Dave’s Brain Cancer Journey ended on April 28, 2021 at around 8:35 pm. It’s been a rough road, full of bumps, detours, rough patches, potholes, and any other obstacle you can imagine put into our path. We knew in January where we would end up, but still hoped for a miracle. That miracle came inContinue reading “The End of the Road”
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Transitions – Closer to the End
I have a heavy heart this week. It’s been hard to live in a state of grief for so very long. We have grieved Dave’s loss of movement in stages. We grieved his loss of speech. We have grieved when we found out that he had brain cancer, and grieved so much more. It isContinue reading “Transitions – Closer to the End”
More Family Trauma
So, in addition to our Cancer Journey with Dave we have had additional family trauma over the last few months. I am waiting patiently for the good things to start happening to our family as we are getting worn down by all of the negative. It’s been hard to cope with all of the sadnessContinue reading “More Family Trauma”
Two Weeks of Hospice
Dave has been in hospice care for two weeks as of yesterday. During this time he has settled in nicely and is getting great care. He appears to be happy and engages when visitors are around. For the first week Dave was awake most of the day and very alert. When he arrived we madeContinue reading “Two Weeks of Hospice”
The Move
Today, March 30, 2021, turns another page in Dave’s cancer journey. We are nearing the end of this rollercoaster. Emotions have been all over the place as Dave slips further from us and the cancer takes its toll. I decided over the weekend that the move to hospice care was necessary for the continued wellContinue reading “The Move”
The Raw Truth, Glioblastoma is @#*%)!
November 17 oncology appointment was not happy news. Tumor is still growing, Dave is trying the next option.
A state of “We Don’t Know”
It appears that the first part of 2020 is going to be a state of “We don’t know”, “we need to wait and see” statements from our medical professionals. Kind of feels a bit like throwing spaghetti at a wall to see what sticks mentality. I’m sure that’s not what is going on, but itContinue reading “A state of “We Don’t Know””
Holiday Season | Progress
Dave returned home from the hospital in a “medically stable” state on December 12 in the afternoon. “Medically stable” meant that there had the seizures were generally under control and there was no good medical reason for him to remain in hospital. We were a bit skeptical as there were still focal seizures happening throughoutContinue reading “Holiday Season | Progress”
Set backs
Sicknesses continued to plague our immediate and extended family through the rest of Dave’s treatment. Seth got over whatever asthma thing he had only to get pink eye twice, and Dax ended up with some slight flu and pink eye as well. In addition to our family sicknesses, our extended family had to be voluntarilyContinue reading “Set backs”
Treatment and Changes
Radiation and chemotherapy treatment began on October 15, 2019 for Dave’s glioblastoma. It took until October 8 for us to find out what precisely this cancer was, which really isn’t that long if you look back on when this all started which was August 20. The first day was rough as the anti-nausea medication didn’tContinue reading “Treatment and Changes”
The Adams-Schlag Family 