Doctor Visit, Dan & Mario and The Guys

Doctor Visit

Ed had a great visit with Dr. Siegel today and things are moving forward.  He commented on how good Ed looked and he is pleased with his tolerance of the drugs.  Monday, the 28th, he will go back to start treatment number 4 and he will have the CT scan then.

Dan & Mario

Dan called the other day to check up on Ed and to tell him there was a package coming from Mario Lemieux.  Ed was nuts with wonder and all day he kept looking out the window and the door – watching for the UPS truck.

Finally, the rumble of a truck!   As he looked out the window he saw the driver go passed our door and up the other street.  He ran to the door (haven ‘t seen him move that fast in years) and finally saw the truck swinging into our driveway.

This is what was in the box:  a signed Mario Lemieux Penguins jersey.

He’s also holding a hat that he asked Dan to get signed by Mario a while ago.

It is awesome and we can’t thank Dan enough for going to all the trouble to get this for him.  It made his day and I know, if he could, he would have taken the jersey to bed with him.

Thanks Dan – you are the best!

The Guys

The four guys – Tim, Andrew, Bob and Ed have been getting together for a few years on Monday nights for pizza or burgers across the street at Joey Garlic’s restaurant.  Many visits were missed due to various reasons but last night the decision was made to meet.  Of course Ed wanted to go but I told him I didn’t think it was a good idea.  He wasn’t listening to me but, thank goodness, the guys all emailed him and told him they would miss him but it wasn’t good to be out – especially in a crowded restaurant.
Kim came up with a great idea and said maybe the guys could come over to our condo, bring the pizza and spend some time together.  That is what they did and it was a total surprise to him.  I know he enjoyed that evening and he was in such a good mood today – thanks to everyone for making a ‘shut-in’ a happy man.