing disorder, or at the ripe old age of two, he can now put up with us. He didn't want anything to do with blowing out the candle or eating the cake, but for the whole day he was a terrific two, and not a terrible two.
Sue has been doing much better since we got her on staycation, which is our word for staying home and not worrying about me too much. We've had tremendous help from relatives and someone from our support group. They have been taking me to my doctor appointments, my aqua therapies, my office and other places that I needed to get to. There is not enough thanks to give to these people for how much they have helped out.
This coming Friday, I will be getting a new battery and tuneup on the electric wheelchair, which will give me the freedom to cruise around and hopefully not get stuck somewhere and end up waving to every car that goes by.
As far as I go, I am still the Pogo, and am in great spirits and enjoying life in a new way. The only thing I got going on now is this sore my lower leg, which is hopefully close to being better and my left elbow which looks like something from a zombie movie, except that I feel the pain and I am pretty sure that zombies don't.
Saving the big news for last, my daughter and I will be leaving for Mexico on May 17, for my cancer treatment. The clinic is in Baja Mexico along the ocean and we will have access to a resort, so hopefully my daughter can use this as a little vacation time also. I will be pretty much in treatment Monday through Friday and pretty much the whole day, but they said on weekends that they have a driver that can take us on some sightseeing tours. So I'm really looking forward to this and again will report back after the trip, but there still should be a few blogs before I leave.
pogo
On Saturday, May 1, we went to my daughter's place to celebrate my grandsons second birthday. He was on his best behavior, and again it was another nice day so we
to be out on the back patio. This year he was able to open all his presents by himself and of course once they were opened, he didn't want to get to another present, he wanted to open the box with the toys in it, so he could play with it right away. I can't argue with that, because that is what I would do to. He also survived the dreaded singing of happy birthday, which in the past he would cry, but did okay this time, which could mean one of several things, we are getting better at singing, or he may have a hearing disorder, or at the ripe old age of two, he can now put up with us. He didn't want anything to do with blowing out the candle or eating the cake, but for the whole day he was a terrific two, and not a terrible two.
Sue has been doing much better since we got her on staycation, which is our word for staying home and not worrying about me too much. We've had tremendous help from relatives and someone from our support group. They have been taking me to my doctor appointments, my aqua therapies, my office and other places that I needed to get to. There is not enough thanks to give to these people for how much they have helped out.
This coming Friday, I will be getting a new battery and tuneup on the electric wheelchair, which will give me the freedom to cruise around and hopefully not get stuck somewhere and end up waving to every car that goes by.
As far as I go, I am still the Pogo, and am in great spirits and enjoying life in a new way. The only thing I got going on now is this sore my lower leg, which is hopefully close to being better and my left elbow which looks like something from a zombie movie, except that I feel the pain and I am pretty sure that zombies don't.
Saving the big news for last, my daughter and I will be leaving for Mexico on May 17, for my cancer treatment. The clinic is in Baja Mexico along the ocean and we will have access to a resort, so hopefully my daughter can use this as a little vacation time also. I will be pretty much in treatment Monday through Friday and pretty much the whole day, but they said on weekends that they have a driver that can take us on some sightseeing tours. So I'm really looking forward to this and again will report back after the trip, but there still should be a few blogs before I leave.
pogo
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