In the sailboat and other message boards a vast number of “prepper” types posted all kinds of stuff about leaving on their boats. They talked about how they would take to the high seas. How they were prepared for anything.…
Goodbye 2019 and Welcome 2020!
It has been a couple of years since we did any official holiday greetings so we thought we should provide a proper update. The story so far… Let’s start with 2018. The year started with big and exciting changes. Sam…
Navigation and Electronics Refit
We did a comprehensive update on the entire electronics package on EOTI. Like anything you do on a boat the project was significant because it was touching so many different parts of the boat. You can see in pictures the…
2019 Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day
November 10th is the Marine Corps Birthday. The best day of the year. November 11th is Veterans Day. As a junior in High School I joined the US Army National Guard. Having lived on a small boat with my parents in the…
EOTI Refit: Cushions, Bimini, and Pedestal Cover
Getting the interior and exterior cushions done on EOTI was an interesting process. Creative Canvas here in Fort Lauderdale was asked if they could do the work. I got their contact information from Just Catamarans. We had an interesting meeting…
Plot Twist: Radiation, a Hurricane, and a Broken Foot
Plot Twist: Starting Radiation
Plot Twist: Good news & bad news
So…I have good news and I have not as good news. First the good news. The eight weeks I was waiting has come to an end. I had another PET scan on Wednesday. I got the results on Friday. The…
Plot Twist: Waiting…
There is a lot of waiting involved in cancer treatment. A lot. Even when there is some urgency to begin treatment or perform a procedure, there is waiting. Sometimes it feels like you will wait forever. Maybe they forgot you.…
Plot Twist: It isn’t over until it’s over
I had the 4th PET scan on May 20th to determine how well the chemo worked (or if there was any cancer remaining). The results were inconclusive. I have a Deauville score of 4. There is still something there. It…
Son and Moon
Plot Twist: Chemo Cycle 6 (of 6)
This is it. The last Chemotherapy cycle. 6 cycles, 21 days each 126 days 18 weeks 4.5 months 30 days inpatient in the hospital 24 chemo bags 6 Neulasta/Fulphil shots 8 Rituxan treatments 43 Complete Blood Counts W/Auto Diff 43…
Plot Twist: Chemo Cycle 5 (of 6)
Cycle 5 has been very much like the previous cycles. In the hospital the nurses all know me and stop by my room to say hi even if they are not assigned to me. The routine is the same. I…
Plot Twist: PET Scan, Anemia, and a Transfusion
This week I had a third PET scan, the second since I started treatment. The results show continued progress in shrinking the tumor even if the results are not as dramatic as the last PET scan. Looking at the results:…
Plot Twist: Chemo Cycle 4 (of 6)
There is a routine to these cycles and cycle 4 had very little deviation from previous cycles. Monday I went in, had lab work done, saw my doctor, got the Rituxan injection, and then got admitted to the hospital where…