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Gerald Lane with help from Timothy (daddylane)


March 26, 2008


Silver Spring, Maryland


12/23/1938


Colon and Rectal Cancer


signet ring cell


Feb 5, 2005


Stage 4


No


Irinotecan (brand name: Campto), Fluorouracil


Cancer Survivor


Can't enjoy my wine man! The stress & distress it brings to the ones I love.


We must live & love every day as fully as we are allowed. And, look forward because that's the only direction you can go.


We will make an arrangement with a local colon cancer support group.


Multiple flushes of bloody stool, spontaneous initiation & resolution, over four hours in mid-December 2004. Analyzed by a PA to probably be a manifestation of diverticulitis shown on sigmoidoscopy 2 yrs before. Six weeks later further flushings resulted in ER admission to Holy Cross Hospital January 31, 2005.


Blood transfusion immediately, multiple tests, & scheduled colonoscopy resulted in surgery Feb 5, 2005, showing the presence of a tumor just above the appendix that had to be removed. A 2 foot long section of the colon was removed & the ends reattached. Biopsy showed stage 4 disease with metastasis to the peritoneum.




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April 29, 2008

Annette and the boys are here!Views: 712

David, Josh and Momma Annette are here with us!

Dad has had a rough day before they showed up.
His pain level is high and we are attempting to address it. His restless at night has been helped with being administered a different type of medication which is almost too effective (he is given 1/2 the dose prescribed and is out like a light) it relaxes his tired booty so he’s not up every hour with “unease”.

We had a great lunch date with a gang of Dad’s friends at Woodside Deli which is a swell deli/restaraunt where we all ate well and Daddy Lane had A LOT of whipped cream on his yummy pancake. A little be-lated B-Day celebration for the Oma-ski.

Photos will be posted in a later blog.

Daddy Lane is up and playing with the boys to the degree that he can, a sign that he is feeling a fraction better. I’m heading to a meeting tonight with a NVC (Non-Violent Communication) group that meets in DC and am looking forward to having a posse to gain insight and positive support from/with. I really liked the NVC workshop I did back home at the Center For Spiritual Living and dig the approach that they have with expressing needs and being very direct about clear communication of boundaries/limits without blaming or using judgmental wording.

With love and gratitude,
Tim-o-tayo

Sounds like spring is in the air and Daddylane is digging it! What fun to play with little people.

I am interested in the NVC workshop, sounds like good stuff

Thanks for the upbeat, update
Mac

Wow Daddylane IS Super cute. Its tough these things but he is lucky to have the support of a wonderful family. It looks like he is leaving quite a legacy of love.

So he can know his fan base I am a 28 year old, Black girl from MD, PG County.

He’ll be in my prayers.

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