Author Archives: jaltman81

One thing I haven’t addressed is the Clinical situation we were in during the fall of 2016. From the very beginning, we were told that there were multiple tumor sites, including the liver, sternum, and lymph nodes, in addition to … Continue reading →

Some more memories of Fall 2016: Lynette became a part of a “Dream Group” in 2007, a group of women who processed their dreams under a Jungian rubric. This became her primary “outside of church and family” community. They met … Continue reading →

It’s been about a week and a half since I last shared memories of Lynette’s cancer journey. For the late summer and fall of 2016, the protocol for her was chemotherapy infusion every three weeks. A week after infusion, she’d … Continue reading →

Thursday, August 25, 2016 was Lynette’s first day of chemotherapy. I found out much later that the particular TYPE of breast cancer Lynette had was HER2 Positive Inflammatory Breast Cancer. The MAIN chemo drug she was to be on was … Continue reading →

An excursus on chemotherapy: I have limited time this morning to tell OUR story of beginning chemotherapy, but I offer these “non-scientist” thoughts: For over 50 years, the three ways to deal with cancer have been 1. Cut it (surgery) … Continue reading →

August 21, 2016-On this day two years ago, Dr. Olivia Hightower came into our lives. She was the Medical Oncologist the surgeon had said he would be consulting. The biopsy taken the previous day would still have to be examined … Continue reading →

Af m00u762t68 1i09167hu9t4i6mca  · Shared with Public I somehow made my way back to Lynette’s hospital room to wait for her. I there let loose with something I ALSO had encountered many times from the other side: Shrieking, loud, inconsolable crying. One … Continue reading →

Two years ago today, I woke up and checked with Lynette and Sarah by phone. We decided I should go ahead and cook Luke his usual Saturday breakfast of bacon and waffles. I did that and sent an email to … Continue reading →

Shared with Public We arrived at the ER at Memorial Hospital in the late afternoon. I don’t recall that there was much delay in getting Lynette back to a room. The nurse who took us in was quite insightful. She … Continue reading →

on Altman oodtspeSrnct6sc0u9uf 0u21228it9,tul 10hf22Agaifh4g1291c0ttuh  · Shared with Public Two years ago today, my concern was getting our 2011 Nissan Altima from Pat Peck Nissan in Gulfport to a repair shop. The transmission was out. If you’ve ever had to replace a … Continue reading →