Stew's Exit

Stewart Wayne Young passed from this life to the next on May 31, 2008, at home, with his parents and his former wife by his side. Born January 10, 1971, in San Bernardino, he and his family moved to Yuba City when he was 11. He attended Faith Christian School and graduated from Yuba City High School in 1989. He was also a graduate of the University of Phoenix with a B.S. in Business Administration. In 1999 he and his wife moved to Seattle, Washington, where Stewart continued writing for various publications before becoming an insurance underwriter for States West Life in Seattle.
Throughout Stew’s illnesses he remained a gentle and joyful soul, and we will always remember his sense of humor, his thoughtfulness, and his strength in the face of adversity. He will be sorely missed, and will remain in our hearts forever.
Stewart is survived by his parents, Roberta and Kenneth Young, Yuba City; his sister, Margaret (Margee) Foley, Joplin, Missouri; grandmother, Clara Young, Victorville, CA; uncle, Richard Young, Victorville, CA, and his ex-wife, Monique (Young) Colver, Vancouver, WA. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Robert and Yolanda Hutchison, and his paternal grandfather, Chester Young.
A Celebration of Life will be held at New Beginnings Wesleyan Church, 616 C Street, Marysville, CA 95901, on June 7, 2008, at 11:00 am.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd #300, Arlington, VA 22201-3042, or Fremont-Rideout Cancer Center, 618 Fifth Street, Marysville, CA 95901, or Fremont-Rideout Hospice, 939 Live Oak Blvd, Yuba City, CA 95991.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lakeside Colonial Chapel in Marysville.

April 27, 2008

Stew is sounding like he feels a bit better now, says he does feel a bit better, though he was having considerable pain today. But his vacuum has been removed, so his wound is healing well.

April 22, 2008

Well, this is frustrating. Stew is still throwing up everything he eats. He had to get rehydrated today. Tomorrow he goes back in for chemo. His doctor is clueless. Surgery was supposed to fix this problem.

He's not feeling very good. I'm planning a trip down there end of next month.

April 8, 2008

Stew went home last night after all. So that's all the news for now.

April 7, 2008: 5 pm

The plan WAS for Stew to go home today. Alas, the plan failed. Isn't that so annoying, when a good plan fails? It wasn't because he's not ready to go home, it's because someone screwed up the vacuum order and the vacuum didn't go to the right place, and he must have the vacuum to go home with. Or to. Or something. Anyway. It's the vacuum. Tomorrow the vacuum should be at the right place and he can go home.

Not that he's not READY.

April 7, 2008

Stew says he might get to go home today. He's a bit nervous about it, what with the incision popping open incident last week and all.

He also said he had this weird feeling. I asked about it. He said, "It feels like no one's listening to me."

So I said, "No one's listening to you?"

And he responded: "No, they just keep repeating what I say."

And I said, "They just keep repeating what you say? Like I do?"

And he said, "Yes, like that."

I said, "Oh."

Lot of help I am. Yes, I am here to reinforce the impression that no one's listening to you, and we're all just repeating what you say!

Further updates to follow.

April 6, 2008

Proceeding well. Hospital food inedible, and he won't eat it for fear of being overcame with the throwing up thing. No infection in the wound and it's healing, still have a bit of an opening and they're concerned about the long drive home -- 44 miles could be difficult on a wound that's not quite closed apparently. He's surving on Gatorade, protein bars, and Jamba Juice being smuggled in from the outside . . . okay, perhaps it's not being smuggled in, the doctors say whatever he'll eat is fine, and since the hospital food is not agreeing with him . . . He keeps the food down an he'll be able to go home in a few days.