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Joy

Hospice VLog September 9th

Zoned out in hospice

Hospice VLog September 9th

My mom and I, post Cats (1998) (we enjoyed it, Memory never leaves a dry eye in the house)

Hospice VLog September 9th

Elevator going up

Hospice Part 9, the final hospice video (but hospice videos will continue)

Adrift in a sea of stars

Hospice Part 9, the final hospice video (but hospice videos will continue)

Wheelchair drift racing

Hospice Part 9, the final hospice video (but hospice videos will continue)

Finger snap!

Hospice Part 8, I lost the joy for a moment

Blåhaj attack!

From 2024-08-12: Making Friends with the Darkness

James in the flowers

From 2024-08-12: Making Friends with the Darkness

A tearful reunion with Thomasin

From 2024-08-12: Making Friends with the Darkness

A BC (before Cats (2019))

From 2024-08-12: Cats (2019) is a Perfect Movie

Baby shark protects the pain pump and its supply of hydromorphone

From 2024-08-04: Hospice Part 4, conscious final goodbyes

Squishing with my squad

From 2024-08-02: Second Cancerversary Video

Hanging out in the hospice living room

From 2024-07-31: Hospice Part 1

One of my favourite bridges! Highway 17 at the Spanish river. Just look at those beautiful trusses.

From 2024-05-30: Northeast Cancer Centre

From 2024-04-13: Chemo course three over

Best room at the junk store

From 2024-04-13: Chemo course three over

At the marsh

From 2024-04-13: Chemo course three over

From 2024-04-13: Chemo course three over

From 2024-04-13: Chemo course three over

From 2024-04-13: Chemo course three over

At the zoo

From 2024-04-13: Chemo course three over

At the cancer centre on day 1 of cycle 6

From 2024-02-04: The magic anti nausea pill

Christmas kitty

From 2023-12-18: Chemotherapy, even more of the same and worse

My goose friend, Frigg

From 2023-12-18: Chemotherapy, even more of the same and worse

At the Big Nickle in Sudbury

From 2023-12-18: Chemotherapy, even more of the same and worse

No filters, all real life lighting

From 2023-11-05: The Return to the Chemo Suite

A deal with death

From 2023-11-05: The Return to the Chemo Suite

The best worst pillow that is no longer at Homesense because we bought it ❤️

From 2023-11-05: The Return to the Chemo Suite

A man with short hair and bushy facial hair lies in bed with an orange cat obscuring most of his head and all his torso

Big orange head ❤️

From 2023-10-11: Returning to the Chemo Suite

A man with short hair and bushy facial hair stands in a pumpkin patch with a vine holding several small orange pumpkins around his neck From 2023-10-10: Tips and Treatment

A man with short hair and bushy facial hair stands in front of an outdoor mural of Tom Tompson's painting "Northern River"

Huntsville has a lot of beautiful mural reproductions of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven's artwork. This is the one that I liked most as a photo with me in it (the painting is Northern River by Tom Thompson)

From 2023-10-10: Tips and Treatment

A man with short hair and bushy facial hair stands in front of a a rock outcrop on the side of the road, he is pointing to a horizontal gap that has weathered into the rock. The lower rock is grey and has no visible layers and is metamorphic, the upper rock has horizontal layering and is sedimentary

The Unconformity, near Burleigh Falls

From 2023-10-10: Tips and Treatment

A man with short hair and bushy facial hair stands in front of a forest waterfall

Hogg's Falls, Beaver Valley, near Thornbury

From 2023-10-04: Mortality

A man with short hair and bushy facial hair sits in a Muskoka chair, side eyeing a Parks Canada beaver logo stamped on it From 2023-09-04: Mortality

A man short hair and bushy facial hair sits next to a woman with a short rainbow mohawk in front of pink flowers From 2023-08-17: Treatment on pause

A man with facial hair and a felt sun hat has is standing with a pink dinosaur plush at a stuffed animal patio party From 2023-08-02: First Cancerversary

A man short hair and bushy facial hair stands in front of a brick and glass hospital building From 2023-07-31: Chemotherapy is life

A man is dressed in a t-shirt and hooded sweater vest stands next to a tree with large leaves From 2023-07-15: The staples are gone

