Yup. Went from that to hospice now.

Stay ahead of it.

Thanks. I appreciate hearing from folks with good medical news.

Thanks, Buck. Some balance and walking issues today. You do what you have to do. Thanks for asking.

I am in no pain. It is expected but not for a while. Pain suppression works best when started early. I'm not up to that yet. Consider me on call.

You too. I'm afraid I'm so weak anything takes me down. I'm under hospice care now.

I heard he was a schmuck.

He reminds me of the "heavy" in a 1930s B-picture.

I loved that show. And the urbane participants.

As has been the case in the past I’ll tell you all about what’s going on when there’s something to tell. At the moment I’m weak and waiting.

That’s a painful way to go. With hospice I’m given the opportunity to stay just drugged enough to avoid the worst. And a guarantee I can die at home.

So, I’ve chosen how to die – out of pain. At the moment nothing is necessary. I feel fine.

Until I really need it (could be weeks… or months) a nurse visits once a week. I now have a walker, cane and oxygen.. Our refrigerator has the hard stuff, just in case. I am in no rush to die!

With treatment out of the question what do you do? If I do nothing the cancer(s) will kill me.

That will change over time

The problem is I’m too weak for chemo or any treatment for these new life-sized perils. So along with Helaine and Stef’s concurrence, I’ve made a difficult yet logical decision. I’ve entered home hospice care.

There are times I’m too weak to stand. Too weak for surgery with general anesthesia to help my voice (again). It’s the kind of thing you can’t imagine until you’re there yourself.

Recent PET scans show cancerous growths on my liver, lungs and pancreas. No pain nor any symptoms now.