Dootnie vs. Cancer: Three
By now, a lot of you that know me know that my Dad -Dootnie- lost his battle with cancer this morning. That little gem -”lost his battle”- is one of the fancy, but palatable, ways we use to say “he died.” I (we) now have a better appreciation for the grim details that are covered [...]
Dootnie vs. Cancer: Two
An update Dad at Pine Forest, Christmas 2008 Last night, nurses informed my sisters that Dad was off of both of the vasopressors (the drugs that raise blood pressure), and that he appeared to be regulating that on his own. They also said he was being fed through a tube – this would be the [...]
Dootnie vs. Cancer: One
Image of Franklin L. Reid Note: I’m writing this series of posts for two reasons: to fill the gap left when Dad couldn’t write on his own blog anymore (privately followed by our family and friends, it was his way to communicate what was going on with his chemotherapy treatments); and, because I can’t think [...]
