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Category Archives: Gary
NOLA Boy Needs Your Good Thoughts
NOLA Boy needs your best wishes. He took a sudden turn for the worse on Saturday, and has been in the hospital since then. We like to think like his blood type – B positive! The house is so empty … Continue reading
NOLA BOY – Magician
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Tagged Arizona, Gary, Lunch, Rubber Band, Soup and Crackers
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Chubby Cheekers
It’s been a long, hard, uphill slog, but NOLA Boy is now eating everything in sight – just like old times. He has gained back at least 15 pounds from the nadir a few weeks ago. Now that his mouth … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Chubby Cheekers, Eating, Gary, Portrait, Recovery
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NOLA Boy Wins Another Round
After six weeks of daily weekday sessions on the table with all of those screws holding him in place, NOLA Boy has come through another round smelling like a rose. Well, if he could smell, that is. His sense of … Continue reading
Four Tenths and Eight Tenths
After an incredible “pound a day” weight loss for three weeks, NOLA Boy, upon weigh-in yesterday, had actually GAINED four tenths of a pound! Doesn’t sound like much, but the down slide was becoming a very serious thing. This morning … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinnamon Roll, Eggs and Cheese, Gary, Scrambled Eggs, Weight Gain, Weight Loss
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Lookin’ Gooooood !!!
It’s been a bit over a month since the surgery, and NOLA Boy has had his ups and downs. The tumor was not benign, so there will be 33 sessions of radiation coming up. Meanwhile there are a lot of … Continue reading
NOLA Boy Goes for a “Hike”
The beautiful Arizona blue sky made going for a walk practically mandatory, so off we toddled. First half was downhill, but then . . . getting home required going uphill. This bench was in just the right place to rest … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Blue Sky, Cane, Exercise, First Hike, Gary, Gazebo, Walk
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Down by the River
It was in the mid-70’s here today, and the sunshine was glorious – AND – the moon was coming up. Time to grab the cameras and trundle down to the river to do some shutter snapping in that gorgeous late-afternoon … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon Light, Arizona, Camera, Cochise County, NOLA Boy, San Pedro River, Sightseeing, Tripod
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NOLA Boy is Eating Us Out of House and Home
Just a quick update to celebrate NOLA Boy’s gain of two pounds in only ten days. Here we have a typical lunch these days. He actually consumed this bowl of home made soup sprinkled with pizza topping cheese, a salad … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Cheese, Cheese Bread, Gary, Lunch Items, More Learning, Peperoncini, Salad, Soup
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NOLA Boy Meets Ciabatta Bread
French Toast is always welcomed by NOLA Boy. It’s in his DNA, I think. To that end, when we went up to Tucson last week for a medical appointment, we got a take-out lunch from Beyond Bread, our favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gary, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancho Chile, Arizona, Beyond Bread, Bread, Breakfast, Cheeseburger, Ciabatta, French Toast, Kitchen, Tomatoes
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NOLA Boy Gets a Day Job
His job? To stay alive and to thrive!!! And he’s doing an admirable job of both!
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Tagged Arizona, Computer, Day Job, Gary, Improvement, Office, Thrive
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NOLA Boy and the Owl
Just before Christmas the helicopter was flying NOLA Boy to the hospital in Tucson. In two weeks, I got him back. Another two and a half weeks, and the miracle boy is fresh out of the shower that he managed … Continue reading
NOLA Boy Defies All Odds
They took him away unconscious to the hospital next door. They helicoptered him to UMC in Tucson. Kidney failure. They told me to be prepared for the worst. Then, almost two weeks in the hospital, mostly in altered mentation, with … Continue reading
Hitting the Wall
This is NOLA Boy in 2006 in Washington State. It is one of my favorite pictures of him because it captures the incredible sweetness of this wonderful man. As many of you know, he has hit a wall of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Gary, Multiple Myeloma, Wall, Washington State
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Glaring Omission
There was so much going on with getting this piece of equipment onto our deck in the 100° heat yesterday, that I am mortified that THE MOST IMPORTANT fact was overlooked when I hastily announced how thrilled we are with … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Brother, Cover, Elliptical Trainer, Exercise, Gary, NOLA Boy
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NOLA Boy Rides Again
For most of his life, NOLA Boy rode his bicycle at least an hour every day. When we travelled full time, he found many adventurous paths to follow. But in 2006, things changed and this is the first time he … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Elliptical Trainer, Exercise, Gary
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Post-Op Feast
Not the first meal I made after coming home, but probably the most colorful! After hospital food for even just three meals, it was so good to be able to eat delicious food again. The quality of the food at … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gary, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Hawks, JOYCE, Pepper Steak, Spinach, Sunset, Twice-baked Potato
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NOLA BOY makes dinner
The cutting ceremony has come and gone, and I am home from the hip replacement surgery. Before going into the hospital, I pre-cooked a lot of food, and we have been taking advantage of our own in-home cafeteria-style food emporium. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Cheese, Cheeseburger, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Mushrooms, NOLA Boy, Tomato
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