In May I brought you up to date on what we had been doing for the last year.
Shortly after making the post we found out from a neck CT scan that Howard had another spot in his throat. The Doctor scoped his throat but did not believe it was cancer however he wanted Howard to have a PET scan the end if May to see if it was changing any. So we had 3 weeks off from Doctors and we took off to Oklahoma to see our kids, grandkids and attend a family reunion. It was so nice to get away and not have to look at the calendar to see which Doctor we had to see tomorrow.
I would like to say that we were both born and raised in Oklahoma and yes we are Okies. However I cannot believe the sparseness of RV parks. As you may know Norman is home of the University of Oklahoma and the "Sooners" football team. Are there any RV parks in Norman? Yes, one at the county fairgrounds. Very nice people and very good rates as they should be since there are no amenities there. No laundry, no bath house, no shade trees,no grass, just hook ups and a spot to park. Well they have eight 50 amp hook ups that has sewer and water connections and about ten 30 amps with full hook ups. They also have several with just water hook ups and several with water and sewer. But hey at least we finally found someplace to park. Prior to finding this spot we had to park in Oklahoma City 25 miles away from where we wanted to be. I must say the choices there are also sparse but that's where our family is from so we made the best of it.
We did spend 5 days at Lake Murray State Park and found it to be lovely. Our family reunion was held there and we all liked it so much we are all going back next year. It is hard to get spots for the week-end during the summer months as they don't make reservations so we had to arrive on Wednesday and by Thursday noon all spaces were taken. On Sunday people were driving in and asking when we were leaving. One family showed up at 7:30 am to wait for us to leave so they could have our spot--even though we were not leaving until 2 pm which was check out time. I guess I can understand why since RV parks are sparse in OK. Maybe someone should put a few more in in the lovely state.
When we returned to Texas Howard had his pet scan and the Doctor wanted to do a pan-endoscopy and biopsy on the 26th of June. That went without too many hic-ups except he has had a sore throat and difficulty talking ever since. We continue to be hopeful that Howard will get his health back and we will be able to return to the road traveling but until then I will keep you all updated and try to post some interesting tidbits along the way.
Until next time may God continue to Bless you and watch over you.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
It's Been Awhile
It's been awhile since we have posted anything. So today's post will bring you up to date on what we have been doing for this past year.
I'm sure most of you have heard of Michael Douglas' Cancer of the Larynx. Well that is what we have been dealing with for the past year. Not Michaels cancer but Howards cancer. Unfortunately Howards was a more severe case of Larynx cancer--better known as head and neck cancer. Although I want to say all cases of cancer are severe and scary and traumatic so I am not minimizing Michaels bout with cancer.
Last spring as we were trying to travel and enjoy our retirement Howard had a continuous cold and sinus infection. He often complained of a sore throat. He took many rounds of antibiotics and used many home remedy's. No, none of them worked. In June we called our Doctor in Texas to see what should be done as we were heading out to Pennsylvania for the summer. He recommended Howard see an ENT specialist. Howard was reluctant but I insisted, so we found one in Tulsa and after a brief exam he told us Howard had a tumor in his throat and he needed to go straight to the Cancer Center. We requested he call Howards Doctor in Texas and we would be heading back home. We talked to his Doctor that afternoon and told him we were on our way home. Doctor Kubin told us he would have appointments set up for us. Off we went, in shock, to Texas to start treatment. On Monday June 28 Howard saw 3 Doctors and on Thursday he had a PET scan and saw the Surgeon Dr. Ducic. You see, Howards "tumor" had now 1 week later encased his entire throat with him breathing through a hole the size of a straw. Due the the advanced rapid growth of the tumor surgery had to be the first part of the treatment with Radiation and Chemotherapy to follow.
Howard's surgery was scheduled for July 19th. It was a long wait but the fastest the Dr. Ducic could get it scheduled. He is a renowned head and neck cancer surgeon. He seems to work around the clock but he is the best and is very thorough so wait we did.
