Remembering Scott

While we were on our knees Praying that disease Would leave the ones we love And never come again   - "On the Radio" by Regina Spektor It's been 11 months. I'm continuing to make progress in my grief journey, but the upcoming one year anniversary and also memories from this time of year have been hitting hard lately.   Around this time 2 years ago, Scott had his first orthopedic surgery to stabilize his femur due to bone metastases. We were afraid of the toll the surgery would take on him, but Scott's recovery was surprisingly smooth (it helped that he had a world class orthopedic surgeon), he was hobbling on his walker within a few days of the surgery, and he resumed teaching remotely the day after he came home from the hospital. I thought he should take it easy, but he was determined to get back to his students as soon as he could. Soon he was scooting about the house and using his walker more as a comedic prop than a support.   A few weeks after that, he began