Every few days I call Dr. Chen’s nurse, Shelby, and give her an update on the Mayo visits. Always have to leave a voice mail, which is fine, and she…

Tuesday, October 17 was the appointment set up to meet with the radiation oncologist and her team. David was now back from NY so he could go with me to…

Wow I cannot believe that it has been over a month since this all started. On this rainy Tuesday, it is time to try to catch up so I can…

Everyone seems to know Mayo….you mention to anyone it doesn’t seem like anyone says “what is Mayo?” Not sure my bucket list ever included a visit to Mayo, certainly not…

On September 11, I went back to Park Nicollet for the 2nd MRI. Both the radiologist and Dr. Chen felt they did not get a full picture of the mass…

So with the news I received from Dr. Chen the previous night, and her suggestion that another MRI be completed, the festivities of the wedding had a small little gray…

Every year, I visit my oncologist at Park Nicollet, Dr. Cathleen Chen. 15 years ago I finished my chemo for Lymphocite Predomonite (forget the bad spelling), lymphoma. I will tell…

From this time on, I will not be writing about travels but about a different type of journey. On Wednesday of this week I received the call that anyone dreads…