In Hi loyal Lucie fans. I am Jerry, her husband. Lucie asked me to post the blog whenever she couldn't, for whatever reason, so please bear with me if this one isn't up to the standard of the prior ones.We had a very relaxing and well needed weekend away at Abbott's Glen, our favorite clothing optional resort in Southern Vermont. Met some interesting people and gobbled Amy's out-of-this-world home cooked dinners and breakfasts. As for activities, mostly just sat around and schmoozed, though I did manage several dips in the pond.
Upon returning yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, Lucie started to feel progressively out of sorts. She woke me up around 3am to say she had a fever of 101.5, which, given her immune system being compromised by the chemotherapy, was something to get excited about. I drove her to the hospital emergency room (if you have to have a medical emergency, 3am is a good time, because the traffic is nil). After three hours for them to decide what to do next, they decided to admit her for tests and possible replacement of the bile duct stent, which was scheduled to be replaced this Thursday, anyway.
She is now scheduled for a CT scan tomorrow, around noon, followed by an ERCP to remove and replace the stent, if everything goes according to plan. Meanwhile, can't have anything to eat after supper tonight, until after the scan, a major bummer.The good news is that she was visited this afternoon by Dr. Nickerson, her oncologist, who reported that the latest blood test revealed that the cancer markers had declined from 200 to around 50. I don't understand any of it but it sounds like much needed encouragement.
Now I think I'll go have a snort of single malt.
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HI Jerry;
Wonderful to hear from you. You've been such a loving partner to Lucie through all this very difficult time. A fabulous guy and she's lucky to have you.
Sounds like Lucie is on the rollercoaster right now. This last bit of news seems very encouraging indeed. I hope she's feeling 100% very soon. Hugs to you both.
Lucie, we missed you at the Writer's Group meeting tonight. We're all pulling for you. Adrienne promised to write that Western piece she was "drafted" to do, and the Shepardsons said they would give you Travis' latest short vignette. Peter's been appointed some high muck-a-muck at Amherst college; Adrienne gets to take the summer off; the Shepardsons are going canoeing for 45 days; and here we sit with smelly feet.
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