Ken Satterlee
Born – 3/24/1938
Died – 4/7/2014
Bev Satterlee
Born – 2/12/1940
Died – 9/7/2014
Journal Entries
Do you ask your doctor questions?
Dad is doing the same. No better, no worse. He has been in the hospital nine days now and there are no answers for what is wrong and why he isn’t getting better. Every day I see him I ask…
Hanging out with Dad
Spent a bit of time today with dad at the hospital. I feel bad that we can’t give him more attention. It must get lonely there without family around. Thankfully he gets human contact by way of the nursing staff…
Can you believe its been a month…
Yep, I started this blog one month ago. Time flies when you are having fun eh? I am glad that I thought of keeping a journal of this journey. It has been helpful for me and for those that read…
Just Breathe
[getty src=”117039879?et=JJmWsufzzECCOQqkxq2kWw&sig=Fz5v2-N2ppFPJEO2-5hWlwTrWhEeCcmA-zGZfRtJVkA=” width=”400″ height=”669″] Seems simple huh? We hear this command a lot from the nurses every time the dang vital signs monitor alarm goes off. Dad spent most of yesterday and last night on BiPAP and was able to…
Sometimes it has to get worse before it can get better they say
I had heard that saying before, or at least something similar to it. I looked around online for an origin to the saying, but didn’t really find anything meaningful about it. In any case, I hope this is describing what…
Brain don’t fail me now (aka Chemo Brain)
[getty src=”460689423?et=ZqCsvgnnNkW3OUXiFFDhdA&sig=B2o9eQw6w9Ko0CHzxemP075kw5HiZP4aQpuqXQTx9Iw=” width=”414″ height=”483″] Catchy title for today’s blog eh? I will actually talk more about Chemo Brain after I give an update on dad’s condition. An Infectious Disease Specialist came to see dad today. He asked a bunch of…
Time to store an overnight bag at the ER
[getty src=”182178221?et=T_4PT6ZovEmzO_xfcG775w&sig=J3UrCsdwVjoGtrDAc9d6h8Rir782qmS95XP-yF5eUeo=” width=”493″ height=”416″] For the third week in a row I get to spend time at the hospital. I think ER and I are at that stage in our relationship that it needs to clear out a drawer for…
Cancer… I still hate you, but today was a good day!
Yes, that’s right, today was a good day. Mom was alert much of the day and didn’t sleep hardly at all. She, Andrew and I went on a little outing to Starbucks. We sat and talked a bit and had…
Cancer… I hate you!
[getty src=”143502335?et=20-egl_3NUSvW3igpkFNbQ&sig=itPreQO8_HVSeiQ1b_sLgGv5XgjGODbK27IuAA5kKfQ=” width=”507″ height=”407″] Forgive me if I practically skip over my parents condition and talk about my own. Mom is the same and dad seems to be getting a bit worse. We are hoping to get a call tomorrow…