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Welcome to To the Moon and Back, a shared diary of one couple’s journey with melanoma. This diary will show both perspectives of the journey, Rich’s perspective as the husband/patient and Lynn’s perspective as the wife/caregiver. We hope that what we share will be of interest to other couples who have embarked on similar unplanned journeys, whether it be melanoma, other cancers, or any serious illness.
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Monthly Archives: March 2019
A shitty week
Warning: the following post contains references to poop, poop, and more poop. That’s just the kind of week that it was. I usually try to keep my posts here on the lighter side because I try to stay positive, and […] Continue reading
Genuine Empathy
I have a lot of respect for people within the medical community who have knowledge and expertise in their field; however, there is something else that I believe is quite valuable to patients. That is genuine empathy. I have worked … Continue reading
Birds of a feather
When life hands you melanoma, add chickens. Well, at least that’s we did this week. We’ve talked about “homesteading” for a while. For us city slickers, homesteading has mostly meant shopping the organic food aisle in the supermarket and going … Continue reading
Support
I went to a melanoma support group meeting tonight with Rich. We have been trying to go since he was diagnosed but something always seemed to come up on that one day a month. Maybe I should have waited to … Continue reading
A profile of courage
Cowardly Lion:Courage. What makes a King out of a slave? Courage.What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage.What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist or the dusky dusk?What makes the muskrat guard his musk? … Continue reading
A Man of Courage
I just spent the last hour and a half watching Rich sleep tonight. I noticed that my own breathing was in sync with his as I watched his chest rise and fall. Before I knew it I was filled with … Continue reading
The cost of living
What you see here is an itemized description of charges for my previous (7th) infusion of Opdivo and the associated labs, etc. Obviously, the big ticket item is the Opdivo itself. It is expensive stuff. Without the insurance adjustment, it … Continue reading
Wake-up Call
Seven months ago when the surgeon called to say that Rich had stage 4 melanoma our worlds crashed. I was full of fear. I didn’t want to lose Rich and I didn’t know how much time we had. I believe … Continue reading