Full rehearsal of the Celebrate America show last night. I am always impressed by the number of good, young dancers and singers who give their whole summer to rehearsing a major endeavor like this. Invariably they are so grateful that now they can hear a live band roar behind them rather than just the rehearsal piano that they’ve had all summer. Their joie de vive is infectious. Some of the music is kicking our butts however, with a 3-hour rehearsal this afternoon we’ll sort out the rough bits. When I get home I am too wired to sleep, so I read for a half hour. This morning my chops are all swollen. I may have to medicate and maybe ice a little before today’s rehearsal.
Our section leader’s wife has just entered the system in a larger way than me. Headaches and other symptoms led to the location of a mass behind her nose. The surgery couldn’t get all of the tumor since it apparently involved the pituitary gland, so she will have to undergo focused radiation treatment in addition. Poor lady. There is always someone worse off than yourself. The fact that I am symptom free is astonishing to me. With the absence of abnormal readings on the LDH assay I once again hold out hope that we have spotted this thing at the absolute beginning and that it can be beaten because of that. But I am ready if the marrow shows up bad. Still waiting on that report. It hasn’t shown up on my health site. AbJ not forwarding everything to Mike Stones???
Recent contact with two friends both with different cancer diagnoses and both presenting initially at Stage IV. Both are alive and well and leading relatively normal lives. Not to say they haven’t had rough spells of treatment, but it is nice to see that they are upbeat and pretty healthy.
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