June Update

Thank you all for your patience.

Once I got back home to Edmonton from Victoria in mid-April, it quickly became apparent that mom was not going to be able to stay on her own any longer. She lost a lot of weight, and tires easily. I've been busy shopping, cooking, cleaning and taking her to doctor's appointments.

The days are flying by, and I haven't had a chance to get back to my blog. C'est la vie. I'm happy to be in a position to help mom out, and that is the priority at the moment.

A quick update: 

The pain in my groin turns out to be a double hernia. I have an appointment with the specialist for the end of July.

Since getting back home, I did a live-blood analysis, and the results were mostly positive. My inflammation level, however, which were already high at the start of my raw food diet in November, are even higher now. As a result, I decided to go for allergy test. The results should be in by mid-July.

The tumor in my neck which seemed to growing only marginally over the past six months, grew noticeably in the past week or so. Not sure what that means, so I've made arrangements to see the endocrinologist and surgeon to get their take on what's happening.

The calcitonin count, a rough indicator of the amount of cancer, is not yet back. It usually takes about a month, but it's been more than six weeks and nothing yet. I'm looking forward to seeing what the results are.

That's about it for now.

All the best,

Roch