Bum Briefing #10
It’s been a while since we did a “bum briefing,” so we have a lot to share, but just haven’t sat down to write it all down. Frankly, this is the time in the marathon where we might be looking …
Bum Briefing #9
Chemotherapy makes you ponder a lot of things and also creates some strange emotions that are hard to reconcile. Like If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? Why do we drive on parkways and park …
MGW Shifter
Today I installed a MGW shifter in the Corvette. I thought I’d document it for anyone curious how it went or would like to do the same on their car. Here are some of the YouTube videos from MGW I …
American Muscle
I’ve wanted a Corvette since I was a little kid, playing with matchbox cars. It was one of those irrational things that’s stuck with me my whole life. I fell in love with convertibles in California when I was visiting …
Bum Briefing #8 – By Beth
Eric’s 7th round of chemo started on Monday. We met with Dusty, Eric’s primary oncologist, to review the results of his MRI and CT scans. The news was really good! Eric’s tumor has shrunk by about 70%, so it’s reacting …
Bum Briefing #7
Well this briefing will be.. brief as there aren’t many updates yet. There will be a lot to come as next week I get a MRI and CT scan with another eval by the oncologist team so the following week’s …
Bum Briefing #6
Hippo’s run faster than humans on land, they swim faster than humans in water, so the only way you’re beating a Hippo is during the bike portion of the triathlon. One of my friends has done the Iron Man triathlon …
Bum Briefing #5 – By Beth
So all of these Bum Briefings have been written primarily by Eric, but this time we are going to switch it up, and I’ll write this update from my point of view. Unfortunately, I’m not as funny as Eric… so …
Bum Briefing #4
I had the typical “scanxiety” before my chemo appointment. Given I failed the test the last time, even though I got the immune booster shots I wasn’t totally confident I’d pass this time. Thankfully the numbers came back and I …
Bum Briefing #3
For those who might not know, I was born in 1981. That has put me in an interesting demographic that a lot of people can relate to. The Oxford dictionary officially calls us Xennials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xennials and encompasses people born between …