Tales from the Bush in Quebec

Bird & Fran. He's a happy Bird!! When I got my e-mail from Kilroy, asking to please take time to let him know what was going on, I realized how long it has been since I had last posted. The past few days have been rough. A week ago Friday, I woke to sounds of Bird wandering around in the house. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Photo courtesy of amzeyden in Photobucket The terrified scream came from behind me. I whipped around, my heart in my throat. It was a young girl standing some distance away, her arms waving madly. She was staring off to her right as she screamed...and screamed again! I glanced quickly in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Look at this -me with my 3 kids. Now how can anyone not SMILE with a family like this? LOL! The boys are cutting up as usual....my best friends!! SMILES to y'all Luv from the Bush in Quebec Sign in to see full entry.

Bird with his daughter, Josette. Tee-hee - he seems to bring out that feeling in all of us. Not so long ago I blogged about the ‘You can’t swear! You’ve got hair!’ episode, which is now one of our inside family jokes. I think every family has them. They occur spontaneously and, at later opportune... Sign in to see full entry.

Ah – the interwoven yellow and orange and red of a crackling wood fire – the return of the season where we sit and bask in its cozy warmth. The chimney sweep paid us his yearly visit yesterday (actually, it should read I paid HIM for his yearly visit yesterday!). He was no longer done and gone than... Sign in to see full entry.

When scans showed that the lung tumors are growing in spite of radiation and chemo injections, the doc prescribed an oral chemo called Tarceva. It is terribly expensive but is “the last resort” (the term the doc used). Because Bird was already on a disability pension, the government agreed to pay... Sign in to see full entry.

Hi folks, I'm too tired to write alot, but I do want to thank you all so much for your support and prayers. Bird continues to be astounded that people he doesn't even know are pulling for him, and that you care. He wants me to say THANK YOU, and to tell you he thinks you're all 'okay good people',... Sign in to see full entry.

The doctors have prescribed oral chemo called Tarceva for the Bird. I have to handle it with gloves and a mask on ( ) because it is that dangerous, it seems. The numerous side effects sound worse than the disease...BUT....I googled success stories for it, and am very suspicious of what I am reading... Sign in to see full entry.

Just to let you all know that I am in here clicking...and reading...and clicking...and reading. It's too late at night...or early in the morning...to make many comments. I'm usually wiped out by the time I DO get in here - which means the possibility of major typos. I refuse to put it to the test.... Sign in to see full entry.

The nights are the hardest. I shouldn’t hear him breathing from my bedroom, but I do. I can tell when he is sleeping, or the minute he sits up, laboring to get air. Although rasping, the cough is also muted because his lungs are so full and his throat is so swollen. The hospital bed rented from the... Sign in to see full entry.