No, not just TGIF, I want to give a follow up post to my announcement of a few weeks ago for my loyal readers because many of you had invested yourselves in my personal challenges.
As many of you know, my family had a huge medical challenge recently. It was all about this familiar symbol.
Back on the week of October 18th, my lovely wife went through a double mastectomy, which seemed to be the best option given the situation. The surgery was succesfull, with no complications, but we had to wait for final lab results and follow up scans. It’s been a rough couple of weeks, and to top it off we lost a beloved family pet of 15 years Monday. Minners is finally drinking clean water somewhere.
So dear readers, please forgive me if I’ve been dour and a little snippy here. I know I have been a bit rough around the edges. I’ve been so frazzled I forgot to do our weekly Sea Ice News last Sunday. I forgot to take out the garbage Wednesday, and at coffee yesterday morning I couldn’t remember the name of a person I’d known for years. Stress is a weird thing.
Late last night, after two days of follow up at Stanford Medical Center. We got the news. No metastasis, they got it all. Now it’s just the long but certain road physical therapy.
I gotta tell you it was like somebody cutting the guy lines to the giant lead balloon I’ve been tied to for the last three months. It took off into the stratosphere, never to be seen again.
I want to thank you all for the kind words, prayers, and most especially for the support of WUWT with ideas and guest articles. I want to give a special thanks to Willis Eschenbach, Tom Fuller, and Steve Mosher for guest posts. Special thanks go to Evan Jones and D.B. Stealey for their support and the kind letters they sent me, and to Charles the Moderator for keeping the chaos managed.
If I’ve missed anyone, please don’t feel left out, I’m just a bit scrambled mentally. Everybody gets gold stars.
In a day or two, I’ll be back to chasing errant weather stations and missing “M”‘s in METAR reports.
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Very glad for you and your wife, Anthony! Blessings.
outstanding news. Upwards from here. My very best wishes to you all there.
Good news! I’m happy to hear that things are on the mend.
I am glad for you and your entire family. Bless you all, Dave
Anthony
I’m glad everything is moving in the right direction.
Blessings
great news . . . . really great news
Great news – so pleased for you both.
That is great to read, and a lovely picture!
Know how you felt. Been there done that got the tee-shirt. and our moggy is 19 yrs old groaning and grumpy like her very old patrons.
Best wishes to you wife a
Great news. The best to your wife and you.
-nd I hope all goes well in the future.
Damn keyboard.!!!
Best of health to you and your family.
Great news, Anthony. God Bless you all.
Been there! Done that – over ten years ago! Total recovery is indeed possible.
My wife and I wish you all the best.
Great news re your wife indeed. speedy recovery.
and my condolences for Minners,15 years is lot of love to say goodbye to.:-(
Sometimes miracles happen through modern science. Remember, to those who think
this would happen under full blown Obamacare, if it goes the way of NHS, or the
Canadian system-unlikely this would not be the happy outcome that Anthony and his wife had. Godspeed, Anthony and Wife. this is a good day….
This is very good news for both you and your wife Anthony. You have all my good wishes for a full recovery
Best wishes to you and your wife, Anthony. sorry you’ve had all that to deal with.
Very good news, hope everything else goes smooth as silk!
Anthony,
Great news, indeed. So pleased for you and your family. As one of your many dedicated followers and supporters here in the UK, we are grateful for the energy, commitment and knowledge you put into this inspiring blog. Now pour yourself a glass of Irish whiskey to to help with the de-stressing – you deserve it.
That’s good news, Anthony. I hope your wife continues to enjoy good health for years to come. Wishing her a speedy recovery.
Congratulations on such a great outcome. I pray for a full and effective recovery.
And who says there’s no such thing as good news?
So many family members and friends stricken by this killer.
Can there be any greater news than this?
If there is, I’d sure like to hear it.
As we say in Maine…”Good on ya.”
JimB
Anthony,
I know I’m not the only one sitting at my computer feeling a little choked up.
You, dear man, are the one of the finest of exemplars of our species.
Courage, honesty, decency, modesty, loyalty and that salvaging wry sense of humor.
All good wishes for your precious wife’s continued recovery and health.
I like to think that Minners is frolicking somewhere with our Wookie and Chowder :0)