How is He Still Smiling?

May 22, 2017by Debra Scoresby Palmer

Originally posted May 22, 2017

May 11, 2017

Pace’s Dairy Ann… a favorite establishment from his teenage years for a “Rainbow” (cherry Icee with soft serve ice cream) and a Pastrami sandwich.

Tony smiling at Pace’s Dairy Ann

No more taste buds on the tongue after surgery, so he’s trying to make the most of the time he has left in spite of the difficulty and pain he endures to get it down.

We met with two surgeons, some of their support staff, a speech therapist and a social worker. The magnitude of what is happening is beginning to sink in and it’s dang scary.

How is he still smiling?

#imarriedsuperman

May 22, 2017

Huh? We are supposed to be packing to go to Salt Lake for surgery and he’s like…

Tony working on a last minute project

Last Minute Project

That red barn in the background is our chicken coop. Tony built it several years ago and then modified it a couple of years ago. He put the nesting boxes on the outside to give the growing flock more room on the inside.

Last Meal

He checks into the Huntsman’s for surgery at 6 am and can’t eat or drink after midnight, so breakfast at Village Inn it is! (Can you see that he left his readers in the car, so he had to borrow mine? Ha ha)

Last meal before surgery at Village Inn

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Debra Scoresby Palmer
Debra Scoresby Palmer
Debra has been married to Tony for 39 years. Together, they are the proud parents of five kids and five grandkids. She writes to keep family and friends close along this road, and to share Tony’s story in the hope that it brings strength to anyone fighting their own seemingly impossible battle.

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