wes
KIllerfrog Emeritus
As most of you know, in March of this year l was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a common but often times deadly form of brain cancer. Surgery was performed in March and the surgeon removed as much as possible of both tumors but he could not safely remove all of them.
Since the surgery, I have done radiation an 5 cycles of chemotherapy and I started the 6th cycle last night. Chemotherapy will continue for the rest of my life. I only take the pill for 5 nights and then get 28 days off before the next cycle begins.
When I started chemo, I thought it was a snap as I tolerated it well but with each new cycle, I get profound bouts of nausea and fatigue. It hasn’t been fun but it beats wearing a toe tag.
There are days where I feel like I could run a marathon and days where it’s a struggle to walk to the bathroom. Sadly, the latter case is getting to be the rule rather than the exception.
The surgery has affected both my peripheral vision and depth perception and as a result I can no longer drive. So I have sold my beloved Mini Cooper convertible.
The surgery has also affected my ability to type so pretty much everything that I enter into the computer is dictated and transcribed.
I tell you all of this, not to get your sympathy but to let you know that I am stepping back from the Frog Fan Forum for a while. I’ll do my best to read it and to stay abreast of what’s going on and to get my much needed “Frog Fix” but I won’t be much of an active participant, at least for a while.
I still plan on doing our podcasts but that may change in the not too distant future, depending on how I feel.
Before I sign off, I want to thank all of you for making my life so much richer over the past 21 years. I couldn’t have made it without you.
I still plan on going to as many games as possible, as long as I can find someone who is willing to drive me.
So if you see me at a game, please stop me, introduce yourself and let me shake your hand. I know many of you but would love to get to know more of you
Thanks again and don’t give up on this team
PS...please don’t hesitate to email me if you want. I’ll do my best to respond quickly
Go Frogs
Since the surgery, I have done radiation an 5 cycles of chemotherapy and I started the 6th cycle last night. Chemotherapy will continue for the rest of my life. I only take the pill for 5 nights and then get 28 days off before the next cycle begins.
When I started chemo, I thought it was a snap as I tolerated it well but with each new cycle, I get profound bouts of nausea and fatigue. It hasn’t been fun but it beats wearing a toe tag.
There are days where I feel like I could run a marathon and days where it’s a struggle to walk to the bathroom. Sadly, the latter case is getting to be the rule rather than the exception.
The surgery has affected both my peripheral vision and depth perception and as a result I can no longer drive. So I have sold my beloved Mini Cooper convertible.
The surgery has also affected my ability to type so pretty much everything that I enter into the computer is dictated and transcribed.
I tell you all of this, not to get your sympathy but to let you know that I am stepping back from the Frog Fan Forum for a while. I’ll do my best to read it and to stay abreast of what’s going on and to get my much needed “Frog Fix” but I won’t be much of an active participant, at least for a while.
I still plan on doing our podcasts but that may change in the not too distant future, depending on how I feel.
Before I sign off, I want to thank all of you for making my life so much richer over the past 21 years. I couldn’t have made it without you.
I still plan on going to as many games as possible, as long as I can find someone who is willing to drive me.
So if you see me at a game, please stop me, introduce yourself and let me shake your hand. I know many of you but would love to get to know more of you
Thanks again and don’t give up on this team
PS...please don’t hesitate to email me if you want. I’ll do my best to respond quickly
Go Frogs