A man is dressed in a t-shirt standing in front of a blue spruce From 2023-07-05: Recovering from major surgery

A man is dressed in a t-shirt and a hooded sweater vest, lying in a reclining chair, Photo 2 From 2023-06-21: Hospitalization is coming to an end

A man in a hospital gown and toque with geese on it lies happily in a hospital bed From 2023-06-18: Hospitalization is coming to an end

A man lies in a hospital without his glasses, he's wearing just the hood of a hoodie and hospital gowns, his beard has been cut asymetrically by the surgical team From 2023-06-15: A lot of updates, but not about cancer

A man sits in a computer chair with thin, fine dark coloured hair and a short beard and moustache From 2023-06-07: Everything is ready, I leave tomorrow

A man sits next to a black standard poodle, she is loooking at the camera From 2023-06-04: Trying to see everyone

A man wearing a blue shirt stands in front of a bush, left hand behind his head, and PICC visible From 2023-05-30: Last minute doubts

A man wearing a hoodie with the hood up stands in front of a bush with some yellow leaves From 2023-04-18: First surgical date scheduled

A man lies in bed, fully dressed, holding a small hamster Squishmallow, both look happy From 2023-03-05: We're moving on to surgery!

A man with sparse, short fuzzy hair sits in a car From 2023-02-01: A very chemo birthday

A man with thin, short fuzzy hair sits in a computer chair, the colour of the hair is hard to descern From 2023-01-24: I finally let go of my hair

A man stands in the bathroom, wearing both the hat and painted glasses From 2022-12-31: A lot to reflect on this year, a lot to hope for next year

A man with thin hair is wearing a green sweater and sitting on a couch with a white goose stuffed toy on his sholder, the photo is taken from the side From 2022-12-26: A day late but safe

A man with green hair wearing a brown corderoy jacket stands in front of a bright red bush looking happy From 2022-11-01: Wigs and synthesizers

A man is wearing a brown flat cap and black shirt, standing on a forest path From 2022-10-10: Being able to forget

A man with long green hair wearing a green long sleave shirt with a brown zippered sweater vest, a blue scarf and a brown flat cap sits leaning against the wodden safety bars on a bridge From 2022-10-10: Thanksgiving 2022

A man with long green hair stands in front of red and orange sumac leaves From 2022-10-10: First Thanksgiving after diagnosis

A man with long green hair stands in front of a sumac shrub which has leaves coloured from summer green to a bright autumn red From 2022-10-06: First visit to Mt. Sinai

A man with green hair wearing a swetter sits on the soft white sand, in the background Lake Huron and the Blue Mountains, the sky is bright with the colours of sunset From 2022-10-05: Tomorrow I visit Mt. Sinai

A man with long green hair stands in front of a tree From 2022-10-03: Back at the marsh

Photo is black and white, a man with long hair stands on a beach with choppy waters and a dramatic sky From 2022-09-28: I already know cycle two will be easier

A man with long green hair wearing a hooded sweater vest is on a boardwalk in front of coniferous trees missing bark From 2022-09-26: Things are already going better after one cycle

A man with green hair and a beard is outside after dark at the breakwater From 2022-09-14: The night before chemotherapy

A man with green hair stands in front of some swimming swans From 2022-09-11: A walk at the marsh

A man with green hair is standing outside an industrial building From 2022-09-06: Officially off work

A man with long dark hair and a beard sits in a computer chair From 2022-08-27: Post colonoscopy (with good results, given the situation)

A black standard poodle's nose and a man with black hair are visible From 2022-08-05: I told my parents today

Sitting in my car, waiting for my shift to start, photo 4 From 2022-07-28: First day at work post-covid

Some bonus photos I've taken and loved

An orange cat stands in a hospital room, at attention From 2024-08-12: Making Friends with the Darkness

An orange cat is curled up on a couch using a foot as a pillow, she looks restful and adorable From 2022-03-01: Treatment course two CT scan tomorrow

An orange cat sits in the space where drawers should be inside a side table From 2022-12-14: A good week

A few commercial buildings, lit by yellow streetlights and colourful string lights, its tacky and beautiful From 2022-09-04: Time is too much