love on otto-matic - lyrics and music by Paul Turner
we share our music, we share our soul
we share a future only our children will know
so much time wasted thinking life’s so hard
with love in our hearts we will always go far
its not hard and you won’t regret it
just reach out and grab it
we’ve got to turn our dreams into our habits
and put our love on otto-matic
they want a part of you- to go
they can’t take the heart of you - no no
this gift you’re given will never
compare to the gifts you give which last forever
its not hard and you won’t regret it
just reach out and grab it
we’ve got to turn our dreams into our habits
and put our love on otto-matic
one man’s sunset is another’s sunrise
so take a look from that other mans eyes
to climb a mountain, to touch the sea
to fall in love, that’s what life should be
its not hard and you won’t regret it
just reach out and grab it
we’ve got to turn our dreams into our habits
and put our love on otto-matic
its not hard and you won’t regret it
just reach out and grab it
we’ve got to turn our dreams into our habits
and put our love on otto-matic
and put our love on otto-matic
and put our love on otto-matic
and put our love on otto-matic
and put our love on otto-matic
Otto is out of surgery and it looks like things are in place to give him a bit of relief. The doctors hope the procedure will help drainage and let Otto return to normal color and to normal health. Well, as normal as he can get to pre-chemo. Hopefully he will be released from the hospital by Wednesday.
Keep the thoughts and prayers coming. A couple of text and emails tonight definately put a smile on his face. Give Thanks!
Much Love,
Lee
Greetings My Friends and Family!
Let me start by thanking all of you that have been reaching out over the past few weeks with notes, calls, emails and texts; all wishing me well and reminding of the Army of LOVE that I am surrounded by…it has given me immeasurable strength and determination to fight this fight as fully as I can…it also reassures me that this is just another chapter in a Long and Vibrant Life! I wish I had the time and energy to respond to everyone, but lately it’s been impossible, but please keep’em coming, it helps! Give Thanks…
My last posting was over a month ago, the day of my “Post Round One CT Scan”…and I promised to share results when they were available; we did well. The overall tumor burden was reduced approximately 15% and there was no visible advancement of the disease…I was thankful for that, but honestly had expected more. As I’ve said here many times; I thought chemo would be a lot worse than it has been so far, but you gotta’ realize; it’s still pretty brutal and a lot to endure on a daily basis! So, I guess I was hoping for more progress…I mean come on, why not 50%? Regardless; I do remain thankful that we are moving forward.
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It was amazing to see how Otto handled the first round of chemo. He skipped the anti-side affect drugs and most often walked to and from his infusion sessions. Doctor Ko was surprised when Otto in Oliver Twist fashion said “Please Sir, my I have some more?” When two weeks ago; Otto wanted to up the dosage to kick this cancer in the butt and really speed up his recovery!
The day of the infusion, Otto’s blood work came back with some deltas that needed to be addressed. (more…)
What a great time had by all!
Couldn’t have asked for a better day and a more special occasion. Cops, pepper spray and a parade of pregnant ladies. Who would’a thought?
Otto whooped some a$$ on this um…8 mile hike. Thank you to RobKat, Shab, Ding Dong, Team Slye, Summer, Gayle, HLo, Flower and Kerry for all that you did to make this day happen!
Pictures are still coming in but here are a few albums.
Eve Diamond’s Pics Jennifer Steinle’s Pics Robert Katyal’s Pics
P.S. On the way back something happened that had me thinking about the sanctity of life and I can’t ignore it. Please, take a minute and mend a bridge today. Co worker, ex-BFF, or family member. Tomorrow would be great, but for now all we have is today.
Much Love, Lee
Spontaneous Remission DAY!!
Well folks, we are through the fourth round of Chemo and I’m still feeling GREAT…Give thanks! As with the last few rounds I decided to walk to and from the infusion center (6 miles; round trip!) seriously folks; I think this has had a lot to do with my success so far! I also firmly believe that in addition to the walking, my diet and herbal supplement protocol have been keeping me going and feeling as good as I do. Lastly, it’s all YOUR FAULT…yes, YOU! All of you in fact; I’m receiving so much loving support from friends, family and everyone else around me that I’m able to JUST focus on healing and feeling better every day. Thank You! Last week my friend Jen was out of town learning about a new healing technology that sounds very interesting…but that made room for a special treat; last Thursday I received an amazing massage from my partner Indra, then we enjoyed a great restorative Yoga class at the Yoga Tree together…Give Thanks!
So; today is my third CT/PET Scan…Yes, I get to go back into the big donut! If you read the previous postings about the scans you’ll know that it’s a pretty simple/straight forward procedure. As always, information is power and I’m eager to learn how well the chemo and other healing practices I’m employing are working! The scan will be compared to the last pre-Chemo scan and they will be able to determine the current state of the disease in my body…I get the results next week and will be sure to let you all know how we did.
I do have one favor to ask: Please take a moment today to “Give Thanks” for all the amazing gifts we are given in this life and the beauty that surrounds us…and then think SPONTANEOUS REMISSION!!! Yep, if we all focus our collective energy and intention before and during todays scan, this whole thing could be behind us by next week…now that would be SWEET! Huh?
Have a great day, much Love and Gratitude to every one of YOU!
Give thanks,
Ops~
Hello my Friends; yes it’s been a while…but I’ve been pretty busy! As you know, my full time job these days is managing my journey back to complete health and real healing. Part of that process lately has been the chemotherapy. I’m now through three rounds and feel like I’m Thriving rather than Surviving this process so far. Fortunately it hasn’t disrupted the rhythm of normal life completely and I’m feeling great and have remained super active! Give thanks!
As you know from Lee’s last post we all went up to Tahoe the week after my first infusion. It was a great trip and yes, a LOT of fun to go Snow Boarding for a day. Like I said, my energy has remained relatively high and I’m finding the more active I am the better I feel.
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I have old cell phones laying around, don’t you? Don’t fool yourself, you’re never gonna use your old phones again. When your current phone goes out you’re just gonna march right back in and get a reliable new phone.
What about an old iPod? You ever gonna use that again?
Purging is good for the system. And, we’re here to help. LA diva, Jessica Stockton, has set up www.phonesforotto.com/
Here you can find the value of your phone or iPod, print out return labels, and see all the proceeds go to our friend Otto.
Photos by Keri Cross
The monster snow fall this weekend allowed for a good break. It was nice for Otto to have a normal day. It is those normal days that help in his healing. I ate bacon, Otto ate eggs and oatmeal. Everyone could just relax and enjoy our time together.
Otto is the healthiest sick guy I know. Popping 2 dozen vitamines and suppliments a day, eating a strict healthy diet and having an implant in his chest for chemo took some getting used to. The big guy didn’t seem even a little sick and was thankful for the break.
It was great to have chef Courtney cook a fantastic meal, us all taking to the hill in 2 feet of fresh pow-pow and Arian digging tunnels into and out of Evan’s house. I was so thankful for this weekend and will add it to my file of Otto stories.
It is important to keep him movin’ and groovin’ so if you have time to take Otto for a walk or mini adventure, drop him a line.
Much Love and Give Thanks!!!