The surgery was supposed to be 2 hours and wound up being 7 hours. He almost died on the operating table as the cancer had wrapped itself around both of the interior jugular veins. They removed the left one and had to remove half of the right one and then had to graft it to the exterior one. To the surgeons knowledge that procedure had never been done before. But, it worked. Due to the extent and length of the surgery he was unable to complete the surgery and had to do surgery again on August 3rd. That surgery was in fact only 3 hours. They went back in the same incisions which was from ear to ear and from the center of the neck up to his chin.This time they removed his Larynx and 1/2 his thyroid. They had to pull one side of the back of his tongue down to form a new esophagus for him to be able to eat. He has a tracheotomy which he breathes through now and also which he talks through. We (I stayed with him the entire time-they were able to put us in a suite with a Murphy bed for me) were in the hospital for 23 days and we had wonderful care both he and I from the nurses at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth Texas. Unfortunately we were only home 6 days and had to return for 5 more days as Howard developed blood clots in his legs.
After a brief recovery period Howard started on Radiation treatements-33-one each day Monday through Friday and Three 6 hour chemotherapy treatments each one 3 weeks apart. All in all the treatments were pretty rough with him faring much better than they expected. We believe one of the best things we did for Howard to to give him his Isagenix Whey Protein shakes every day. After the Radiation he returned to his other vitamins and minerals and now also takes Isagenix Ageless Actives which contains Vitamin D3, CoQ10, and Resveratrol. If you would like more information on these wonderful healthy products please visit our website.
Howard now has a speech prosthesis which he talks through. He frequently sees Doctors and has tests and CT scans and Pet Scans. He currently has 9 Doctors--the Oncologist released him last week. He is in physical therapy 3 days a week. They cut through a lot of his nerves and muscles in his neck so he is just now getting to where he can turn his neck some and he can look up a little and down a little. They are all keeping a very close watch on him.
Thanks to the Lord Howard has survived this ordeal. Although the recovery has been very slow and the cost has been tremendous we are so thankful and grateful to God, our friends and our families.
So that is where we have been and why "It's Been Awhile.
My Niece gave us this neat book you might like to have if you are surviving any type of Cancer. It's just little stories from Cancer patients.
Although there are many books on Laryngeal cancer most of them are quite technical and quite spendy so probably you will just want to talk with your Doctor if you have Laryngeal cancer
There are many wonderful books on surviving Cancer and getting back to a new normal life. As anyone who has been through Cancer and survived "normal" is no longer what it was before. You and your families lives have changed dramatically. So you have a new "Normal"
Our new goal in life is to help people get healthy, stay healthy, and to talk with patients and families who are experiencing Laryngeal Cancer. May God Bless you all
I'm sure most of you have heard of Michael Douglas' Cancer of the Larynx. Well that is what we have been dealing with for the past year. Not Michaels cancer but Howards cancer. Unfortunately Howards was a more severe case of Larynx cancer--better known as head and neck cancer. Although I want to say all cases of cancer are severe and scary and traumatic so I am not minimizing Michaels bout with cancer.
Last spring as we were trying to travel and enjoy our retirement Howard had a continuous cold and sinus infection. He often complained of a sore throat. He took many rounds of antibiotics and used many home remedy's. No, none of them worked. In June we called our Doctor in Texas to see what should be done as we were heading out to Pennsylvania for the summer. He recommended Howard see an ENT specialist. Howard was reluctant but I insisted, so we found one in Tulsa and after a brief exam he told us Howard had a tumor in his throat and he needed to go straight to the Cancer Center. We requested he call Howards Doctor in Texas and we would be heading back home. We talked to his Doctor that afternoon and told him we were on our way home. Doctor Kubin told us he would have appointments set up for us. Off we went, in shock, to Texas to start treatment. On Monday June 28 Howard saw 3 Doctors and on Thursday he had a PET scan and saw the Surgeon Dr. Ducic. You see, Howards "tumor" had now 1 week later encased his entire throat with him breathing through a hole the size of a straw. Due the the advanced rapid growth of the tumor surgery had to be the first part of the treatment with Radiation and Chemotherapy to follow.
Howard's surgery was scheduled for July 19th. It was a long wait but the fastest the Dr. Ducic could get it scheduled. He is a renowned head and neck cancer surgeon. He seems to work around the clock but he is the best and is very thorough so wait we did.
