February Update

It’s mid-February, and Suzy and I have completed both doses of the Pfizer vaccine. I feel incredibly grateful that we were able to get them, and although we’re not suddenly free to return to normal, I can imagine things slowly beginning to change. Perhaps soon I can go to the driving range, or we can […]

A Month or Four

Time has both flown by and crept along. It’s been four months since my diagnosis and one month since my last treatment. It’s been an up and down few months. To be honest, it’s hard to even remember much of it. First, an update, then my learnings. UPDATE — Suzy and I are both doing […]

Yellow Underwear — The Key To A Great Year

(This is Suzy.) If you read Steve’s New Year’s post, you know we went all-out for New Year’s Eve. Or as all-out as possible when Steve was still not eating real food and it’s the midst of a pandemic. Trying to give ourselves the best luck for 2021, we celebrated with some Colombian traditions that […]

Next up, Chuckbox

I have some good news. We went to appointments at the Mayo. Everything looked great with Medical Oncologist (chemo), my blood work looked good, the Radiation Oncologist, every thing good. Even more amazing, we had an hour or so break at lunch time and decided to get lunch at Freddie’s Steak burger. I planned on […]

Real Food!

Eggs, oatmeal, cream of wheat, bacon, waffles, pizza, grilled cheese sandwich. That’s a list of things of I’ve eaten in the past few days. Not a full meals’ worth of any of them, but REAL FOOD! It’s been over two weeks since my last treatment and I’m feeling better every day. My neck is nearly […]

Lists and Non-Advice Advice

(This is Suzy, Steve’s wife and caregiver.) If you’re a friend reading our blog, this isn’t going to interest you much. This is more for the cancer patient who stumbles upon our blog in the future looking for some helpful info. It’s long and detailed because it’s what I was looking for when we started […]

Yellow Brick Road – Can Almost See Oz!

It’s January 4th, and I feel like things are looking up. It’s been eleven days since my last treatment, and my first week with no appointments. Things are going well. My neck is very much better, with perhaps 50% of area healed thanks to Domeboro Soaks, Xeroform, Lidocaine and Aquaphor. Thanks to the nurse who […]

Happy, but confused

I’m writing this on New Year’s Eve, a week since my last treatment. I’m totally confused. Shouldn’t I be happier? Shouldn’t something be improved? I have to tell you, I’m very easily frustrated. I had trouble taking pills a few nights ago, and it was really bad. My frustration just came to the surface and […]

Gratitude

I sit here, five days after my last treatment. I can only think of how grateful I am. My beautiful wife Suzy was by my side, taking care of me every step of the way. Lee and Heidy hung out with me as much as possible, and we talked with Eric and Irene often. Their […]

Team Fleury

(This is Suzy.) I want each one of you to know that you’re a treasured part of Team Fleury. What started as a offhand statement from Steve’s radiation oncologist has become a real thing. He called us the “Mr. and Mrs. Fleury Team” when complimenting Steve and me on following directions at home, and from […]