First, a very sad piece of family news. John’s brother, Martin Harry Molendijk, went to be with the Lord on January 31 after a short battle with cancer at the age of 52. Martin is survived by his beloved wife Lori, and children Emily (21) and Sam (18).
A busy week for Teresa – there was blood work on Monday, chemo treatment #7 on Tuesday, and then a radiology appointment on Wednesday. Still, the effects are less overwhelming than at the start of the treatments four months ago. The idea is to hit the patient hard at the start, and then ease off towards the end. For Teresa the light at the end of the tunnel continues to grow brighter.
Radiology is scheduled to begin around mid-April, about one month after the chemo treatments are over. Unlike chemotherapy, radiation therapy targets specific cancer sites, more like laser-guided missiles than chemo “carpet bombing” approach.
Since she’s feeling pretty well, Mom is thinking about taking that weekend pass to her own house on February 2 and 3. Marian and Lee are planning to drive down for a visit, as long as the threatening winter storm does not scuttle the trip. You sure don’t want to be on Highway 401 during a big snow storm.
This week we offer a trip down memory lane, and a tribute to Teresa’s late husband George. Click the left and right arrows below for some PowerPoint slides that Mom’s children created as a memorial to their dad.
Teresa’s grandson Chris Sloan recently wrote a touching essay remembering his grandfather. Click the link below for the Word document. (To return to this blog afterwards, just click the BACK button on your browser.)
Chris Sloan’s OPA essay
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From Marian and Lee,
Up here in Ottawa we are experiencing the same storm you folks in Toronto are having (have had?) Ours will go on through the night and we will have 25 to 30 cm. of snow by then. We are glad we made the right decision in not coming - it would have been a long, tense drive to TO. I spoke with my sister Eveline in Iowa on Wed. and she said the weather there had suddenly "turned" that afternoon - an incredibly icy, Arctic-like air mass (heavy winds, 60-70 km.per hour) was moving through the region. That must be some of what we have now!
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