The surgery was supposed to be 2 hours and wound up being 7 hours. He almost died on the operating table as the cancer had wrapped itself around both of the interior jugular veins. They removed the left one and had to remove half of the right one and then had to graft it to the exterior one. To the surgeons knowledge that procedure had never been done before. But, it worked. Due to the extent and length of the surgery he was unable to complete the surgery and had to do surgery again on August 3rd. That surgery was in fact only 3 hours. They went back in the same incisions which was from ear to ear and from the center of the neck up to his chin.This time they removed his Larynx and 1/2 his thyroid. They had to pull one side of the back of his tongue down to form a new esophagus for him to be able to eat. He has a tracheotomy which he breathes through now and also which he talks through. We (I stayed with him the entire time-they were able to put us in a suite with a Murphy bed for me) were in the hospital for 23 days and we had wonderful care both he and I from the nurses at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth Texas. Unfortunately we were only home 6 days and had to return for 5 more days as Howard developed blood clots in his legs.
After a brief recovery period Howard started on Radiation treatements-33-one each day Monday through Friday and Three 6 hour chemotherapy treatments each one 3 weeks apart. All in all the treatments were pretty rough with him faring much better than they expected. We believe one of the best things we did for Howard to to give him his Isagenix Whey Protein shakes every day. After the Radiation he returned to his other vitamins and minerals and now also takes Isagenix Ageless Actives which contains Vitamin D3, CoQ10, and Resveratrol. If you would like more information on these wonderful healthy products please visit our website.
Howard now has a speech prosthesis which he talks through. He frequently sees Doctors and has tests and CT scans and Pet Scans. He currently has 9 Doctors--the Oncologist released him last week. He is in physical therapy 3 days a week. They cut through a lot of his nerves and muscles in his neck so he is just now getting to where he can turn his neck some and he can look up a little and down a little. They are all keeping a very close watch on him.
Thanks to the Lord Howard has survived this ordeal. Although the recovery has been very slow and the cost has been tremendous we are so thankful and grateful to God, our friends and our families.
So that is where we have been and why "It's Been Awhile.
My Niece gave us this neat book you might like to have if you are surviving any type of Cancer. It's just little stories from Cancer patients.
Although there are many books on Laryngeal cancer most of them are quite technical and quite spendy so probably you will just want to talk with your Doctor if you have Laryngeal cancer
There are many wonderful books on surviving Cancer and getting back to a new normal life. As anyone who has been through Cancer and survived "normal" is no longer what it was before. You and your families lives have changed dramatically. So you have a new "Normal"
Our new goal in life is to help people get healthy, stay healthy, and to talk with patients and families who are experiencing Laryngeal Cancer. May God Bless you all
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Recipes and more
It's been 2 weeks and I haven't made a post and for that I apologize. We have been very busy seeing people, having dinner with others and just general business. This week I have been a little under the weather but all is well now--I think. I want to post a couple of Recipes that I think all of you will enjoy.
Cilantro-Lime Tilapia
Light & luscious, just right for your appetite.
INGREDIENTS
Tilapia fillet (4 oz)
1 tsp olive oil
juice from half a lime
1/2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup cooked spinach
1/4 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
1 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
Garlic/garlic powder (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Brush fillet with 1 tsp olive oil.
Squeeze juice from half a lime over fillet.
Sprinkle garlic powder over fish. (I also sprinkle a little sea salt)
Sprinkle fillet with cilantro .
Broil in oven 6 inches from heat, about 5-7 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork (I found it just as easy to cook on the grill-3-4 minutes, spray grill.)
While tilapia is broiling, place spinach in microwave safe dish. (I prefer fresh spinach which will need to steam in microwave 5-10 minutes depending on how soft you prefer yours.
Toss with minced garlic and sea salt (optional).
Cook according to package directions if using frozen spinach.
Keep covered & warm until fillets are done.
Spoon cooked spinach on a plate, place fish over spinach, top with chopped tomatoes and shredded cheese.
Serve with herb bread if desired.
Recipe is for an individual serving; multiply recipe by the number of desired servings (works as a dinner for 2 or 12!).
