Thanks guys - it's just what ya gotta do. You would do the same for your loved one.
He would be cactus trying to do all this on his own.
At our first meeting with our Onc for hubby, I gave her a list of his achievements as a top triathlete (including winning Triathlon World Championships just 4 years ago at age 80.) I also gave a brief history of his running career over the last 65 years, representing the 4 countries that he's lived in (before he took up Triathlon & represented 2 countries!)
This was so she didn't just look at him just as an 'old man' who "wasn't worth salvaging" or working hard for. His condition is also very rare - she's never seen another man presenting with his type of cancer (Diffuse Signet Ring adenocarcinoma) and the spread that he has - so she is trying even harder to make a difference - as it may also help her in treating someone else further down the track.
She then googled him and was in awe of all his achievements - and is being very proactive in his treatment .... He's been interviewed & documented by the ABC, a live interview on one of the Sports Radio Stations, written up in the Seniors Magazine, had articles in our local rag numerous times and was the 'feature story' in our newest Town Rag (as all the other papers stopped printing, so a triathlon buddy started her own local paper instead!)
Many thanks for all the hugs - I am going 'ok' - we are not at the stage where we need in house help or anything ..... and I can still duck out for a fish now & then & leave him on his own for a few hours - tho will be monitoring him closely over the next week to see how he goes after the chemo. In 2010, he used to get very weary at about Day 4 & put himself to bed for a couple of days ..... but this was just a 40% dose to see how he goes first up .... next one may be stronger, depending on how he goes.
If anyone asks him 'how are you'? He just replies "I'm FINE!" Tho the other day mentioned to me that apparently he had some sort of disease ..... so I just said, "Well you're doing OK just now, so keep doing what you are doing!" xx
