Back to Buffalo

We are sorry for not giving news earlier.
All is well. And as always, thank you all for your messages of encouragement. The positive vibes work well across the ocean!

Florian has returned as expected Friday, November 21. Even if he was just glad to get out of the hospital (he had a huge smile as he crossed his hospital room door) he realized he was still pretty tired.
On Monday, he was at the bank and made a sandwich with Kirsten. He returned in the afternoon and took a nap.
During the week, he needed a much needed rests. Since it was Thanksgiving, he saw his good old buddies Vasily and Kyle.

He tried again to study but he complained of a "chemo brain" which does not really help to put it in a good way.
Thanksgiving, I was expected to make the stuffing, the gravy and turkey. He ate turkey for 48 hours non stop: the evening, night and morning. Visibly, left overs are the best for Thanksgiving. It should be added that the turkey was "marinated" for heures et n’était pas trop mauvais.
The weekend we went to hunt for a car. Amaury having made a total mess with his car by hitting a deer on the highway (just crumpled front end fortunately) and Florian got a new car since September, Amaury got Florian's car (which did not have the heart to separate completely from it) and Florian now has a 2013 Jetta. Coming from a 1996 jeep, it's a change.
Sunday night he returns to Buffalo with his new car!
Monday I got on the phone and he had to admit he was still tired. He said that he was not superman and needed time to recover.

Yesterday he had an exam for which he was unaware of because he had missed three weeks of the course, it was a bit of a stress because he had to do it and the teacher had not really listened to his excuses. During the next 2 weeks, it has all his final exams for the semester. Already during regular time it's not a very easy time but this time having missed three weeks of courses and not in great shape, the stress level is a little higher.

Today he had to go to Rochester to start chemo. 1 month ago, he had stopped all treatment because it was not going too well.
He explained his exam problems to the doctor, she told him she would call directly to his teachers to explain the situation. We regularly joke with her, saying that she is like a second mother to Florian: it has just been proven once again.

Florian was also afraid of losing his job has its irish pub if he does not return to work right away. Finally, after some discussion, he agreed to admit he could not study, and at the same time work. His doctor also gave him a letter of apology for his work saying he had to fight a "life Threatening infection" and was still recovering.


tl;dr Flo tries to be superman. Even if he's proved it before multiple time, he has to admit his body has some human limits. Lesson hard to learn when you're 22!