Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Last Night's Sleep
6 hr 21 min
6 hr 21 min
Today's Forecast
Today: Clearing this morning. Wind becoming west 40 km/h gusting to 70 this morning. High 23°C. Humidex 28°C. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Low 9°C.
Air Quality: 3 - Low Risk
Air Quality: 3 - Low Risk
Today's Journal
I'm giving up alcohol for the foreseeable future. I downloaded the Easy Quit Drinking app again yesterday, just to keep track. I'm hoping it will help me lose weight and have more energy.
Dennis had an appointment at the Walker Family Cancer Centre at 2:00 pm with Dr. Ishkanian, his radiation oncologist. We needed to be there by 1:30 pm.
Today's appointment could have been better. This is the second radiation oncologist Dennis has seen this week. He ordered two more CT scans. One for the carotid artery/ brain stem, and there'll be another one for his chest. The oncologist seems to think that the treatments should be helping by now and said if they're not they might not work at all. He'll know more after the next CT scans.
It's getting scary the way the doctors talk to him because they make it sound like they expect him not to be able to walk soon. They haven't actually come out and said that but they ask all these questions like it's just a matter of time. Scary stuff.
He's losing muscle mass, he's losing bone density, his lungs aren't functioning properly and it all adds up to just general weakness. It's not just a matter of oxygen supply, the cancer is eating him up. He's at his lowest weight yet.
I hope immunotherapy treatment number 3 kicks in because if it doesn't work or if the CT scan on his chest shows that the tumor is still growing they're going to give up on the immunotherapy treatments.
Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for.
Today's Daily Affirmations
* I always find the best way to handle every situation.
* I let go of my past.
* I am developing my inner strength.
* I draw comfort from hope.
* I have the courage and resilience to face my challenges.
* I have faith in life's goodness.
* I pray for healing every day.
* I get the right opportunity at the right time.
* I trust in my higher self.
Today's Exercise
4:04 pm - "Outdoor Walk" @park w/Tickles
12 minutes / 1022 steps / 0.72 km
12 minutes / 1022 steps / 0.72 km
Today's Total Steps:
6139
