tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post659752018265686570..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: See? I told you...Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-15941493725902066122012-10-24T23:27:32.987+02:002012-10-24T23:27:32.987+02:00Hilary,
"See? I told you..."
You'r...Hilary,<br /><br />"See? I told you..."<br /><br />You're the fourth one in four weeks.<br /><br />At the end of September, both my dad and a close friend began experiencing terrific pain in their ribs, back, and hips. Unfortunately both are dealing with a return of known localized prostate cancer, so the ache convinced them separately that a face to face with Azrael was right around the corner.<br /><br />Having had the Damn Stuff myself, I was chewing my nails along with them. The wife, on the other hand scoffed, calling us "man-babies."<br /><br />Well, both dad and friend had CT and bone scan. All tests came back negative. Turns out the pain in each case can be chalked up to degenerative arthritis of the spine, i.e., general oldness.<br /><br />As for me, the three year anniversary was last month, which means this month was time for my semi-annual visit to Dr. Oncology. Sitting there in the confidence inspired by boxers and backwards hospital gown, I was relieved to hear again his always laconic, "Whelp, PSA still undetectable." <br /><br />He says it that way at every visit, and every time I want to respond, "'Still?' Gee, can't we be a little more definite?"<br /><br />Anyway, at the end of all this, what did I receive from the wife but "See? I told you."<br /><br />May it ever be so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com