Number of Servings: 1
Howard and I love this. It is quick and easy.
Mini Vegetable Frittatas
Make this ahead of time and then refrigerate for a quick, protein-packed breakfast that's also portion-controlled. Top with salsa (optional) and serve with toast for a complete breakfast.
INGREDIENTS
5 eggs I like to use 2 eggs and the egg substitute equiv.to 3 eggs
2 Tbsp low-fat milk
1 cup diced tomato
2 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
I use different crumbled cheeses according to my taste or what I have on hand
2 cups chopped broccoli, fresh (or frozen and thawed)asparagus tips and mushrooms are also good.
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Mix eggs and milk in a bowl. Add crumbled goat cheese and chopped vegetables. Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon mixture into muffin tins coated with cooking spray.
Baked at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until "set" and golden on top.
You can refrigerate and reheat these in the microwave for a quick breakfast or snack. Microwave on high for approximately 30 seconds. Serve warm.
Makes 9 "mini" frittatas.
These are only 71 calories each
Have a great week.
For you RV'ers these recipes are simple to make in the coach or on the grill. For those of you in a stick house they are ultra easy. Yes if you haven't hear a brick or wood house is referred to as a stick house.
Cilantro-Lime Tilapia
Light & luscious, just right for your appetite.
INGREDIENTS
Tilapia fillet (4 oz)
1 tsp olive oil
juice from half a lime
1/2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup cooked spinach
1/4 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
1 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
Garlic/garlic powder (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Brush fillet with 1 tsp olive oil.
Squeeze juice from half a lime over fillet.
Sprinkle garlic powder over fish. (I also sprinkle a little sea salt)
Sprinkle fillet with cilantro .
Broil in oven 6 inches from heat, about 5-7 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork (I found it just as easy to cook on the grill-3-4 minutes, spray grill.)
While tilapia is broiling, place spinach in microwave safe dish. (I prefer fresh spinach which will need to steam in microwave 5-10 minutes depending on how soft you prefer yours.
Toss with minced garlic and sea salt (optional).
Cook according to package directions if using frozen spinach.
Keep covered & warm until fillets are done.
Spoon cooked spinach on a plate, place fish over spinach, top with chopped tomatoes and shredded cheese.
Serve with herb bread if desired.
Recipe is for an individual serving; multiply recipe by the number of desired servings (works as a dinner for 2 or 12!).
Number of Servings: 1
Howard and I love this. It is quick and easy.
Mini Vegetable Frittatas
Make this ahead of time and then refrigerate for a quick, protein-packed breakfast that's also portion-controlled. Top with salsa (optional) and serve with toast for a complete breakfast.
INGREDIENTS
5 eggs I like to use 2 eggs and the egg substitute equiv.to 3 eggs
2 Tbsp low-fat milk
1 cup diced tomato
2 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
I use different crumbled cheeses according to my taste or what I have on hand
2 cups chopped broccoli, fresh (or frozen and thawed)asparagus tips and mushrooms are also good.
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Mix eggs and milk in a bowl. Add crumbled goat cheese and chopped vegetables. Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon mixture into muffin tins coated with cooking spray.
Baked at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until "set" and golden on top.
You can refrigerate and reheat these in the microwave for a quick breakfast or snack. Microwave on high for approximately 30 seconds. Serve warm.
Makes 9 "mini" frittatas.
These are only 71 calories each
Have a great week.
For you RV'ers these recipes are simple to make in the coach or on the grill. For those of you in a stick house they are ultra easy. Yes if you haven't hear a brick or wood house is referred to as a stick house.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Leaving Alabama heading to Texas
Wahoo, the sun is shinning so there will be no problem getting loaded up to leave the RV park. Well except that Howard hasn't felt well for about 3 weeks and has no energy. It took us a few hours longer than normal but the park was very nice about it and didn't charge any extra. 2 pm and we are heading down the road to Houston. Do you know how few RV Parks list in Good Sams and on the internet? I spend half my time going down the road trying to find someplace to stay as we travel. I think that is why I much prefer to spend the night at a truck stop or Wal-mart, that and they are free. We made it to Dunse, LA. then on to Baytown, TX. then on to Schulenburg, TX. We would have spent a few days in Schulenburg but they were having a rally come in the next day. It was a cute little park with a good view across the pond. We watched the ducks play and chase each other. It has only rained once since we left Alabama so that made me happy. It was right next door to a Dairy queen so we didn't have to unload the car. We just walked across the parking lot and had a very unhealthy meal. Now I remember why I was glad they closed down the Dairy Queens in Granbury. Not good for me.
