Monthly Archives: July 2014

Nanaimo

Posted on July 15, 2014 by milerstimeblog

On the water again, finally! We left Ganges around 9:30 this morning and headed to Nanaimo, about 35 nautical miles away. Seas were good, another sunny beautiful morning. Went through Dodd Inlet at a bit of a low tide (didn’t … Continue reading →

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Update from Ganges

Posted on July 14, 2014 by milerstimeblog

Yesterday was another beautiful and hot day here on Salt Spring Island. We walked around the town for an hour in the morning then hung out on the boat for a couple hours. We heard some cheering from the Oystercatcher … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Salt Spring Island

Posted on July 12, 2014 by milerstimeblog

A beautiful day again today. The mechanic came back and told Darrel if he would take the fuel pump out, he would then take it to the other mechanic. Darrel spent a few hours taking that out and replacing the … Continue reading →

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Ganges, Salt Spring Island

Posted on July 11, 2014 by milerstimeblog

We had a good run up to BC. Missed the way into Bedwell for Customs, but only a few minutes out of the way. We smelled gas all the way after fueling up in Des Moines. Got to Ganges and … Continue reading →

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And we’re off!

Posted on July 11, 2014 by milerstimeblog

Darrel had chemo yesterday and started the new drug oxaliplatin. The biggest side effect with it is high sensitivity to cold. Has to wear gloves even to take something out of the fridge. Can’t drink anything very cold at all … Continue reading →

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Frustration

Posted on July 10, 2014 by milerstimeblog

Just needed to vent a bit. Darrel’s Washington Teamsters has been great in that they have been providing medical coverage for both of us since he went on disability. Last month, after talking to multiple people, we found out that … Continue reading →

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Darrel Update 7/9/14

Posted on July 9, 2014 by milerstimeblog

Went for the CT scan today.  Doctor called about 5:30 and said the results were not good.  The cancer was still growing in the liver mostly, despite the chemo. Darrel and I had already decided that we wanted to go … Continue reading →

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Darrel Update 7/8/14

Posted on July 8, 2014 by milerstimeblog

9:00 AM appointment with doctor today. Traffic was awful going in so we were 10 minutes late. The CA 19-9 results weren’t back yet when we met with the doctor. As he has said previously, the CT scan is the … Continue reading →

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Tumor Marker Update

Posted on July 1, 2014 by milerstimeblog

I emailed the nurse yesterday morning regarding the tumor marker test. She was able to see it on her end, and when I looked again, it was there. We never did get an email saying we had new test results. … Continue reading →

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