Rudy and Denise: CTCA Call + New Dodge Challenger

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

CTCA Call + New Dodge Challenger

First - we got the call from CTCA today. Our "nurse navigator" is a male and he's a former firefighter for Coweta County and PTC. He was really nice and talked to Rudy and I for ages. Rudy felt really good after the call was over. We'll probably go over and take a tour sometime this week.

ALSO, Before Rudy was diagnosed, he ordered a new vehicle - a Dodge Challenger. Guess what came today... He is beyond thrilled. We just got home from picking it up. He is sooooo happy!

Life Can Change on a Dime

In October, 2014 my husband, Rudy, went to the doctor for what he thought was a mild case of bronchitis and it turned out to be stage 4 lung cancer. He passed away peacefully at 9:15am on May 7th, 2015. We had been married 36-1/2 years. I lost the love of my life.

We had lots of support from family and friends while Rudy was ill and those people have continued to support me as I try to make sense of life without Rudy.

This blog was originally started as a way to keep our loved ones informed of Rudy's journey. It became my journal. I had a hard time talking about how I was feeling, but writing about my feelings helped so much - it was a conversation with myself. If my friends want to know how I was doing and they were tired of hearing me say, "I'm OK", they could look here. But more than that, I found that this journal was help for others on a similar journey.