Lynne is resuming her chemotherapy treatments today following her brain surgery on 14 Jul 2010. The chemotherapy agent is changing to BCNU (bis-chloronitrosourea). Lynne has been feeling a little lethargic for the last several days so I called the doctor yesterday to order some blood work to see if any was amiss and to ensure that her body was ready for this dose of chemotherapy. The results indicate her blood levels are in good shape.
Lynne has not had any of her regular labs since before her last surgery. Lynne and one of the lab managers have become quite close over the last three years, since Lynne has blood drawn every week or so. When we arrived, I saw some tears flow as she was concerned about what had happened to Lynne because we had not been in the lab for nearly three months. Lynne touches lives no matter where her journey takes her. Her home nurse said yesterday "to know Lynne is to love Lynne" and that after only knowing Lynne for three weeks.
Joyce, our friend from Connecticut, arrived Wednesday just in time for Jessica's departure to Las Vegas for a little R&R and a birthday celebration. It's always enjoyable to see what a good time that Lynne and Joyce have while together. I also appreciate the help more than words can express.
My 25 years as a Motorola employee is nearing it's end. Nokia-Siemens Networks announced the purchase of the Motorola Networks business in July. The regulatory approvals are underway. I expect the acquisition to prove beneficial for both companies. I am already busy trying to understand what the acquisition means in terms of the information systems. No small task given the size of the corporations. Such events always provide the opportunity to learn new skills and acquire knowledge. I enjoy learning, so I look forward to the challenge.
Last Sunday, the seven year old Samsung DLP made an awful noise and switched from a high-def color television to a high-def black and white. Jessica wondered aloud how deprived her parents must have been when black and white was the rage. Unfortunately, the TV also presented a small sync problem that I was concerned could possibly induce seizures for Lynne. (I can justify about anything that I really want.) I took a trip to Best Buy the following day and looked at the Samsung 3D systems. Since they did not provide drool cups with the purchase, I chose to forego the 3D option for now and ended up down-sizing to a 58" plasma. Since all of the new equipment supports HDMI interfaces, I had to upgrade the audio/visual receiver in the process. I also upgraded my Logitech Harmony remote to the 1100 model, which resembles a gaming console with a color touch screen to control the features for each device in the system. It's great being geek. Lynne, thanks for the 31-years anniversary present.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Darryl
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Glad to hear that Lynne is progressing well following her surgery. Also, happy you were able to "solve your TV problem" -- ho! Your "sync" problem was valid when someone in household has seizure problem. Sounds like you made some good sane choices and I am sure you will both enjoy it very much. We have two sons - in - law who think "geekism" is a pretty good thing, and sometimes the old geezers benefit from that and are grateful.
Love you guys,
Oleta and Joe
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