Hi, CrystalD.
Your name is on the list, and you should be receiving pings.
How are you? How is everything? I hope everything is going well.
I have cancer again. This time it’s colon cancer. Invasive Moderately Differentiated Adenocarcinoma.
The tumor appears superficial (not penetrating beyond the intestine). I’ll have a couple pre-op sessions next week, then surgery around the end of this month.
Doc said he doubts chemo will be needed, or appropriate. We’ll talk more about it later.
My biggest worry right now is who will care for Hubby while I’m in the hospital. The stroke in ‘08 left him unable to care for himself. TriCare won’t pay for a nursing home. I’m checking with the VA, but that doesn’t look promising either. Medicare will pay for in-home skilled nursing an hour or so per day. He’s insulin dependent, so I think they’ll come in to administer each of his shots (morning, night and before each meal). I’ll have to prepare meals in advance, and hope he doesn’t gobble them up too quickly.
I really resent that after he served 21 years in the Infantry, pays for TriCare Prime to cover the health care he already earned, and pays for Medicare to cover what he’s already paying TriCare for, he’s not covered for one lousy week of respite care.