The Adequate Caregiver

After almost a year of tests with results that weren’t normal but also weren’t overly troubling, various gastrointestinal symptoms, and finally a prolonged bout with what was thought to be the stomach flu, Scott was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer of the pancreas and liver on August 21, 2008. I have been given the label "the well spouse" and I am therefore, also, the caregiver. I don't consider myself an excellent caregiver. But, I am not a terrible caregiver either. So, I am content to be the "adequate" caregiver. I am not settling for mediocrity. I am striving for it. We have a daughter, Maya, who was 6 1/2 when her dad was diagnosed. These are our stories about doing our best to maintain our sanity, live with the insanity, and enjoy each day, in the face of unbelievable challenges. I plan to share older posts I have previously written as well as new ones, as we continue on our amazing journey that happens to involve a really nasty disease.