Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Happy Birthday to Me....
Yes, today I turn 48 years old! And for the first time in my life, I just received roses for my birthday; I guess that's what happens when your wife is in London for your 'special day'. Tonight, the kids and I will go out for dinner but it won't be the same without our mom. Oh well, she'll be back on Saturday and she doesn't get many chances to go to London (for the record this was her first chance) so she might as well take advantage of it.
I thought about my mom this morning when I woke up. It's been over three years since she died and once again I'm going to miss getting that 'Happy Birthday' phone call. To be honest, there aren't many days when I don't think about her but its especially tough on the birthdays.
I'm kind of in a lull right now. I won't see Dr. Leming again until early December, I still get achy feelings but I've been able to do some excercising recently so that's been nice. It's been almost 6 weeks since I broke my rib; there is still a little soreness but nothing like the first several weeks. I've been able to excercise the past two weeks with little pain.
Our kids are doing well. We need Judd to start getting the college applications in...he's looking at several places including the University of Dayton, if it were my choice that's where he'd end up. Aaron just made first honors in school - I'll let him pick where we go for dinner tonight. And Abbey has decided she'll probably be going to Mount Notre Dame (MND) High School next year. She shadowed at Ursuline Academy yesterday and said 'it was OK but I probably won't go there.' I guess we'll see what she says after she shadows at MND.
It's been a lot of fun following the Buckeyes this year. The group of guys who I watch the games with and I all booked our flights for Phoenix and the BCS championship game which takes place January 8. I don't know what we'll do if OSU loses to Michigan, that would be catastrophic. I guess we'll just have to play a little golf in Arizona if OSU does the unimagineable and loses the season finale.
Other than that, life has been pretty normal for a change. My football team ended their season on Sunday...we had a tough year going 3-6. I'm not sure what I'll do next season; I'd like to continue coaching but I don't know if there will be any spots available. If not, I guess I'll 'retire'.
That's all for now! I'll be sure to keep you all posted! Go Bucks!!!
Vince
I thought about my mom this morning when I woke up. It's been over three years since she died and once again I'm going to miss getting that 'Happy Birthday' phone call. To be honest, there aren't many days when I don't think about her but its especially tough on the birthdays.
I'm kind of in a lull right now. I won't see Dr. Leming again until early December, I still get achy feelings but I've been able to do some excercising recently so that's been nice. It's been almost 6 weeks since I broke my rib; there is still a little soreness but nothing like the first several weeks. I've been able to excercise the past two weeks with little pain.
Our kids are doing well. We need Judd to start getting the college applications in...he's looking at several places including the University of Dayton, if it were my choice that's where he'd end up. Aaron just made first honors in school - I'll let him pick where we go for dinner tonight. And Abbey has decided she'll probably be going to Mount Notre Dame (MND) High School next year. She shadowed at Ursuline Academy yesterday and said 'it was OK but I probably won't go there.' I guess we'll see what she says after she shadows at MND.
It's been a lot of fun following the Buckeyes this year. The group of guys who I watch the games with and I all booked our flights for Phoenix and the BCS championship game which takes place January 8. I don't know what we'll do if OSU loses to Michigan, that would be catastrophic. I guess we'll just have to play a little golf in Arizona if OSU does the unimagineable and loses the season finale.
Other than that, life has been pretty normal for a change. My football team ended their season on Sunday...we had a tough year going 3-6. I'm not sure what I'll do next season; I'd like to continue coaching but I don't know if there will be any spots available. If not, I guess I'll 'retire'.
That's all for now! I'll be sure to keep you all posted! Go Bucks!!!
Vince
Happy Birthday to Me....
Yes, today I turn 48 years old! And for the first time in my life, I just received roses for my birthday; I guess that's what happens when your wife is in London for your 'special day'. Tonight, the kids and I will go out for dinner but it won't be the same without our mom. Oh well, she'll be back on Saturday and she doesn't get many chances to go to London (for the record this was her first chance) so she might as well take advantage of it.
I thought about my mom this morning when I woke up. It's been over three years since she died and once again I'm going to miss getting that 'Happy Birthday' phone call. To be honest, there aren't many days when I don't think about her but its especially tough on the birthdays.
I'm kind of in a lull right now. I won't see Dr. Leming again until early December, I still get achy feelings but I've been able to do some excercising recently so that's been nice. It's been almost 6 weeks since I broke my rib; there is still a little soreness but nothing like the first several weeks. I've been able to excercise the past two weeks with little pain.
Our kids are doing well. We need Judd to start getting the college applications in...he's looking at several places including the University of Dayton, if it were my choice that's where he'd end up. Aaron just made first honors in school - I'll let him pick where we go for dinner tonight. And Abbey has decided she'll probably be going to Mount Notre Dame (MND) High School next year. She shadowed at Ursuline Academy yesterday and said 'it was OK but I probably won't go there.' I guess we'll see what she says after she shadows at MND.
