Quick update before bed.....
So far he's had 8 sessions of radiation. I think there are 27 more. He's already pretty tired. He says it sort feels like you are in a constant state of having a "flu". .... Chilled and tired. He slept most of the afternoon. Throat is pretty sore. Taking tylenol to relieve. Neck is feeling burned. It's not so noticeable yet.
Friends and I made lots of easy to eat and DELICIOUS food for him (and us) and that seems to be going over well. I made a big pot of soup that I'm freezing into small portions that he can bring to NY this week. He'll also bring Lisa's Bolognese Sauce for an easy meal some evening this week. ...that sauce is delicious!!!! We had some Friday night...so so so so yummy! I'd pack a bigger variety of food but he doesn't want to carry much. This week he has to bring a humidifier. He has to have it blowing on his face all night. He even had Laura's chocolate chip cookies after I encouraged him to soak them in milk to soften them--NOT because they were hard but because it's more difficult for him to swallow things that are not completely soft. Yummy cookies as well! I haven't made cookies in a while so they were a welcome treat. Laura makes them EXACTLY the way we prefer...not crunchy cookies but soft with lots of chocolate chips! I could have eaten the whole plate easily...and about 8 years ago I would have!!!
So far he hasn't lost any weight which the doctors are happy about.
He'll be going to Hope Lodge beginning on Oct 4.
The Doerr family is now the proud owner of a minivan. It's a 2007 Toyota Sienna XLE with ALL WHEEL DRIVE! We had to retire the Audi after about 6 years of service! I'm liking the space in the new car. It has about 38,000 miles. It came off a lease and the car was leased locally and serviced locally. It's in great shape. AWD was necessary with the driving that I do and the roads that I drive on! Can you believe I learned---when I researched my last tire purchase---that we purchased the tires in July 2009 and since then I drove 28,000 miles...of those miles I bet 80% are NOT highway miles....they are around the Berkshires miles. So glad to have AWD again.
Oh the used car salesmen stories I could share...YIKES....like the guy in Hartford who kept asking---in a joking way of course---"Where's your husband-I'd rather deal with him"....my friend Anne was there and witnessed the whole thing. ...my response was basically "Oh well he's not here or available so you're dealing with me"! It was a surreal experience. It was the day Bob was getting his first Chemo session. Let's just say that the car was not bought from that salesman !!! As Anne said --she was my "advisor" -- the vehicle he showed and the price he gave became strictly for a "price point" to compare other vehicles with.
I'm laughing as I say she was my advisor..I don't think she had ever bought a used car either....while I was driving she was reciting the "What You Should Know About Buying a Used Car" article that I printed off the internet before we left. She had her brother in law Danny on the phone for tips and feedback. He was at his office checking out the "book value" of the cars we were looking at and finding internet comparisons in and around Boston.
We even had one dealership give us WRONG DIRECTIONS to get there. The receptionist kept telling Anne to get to Hartford from the Mass Pike heading EAST we had to go NORTH on 91...Anne said ...no we need to go SOUTH on 91 to get to Hartford.....only to be met with the receptionist repeating NORTH on 91.....Finally-- diplomatically-- Anne suggested "let's pretend I"m on 91 WHICH EXIT DO WE GET OFF???????????" OY! What has happened to customer service? IMAGINE we DID make it to Hartford going SOUTH ON 91!!!!!!! NOT NORTH!!!
Thank heavens Anne was with me...we certainly shared some laughs...at times deep belly laughs!!!! While I did the test drive she would sit in the back opening cubbies, looking under seats...she found a WHOLE DEHYDRATED MEAL in one of the Hartford cars. I guess the "detail department" missed that! LMAO No, didn't buy that car either. I looked up at the sun roof of that minivan and said "I can see the sky" Anne's response...."You are supposed to see the sky it's a sun roof" and I said " NOOO I can really see the sky...there is a big hole in the molding around the sunroof !!!!" The salesmen of course assured us that they'd fix that little issue. I can only imagine the issues that a faulty sun/moon roof would create! Oh there are more stories but it's my bedtime. I'm laughing thinking about that day!
I hope this car lasts a REALLY LONG TIME so we don't have to go down that avenue again!
Signing off. I've managed to catch myself a heck of a cold and I need to go to sleep. But first I"m having some of Joan's Matzo Ball Soup! (: I promise I'll save some for Bob and girls but I can't resist. (:
While I"m thinking of it I'll have a cookie too!
Good night.
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