We thought we would go to Fredericksburg, TX. and spend a couple of weeks there so we could travel around on day trips and see all the sights around there but again I was fooled. It was spring break, they were having Trade days, a biker rally and there were no sites to be found within 60 miles. I finally talked to a very nice Lady at the Top of the Hill RV park in Boerne, TX. and after a little whining We got a pull through site there. It was on top of the hill and we had a beautiful view. We enjoyed the view so much. We saw beautiful sunsets every night. From this park we toured Boerne, Fredericksburg, and Lukenbauch, and yes 2 days it rained. On Saturday when we were going to go into Fredericksburg for the Trade days it poured all day so we stayed home. Sunday it was cold and windy and Howard was coughing and sneezing a lot so I insisted we stay in. We stayed here a week and I highly recommend this park to everyone. Clean, Beautiful views, great clean laundry, and activity center. It has a swimming pool and hot tub but it had not opened yet. We did make it to Fredericksburg and toured the town, Ate lunch at a very good German restaurant and then on to Lukenbauch. You know, "We're in Lukenbauch, TX with Waylon, Willie and the boys". Cute little place, not a town, not a city, just a place with a name. We did have fun though as we stopped at Uptown Lukenbauch which is a mill with a little store selling painted and etched stones. The Gentleman who owned the place was so nice. We had a great time visiting with him and then we went on to the Lukenbauch store on the Bypass-that's what they called it ;-). There was a store, a stage, picnic tables, and a dance hall. Cute, quite a few people and a man playing and singing, so we had a beer and listened for a while and then on down the road. It was a fun day all in all. We went into Boerne a couple of days and walked up and down the main street. Now, with no disrespect to the neat towns and their history, none of them were as good as doing the square in Granbury, TX. I cannot help it I guess I have just lived in Granbury too long. I will however go back and recommend the Hill country to everyone but come on to Granbury in the spring.
Off to Marble Falls, well no I couldn't find an RV park with ratings above terrible. As we drove through town there were a couple on the highway that looked really nice but we had already called ahead and made reservations in Lampasas. We stayed at the Boone RV Park on 281 in Lampasas. It was a nice clean little park and the owners and everyone we met were so nice. The first evening they were having a community pot luck and invited us to come and just bring our drinks, Thank goodness, it was 5:00, the dinner started at 5:30 and We needed to go to the store. They had enough food for 5 x's the people that were there. It was a great evening. The next day the owners gave us print outs of sights to see and places to eat. We went to the goat farm. They had a lot of babies they were bottle feeding so they didn't have any of their famous goat milk and goat cheese to sell. It was fun anyway as the baby goats were so cute and came up to us and let us pet them. We went to a very small winery and tasted a few wines and bought one bottle. We never found the other winery but we didn't need to drink anymore anyway. We ate at the famous Storms drive in for hamburgers, man have they gone down hill, or maybe we have just learned to appreciate healthy good food, either way it was not good. We did have breakfast at a quaint little German restaurant downtown and it was very good.
Well it's time to go home to Granbury for a while. I didn't realize how much I missed our home town. It gave us both a fuzzy feeling as we drove into town. We are staying at Bennets RV Park for about 6 weeks. We have Dr. appointments and some business to take care of in addition to seeing our friends and family. I will make weekly posts to let all of our RV friends and bloggers know what is going on. I also have to learn how to get the pictures off my camera onto the computer onto the blogg. I CAN DO IT. Have a great week.