It's been a lot of fun following the Buckeyes this year. The group of guys who I watch the games with and I all booked our flights for Phoenix and the BCS championship game which takes place January 8. I don't know what we'll do if OSU loses to Michigan, that would be catastrophic. I guess we'll just have to play a little golf in Arizona if OSU does the unimagineable and loses the season finale.
Other than that, life has been pretty normal for a change. My football team ended their season on Sunday...we had a tough year going 3-6. I'm not sure what I'll do next season; I'd like to continue coaching but I don't know if there will be any spots available. If not, I guess I'll 'retire'.
That's all for now! I'll be sure to keep you all posted! Go Bucks!!!
Vince
I thought about my mom this morning when I woke up. It's been over three years since she died and once again I'm going to miss getting that 'Happy Birthday' phone call. To be honest, there aren't many days when I don't think about her but its especially tough on the birthdays.
I'm kind of in a lull right now. I won't see Dr. Leming again until early December, I still get achy feelings but I've been able to do some excercising recently so that's been nice. It's been almost 6 weeks since I broke my rib; there is still a little soreness but nothing like the first several weeks. I've been able to excercise the past two weeks with little pain.
Our kids are doing well. We need Judd to start getting the college applications in...he's looking at several places including the University of Dayton, if it were my choice that's where he'd end up. Aaron just made first honors in school - I'll let him pick where we go for dinner tonight. And Abbey has decided she'll probably be going to Mount Notre Dame (MND) High School next year. She shadowed at Ursuline Academy yesterday and said 'it was OK but I probably won't go there.' I guess we'll see what she says after she shadows at MND.
It's been a lot of fun following the Buckeyes this year. The group of guys who I watch the games with and I all booked our flights for Phoenix and the BCS championship game which takes place January 8. I don't know what we'll do if OSU loses to Michigan, that would be catastrophic. I guess we'll just have to play a little golf in Arizona if OSU does the unimagineable and loses the season finale.
Other than that, life has been pretty normal for a change. My football team ended their season on Sunday...we had a tough year going 3-6. I'm not sure what I'll do next season; I'd like to continue coaching but I don't know if there will be any spots available. If not, I guess I'll 'retire'.
That's all for now! I'll be sure to keep you all posted! Go Bucks!!!
Vince
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
A Year Later....
Today is the one year anniversary of the date I learned about having follicular lymphoma. So much has happened over the past 12 months but at the same time, the months have really flown by. Time did tend to creep along while I was getting treatments (January thru June) but now it's been almost 4 months since my last blast of chemo. Unbelieveable! At some point I may go back and read all the entries I've made to this blog as well as the messages I've received in return. Your comments and support have meant so much to our family, we wouldn't be where we are today without all of you.
I had an appointment with Dr. Leming yesterday. He is very pleased with my progress. The results of my scans from last week were great and now I have a couple months off before my next visit. At that time I'll get another maintenance treatment of Rituxin. As time goes on and things continue to be positive, the doctor visits should become less frequent. I'm feeling like I have all my strength back. Once my damn rib heals, I plan to get back into a consistent excercise routine. It's been almost three weeks and the rib is still giving me some problems...it's been quite a while since I've felt somewhat healthy. Once I no longer have pain in my ribs, I'm going to work to get back to feeling healthier.
At any rate, today is a big day and every October 4th from now on will be a big day. I thank all of you for your prayers and support of our family. I thank my family for taking care of me, keeping me company, making me laugh, for helping me take my mind off many of the things I've had to go through. I still don't look at this chapter of my life as a blessing but I am blessed to have all of you in my life and so much love in my family. May God continue to bless us all.
Vince
I had an appointment with Dr. Leming yesterday. He is very pleased with my progress. The results of my scans from last week were great and now I have a couple months off before my next visit. At that time I'll get another maintenance treatment of Rituxin. As time goes on and things continue to be positive, the doctor visits should become less frequent. I'm feeling like I have all my strength back. Once my damn rib heals, I plan to get back into a consistent excercise routine. It's been almost three weeks and the rib is still giving me some problems...it's been quite a while since I've felt somewhat healthy. Once I no longer have pain in my ribs, I'm going to work to get back to feeling healthier.
At any rate, today is a big day and every October 4th from now on will be a big day. I thank all of you for your prayers and support of our family. I thank my family for taking care of me, keeping me company, making me laugh, for helping me take my mind off many of the things I've had to go through. I still don't look at this chapter of my life as a blessing but I am blessed to have all of you in my life and so much love in my family. May God continue to bless us all.
Vince
