We are excited for the opportunity to bring Wade's life-long community together to celebrate this larger than life and truly unforgettable man. Every one of you was dear to Wade and we look forward to seeing you as we share the memories, joy, and love that he brought us all. We will be hosting a … Continue reading You’re invited
It is with great sadness but overwhelming gratitude that we write to inform you that our beloved Wade passed away on Wednesday afternoon, December 2nd, surrounded by his family. His peaceful passing was a gracious end to his long and heroic battle with cancer and exactly how he would have wanted to finish the final … Continue reading A message from the Otey family…
...,...,...This is a Communication Update...,...,... (Lots of punctuation marks so that you know it is me) It’s only taken an hour to type this out, (to here!) so those that know my condition know that it is only me that could type this. I am listening to a great deal of music these days. Right now … Continue reading My (near) last communication
September 22 We all come with an expiration date, some of us get to live a full life, some get an incurable illness, some get cancer as a child, some don’t make it out of the womb. I have been lucky, met the love of my life, lived a full life with her, had fun, … Continue reading The road is long
When this blog started the purpose was to keep anyone, that would be interested, up to date on my Long Ride. Fighting cancer is an all-out war, some battles you lose, some you win, and some battles you wonder. If you’ve noticed, is has changed to a series of short stories in which I try … Continue reading We’ll take the good news as we can…
The house where we lived for 18 years and raised the kids, on Town & Country Drive in Charlotte, is gone now. A developer bought it from us “as is”, to tear down and replace with a McMansion, a really ugly one. This gave us freedom from inspection and allowed us to remove any attached … Continue reading ROAD TRIP!!! (in my best John Belushi voice)
We are two months into self-isolation and it's very upsetting for me to witness Peggy standing at the living room window staring aimlessly into space with tears running down her cheeks. It breaks my heart to see her like this. I've thought very hard of how I can cheer her up. I've even considered letting … Continue reading Rules are Rules…
Are you nervous about the future? Are you nervous about your health situation? Do the current times cause you to pause and reflect on your life in a meaningful way, with one or two teaspoons of smirking denial? Has the thought bubble appeared over your head recently with the caption; “It will never happen to … Continue reading Welcome to my Shit-Show…
Sometimes old adages don't make the sense they do when they are first adopted by the human condition, it's the philosophy of the old adage, (heeheehee) 'to every rule there lay a perfectly logical exception.' We are changing horses in midstream. After review by the interdisciplinary tumor board in Hopkins - Baltimore, we are switching … Continue reading Horse Change…in midstream, of course.
Meeting with our Oncology team today gives us what all of us look for, either creating it through your own efforts, or coming upon it when you sense despair. They gave us hope. The CT from Friday was a mixed bag, the centerline tumor shrank, the lungs are all clear of any nodules or tumors. … Continue reading A quick update…this is a roller coaster worthy of a 1st class amusement park
The Long Ride 