December 2005

September 2010

Hi folks,

5 years ago at this time we were driving from Red Deer to Medicine Hat trying to sort out the news we just heard: Callum has cancer. 

In reflection of that time, I thought it would be interesting to look at some numbers that tell part of the story of the last 5 years (all #’s approx):

53 – doctor visits
82 – chemo treatments
124 – total days of chemo
40 – days of radiation
17 – CT scans
14 – MRI’s
1 – bone scan
2 – Gamma Knife surgeries
1 – echocardiogram
2 – PET/CT scans

1 - PICC line
2 – port insertions
3 – colonoscopies
1 – sigmoidoscopy
2 – cystoscopies
2 – surgeries
3 – biopsies
9 – x-rays
3 – ultrasounds
6 – blood transfusions
Countless blood tests, medications and supplements
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2- trips to Scotland
5 – anniversaries
1 - trip to Ireland
1 – trip to Dominican Republic
1 – our daughter’s wedding
1 - parents’ 50th Anniversary
1 – parent 80th birthday
1 – birth and 1st birthday of Cade, our Grandson (yeah!!!)
3 – trips to Mexico
1 – Lorna’s hole in one
1 – trip to Las Vegas
10 – concerts – major acts

Countless visits with family and friends!

George Bernard Shaw:
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

TTFN
Lorna