Busy Busy Busy

Marshall continues to feel good and it feels like all we do is go-go-go. He is itching for the weather to finally settle into spring and summer so he can start his bike trips. If all goes well, he plans to leave here on May 23rd and head to Ohio for a week or so.

In the meantime, I am getting ready for cataract surgery next week and I can't wait to get that over with.


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Snow in the middle of May

We are having a typical Colorado month of May.

53 days pain-free and another exciting checkup

Still pain free and enjoying life. Planning a busy summer.

Today was another 2-week checkup. All lab work was right where it should be. But the high point of the visit was learning that the PSA has now gone down to 5.1. What a great day.

Also, the nurse practitioner told us about another patient who in 2008 had a PSA of 750 with lots of pain. They started this guy on Zytiga (the drug that is working miracles with Marshall) and his pain went away and his PSA came down to the 100s and has stayed there consistently for over four years. He has stayed pain free That is a great story to hear.


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45 days -- enjoying life

At some point I will stop counting the days.  But it's now been 45 days of no pain and feeling good and getting out and enjoying life.

Marshall's daughter was here this past weekend and they went to Cripple Creek for the day on Saturday.  Tanya had never been to a casino so they had a fun time.


Saying goodbye at airport

And some fun news -- A friend of ours is a photographer and has asked Marshall if he could photograph Marshall with his trike for a possible publication in the Harley Davidson magazine "HOG."  He believes the unique paint job on the trike, as well as Marshall's story, will make for a good article.  So last week they met at dawn (yawn) for the first session.  They hope to finish it up this week.

Photo Shoot #1

Photo Shoot #2

Another good report

Our visit to the Cancer Center today went well -- the lab work was all good, no problems.  Another very good day.

Marshall got his quarterly Lupron shot today and he will have a few days of pain at the injection site (sitting will be a little touchy!) but he's used to it.  :)

36 days -- and Paypal

Today marks 36 pain-free days.  Tomorrow is another 2-week checkup.  Things are going really well.

And after filing a claim through Paypal for the money I lost at The Scooter Store, today I heard from Paypal -- they have deposited $250 back into my account.  Just wanted to report that Paypal honored the promise on its website that they will make good if something goes wrong when buying from a Verified Seller.

35 days -- and a spa treatment

It is now 35 days of good days and no pain.  I don't know when I'll stop counting.

Yesterday Marshall sent me and a friend to the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for a full day of spa treatments.  We had SUCH a good time.  When we arrived we were given warmed robes and warmed slippers and that is what we spent the day wearing. 

For the massage and the facial we were in heated beds with heated blankets and soft music.  For the pedicure we were in heated massage loungers with heated blankets over us. 

Lounges overlooking the mountains with cucumber water and berries served all day long, steam room, sauna, aromatherapy room, 50-minute massage, 50-minute facial, pedicure, lunch, it was wonderful.  I haven't felt so relaxed in a very long time. We left there totally limp.  :)

That was very very nice of Marshall!