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Happy Birthday, Marc

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J - 07 Mar 2008 11:59 GMT
Happy Birthday, Marc
Anything Apache'ish parked out front?  <smile>
J
Marc Bissonnette - 07 Mar 2008 14:45 GMT
> Happy Birthday, Marc
> Anything Apache'ish parked out front?  <smile>

Thanks, J  :)

Nope, nothing of the rotary-wing type parked out front (yet), but my wife
*did* just call from work saying she's getting the ingredients for lasagna
and garlic bread w/cheese tonight, so I can totally forgive the lack of a
helicopter :)

Did the mask and CT the other day at the General in Ottawa. That was pretty
cool. Had about a 40 minute wait in the waiting room and spoke to several
people there who were waiting for rad treatments. There was something
just... comforting, being in a room full of people who were there for the
same thing, who had similar thoughts/worries and all had an upbeat look on
things.

If I haven't mentioned it before: The staff at the Ottawa Cancer Centre are
all amazing. Haven't run into one single person who was rude, grumpy,
having a bad day or anything. The technicians who made the mask were a riot
- I think we had a few odd looks from the adjacent room from all the
laughing :)

Heard a positive thing from one of the patients there: He was there for his
28th radiation treatment for prostate cancer: Said he felt absolutely no
side-effects, no fatigue and he was still driving himself 100 km each day
for the treatments. That was *really* nice to hear.

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J - 08 Mar 2008 19:52 GMT
> > Happy Birthday, Marc
> > Anything Apache'ish parked out front?  <smile>
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> side-effects, no fatigue and he was still driving himself 100 km each day
> for the treatments. That was *really* nice to hear.

Excellent, excellent. I'm so pleased things are ticketyboo at the treatment
center for you.
Thanks for the update, Marc and glad you had a Happy Birthday.
J- loves that garlic bread and lasagna. :)
J - 11 Mar 2008 08:18 GMT
> Did the mask and CT the other day at the General in Ottawa. That was pretty
> cool. Had about a 40 minute wait in the waiting room and spoke to several
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> side-effects, no fatigue and he was still driving himself 100 km each day
> for the treatments. That was *really* nice to hear.

Err.. Is his palliative (dose)?
J
Marc Bissonnette - 11 Mar 2008 17:38 GMT
>> Did the mask and CT the other day at the General in Ottawa. That was
>> pretty cool. Had about a 40 minute wait in the waiting room and spoke
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> Err.. Is his palliative (dose)?

I honestly don't know - I just met the guy in the waiting room. He
certainly looked healthy, though - About early fifties, if I had to guess.
Seemed quite confident about his future, etc - All around nice, positive
guy who was planning quite the treat for the radiation staff when he had
his last treatment :)

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J - 12 Mar 2008 18:09 GMT
> >> Did the mask and CT the other day at the General in Ottawa. That was
> >> pretty cool. Had about a 40 minute wait in the waiting room and spoke
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> guy who was planning quite the treat for the radiation staff when he had
> his last treatment :)

That's good. :)
(my) Afterthought was that's it's curative, so please forget I asked.
Thanks.
J
 
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