Wonky-eye Our Journey with his brain tumor
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- I found a GREAT website related to VA benefits and the military retirement process
There is so much that goes into a military medical retirement. Lots of acronyms (ie. PEB, MEB, VA, DOD), lot of appointments, lots of paperwork, and lots of organizing. The whole thing is very overwhelming to me. It is stressful enough to know that Travis is going to get a major pay cut but making [...]
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:24:15 +0000 - Helping to explain cancer to little ones
I came across this website and though it is sad it is also sweet. http://www.kimmiecares.com/ Kim Goebel lost her battle to breast cancer but before she did she created dolls that can be used to help explain cancer to children. Here is a description from one of the dolls: “Kim is Causasian. She has blond hair, blue eyes [...]
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:37:53 +0000 - 2 MRIs and lots of worries
Today Travis is getting 2 MRIs, one of his back and one of his head. So many things are runnng through our heads. It is hard to stay positive right now. We want to hear that everything is clear but we hate to get our hopes up. Yesterday we also were advised that his days [...]
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:15:50 +0000 - I came accross a sad poem that I can relate to.
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Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:17:21 +0000 - He got back on a snowboard
Dr. Adler (Travis’s neurosurgeon) said that his goal for Travis was to get him back on a snowboard. Well not even six months after his surgery Travis got back on the mountain after a two season hiatus. It was great to see him snowboarding again. I am so glad that this was not permanently taken from [...]
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:51:48 +0000 - More progress
Things are changing. Travis’s eye is improving. It is starting to turn out. It almost looks like it did before he had his second surgery. His eye lid is still droopy and he still can’t raise his left eyebrow. The droopiness can be fixed but he has to wait until there is not anymore progress. [...]
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:52:02 +0000 - another step forward
Travis drove yesterday for the first time since July. It was a short drive but he did drive on the freeway and he did a good job. It is probably better that he lets me continue to do the driving for now but I thought that he should try it just on case of an [...]
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:15:41 +0000 - Radiation done….a happy ending :)
Today was not so exciting. Travis had his second and last treatment of CyberKnife radiation. While Travis was getting radiated I spoke with a couple who were in the waiting room. There was a man there who was given 6 months to live after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He had radiation and 9 ½ [...]
Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:37:06 +0000 - The first CyberKnife Radiation treatment
We got a call from Travis’s neurosurgeon. He explained to us that the reason two treatments are needed is because the residual tumor is very close to Travis’s optic nerve. To be safe the radiation should be broken up into two treatments. Travis explained to his neurosurgeon that we could not really come back for [...]
Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:14:05 +0000 - Not sure what to think…
We just got a call from the radiation department. They said that they were instructed to schedule Travis for two treatments. All along we were told that he only needed one. So now we are staying here for an extra night. Travis is going to have one CyberKnife treatment first thing Friday morning and then [...]
Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:06:33 +0000
