June 2017 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 June 2017

Believe me, this is not what you were expecting today. Not your normal Saturday Interesting Stuff column. And it is something I never imagined dealing with on TGB. But there you are – shit happens in life. No one ever... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 03 2017 6:00 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Reason for Hope

Although I could argue the point, it is possible there is always reason for hope and I found that on Wednesday during my consult with the surgeon and his team. Having decided that formality is a good posture to adopt... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 09 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Bucket Lists and Telling Our Stories

It was the 2007 movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman that gave us the phrase – and title of the film - The Bucket List. Since then, bucket lists are a common meme among most Americans - I don't... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Surgery Tomorrow

The day has finally arrived. After all this upending of my life, worry and fear, the surgery will be done tomorrow morning. You know how we old people often talk about how time speeds up as we grow older? It's... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Room with a View

The good news keeps on coming! Ronni was moved out of The Unit and into a regular room this morning after her NG Tube was removed. She has been sitting in a chair and clearing her lungs out as the... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 23 2017 6:50 PM by TIME GOES BY

Homeward Bound

Just a fast note to tell you I am on my way home today. I'm writing this on Wednesday with loads to do to be ready for the short but welcome journey and I am sooooo slow at everything these... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Joy of the Ordinary

Nobody tells you – well, nobody told me - how busy they keep you when you're sick. And these aren't things you can blow off. Except for the weekend when I was fairly well wiped out from all the “work”... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 07 2017 5:45 AM by TIME GOES BY

From Mystery Malady to Pancreatic Cancer

As I mentioned on Friday, TGB reader dkzody last week commented that she had believed pancreatic cancer is hard to diagnose and wondered what my “mystery malady” was. Today, I'll tell you my experience with that mystery and my eventual... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Frederick II

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 18 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Post-Op Day 2

Hello Friends, I hope there is beauty in your day today. I just returned from visiting Ronni in the ICU. She continues to make great gains in her recovery. When I arrived this morning, I must admit my heart skipped... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 22 2017 4:54 PM by TIME GOES BY

Hospital Land for the Overworked Executive

Personal Note: I'll try to post regularly now, but it depends on how I feel each day. Also, I am still fuzzy in the head so I'll keep these relatively short so they don't veer off into the crazy, however... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 28 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Disease Begins to Come Into Focus

Wow. You are, each and every one of you, wonderful people. Regarding the number of comments and seeing the latest of them, I never noticed before that after 100 comments there is a "more comments" link. You can follow that... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 05 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Jazzical Gas

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 11 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 17 June 2017

A PERSONAL NOTE My surgery is coming up fast and this will be the last Interesting Stuff for awhile. Like last week, it is shorter than usual - I've been kind of busy. On one item, you don't need to... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 17 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Post-Op Day 1

Good evening to all on Team Ronni, I hope this finds you well. After yesterday's marathon of a day, it was nice to call Ronni's nurse this morning to find that Ronni was resting well as she had been all... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 21 2017 8:24 PM by TIME GOES BY

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