We thought we would go to Fredericksburg, TX. and spend a couple of weeks there so we could travel around on day trips and see all the sights around there but again I was fooled. It was spring break, they were having Trade days, a biker rally and there were no sites to be found within 60 miles. I finally talked to a very nice Lady at the Top of the Hill RV park in Boerne, TX. and after a little whining We got a pull through site there. It was on top of the hill and we had a beautiful view. We enjoyed the view so much. We saw beautiful sunsets every night. From this park we toured Boerne, Fredericksburg, and Lukenbauch, and yes 2 days it rained. On Saturday when we were going to go into Fredericksburg for the Trade days it poured all day so we stayed home. Sunday it was cold and windy and Howard was coughing and sneezing a lot so I insisted we stay in. We stayed here a week and I highly recommend this park to everyone. Clean, Beautiful views, great clean laundry, and activity center. It has a swimming pool and hot tub but it had not opened yet. We did make it to Fredericksburg and toured the town, Ate lunch at a very good German restaurant and then on to Lukenbauch. You know, "We're in Lukenbauch, TX with Waylon, Willie and the boys". Cute little place, not a town, not a city, just a place with a name. We did have fun though as we stopped at Uptown Lukenbauch which is a mill with a little store selling painted and etched stones. The Gentleman who owned the place was so nice. We had a great time visiting with him and then we went on to the Lukenbauch store on the Bypass-that's what they called it ;-). There was a store, a stage, picnic tables, and a dance hall. Cute, quite a few people and a man playing and singing, so we had a beer and listened for a while and then on down the road. It was a fun day all in all. We went into Boerne a couple of days and walked up and down the main street. Now, with no disrespect to the neat towns and their history, none of them were as good as doing the square in Granbury, TX. I cannot help it I guess I have just lived in Granbury too long. I will however go back and recommend the Hill country to everyone but come on to Granbury in the spring.
Off to Marble Falls, well no I couldn't find an RV park with ratings above terrible. As we drove through town there were a couple on the highway that looked really nice but we had already called ahead and made reservations in Lampasas. We stayed at the Boone RV Park on 281 in Lampasas. It was a nice clean little park and the owners and everyone we met were so nice. The first evening they were having a community pot luck and invited us to come and just bring our drinks, Thank goodness, it was 5:00, the dinner started at 5:30 and We needed to go to the store. They had enough food for 5 x's the people that were there. It was a great evening. The next day the owners gave us print outs of sights to see and places to eat. We went to the goat farm. They had a lot of babies they were bottle feeding so they didn't have any of their famous goat milk and goat cheese to sell. It was fun anyway as the baby goats were so cute and came up to us and let us pet them. We went to a very small winery and tasted a few wines and bought one bottle. We never found the other winery but we didn't need to drink anymore anyway. We ate at the famous Storms drive in for hamburgers, man have they gone down hill, or maybe we have just learned to appreciate healthy good food, either way it was not good. We did have breakfast at a quaint little German restaurant downtown and it was very good.
Well it's time to go home to Granbury for a while. I didn't realize how much I missed our home town. It gave us both a fuzzy feeling as we drove into town. We are staying at Bennets RV Park for about 6 weeks. We have Dr. appointments and some business to take care of in addition to seeing our friends and family. I will make weekly posts to let all of our RV friends and bloggers know what is going on. I also have to learn how to get the pictures off my camera onto the computer onto the blogg. I CAN DO IT. Have a great week.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Have You Checked Your Tires Today?
Your tires are one of the most important items on your daily list to check when traveling or for that matter just driving around town. Your life depends on those black round things that go around and around and keeps you off the ground. Tire pressure has to be maintained, always to the specs, from the manufacture. All tire are marked on the side walls, of course it's always in small print, but is always there.
With proper inflation, the life of the tire is always improved. The ride of the vehicle can also be affected by improper inflation. Too much air, the tire bounces, wears in the center, and could cause traction problems in adverse weather conditions.
Running the tires under-inflated could cause the vehicle to sway from side to side more than normal. The excess sway could cause undue side wall fatigue and can cause the outside edges of the tread to wear more, thus this shortens the life of your tires.
I started my trucking career in the 1960's and bought my 1st truck and became an owner operator in 1976. Thus I have learned about tires and how to take care of them to achieve a safe ride and get the best tire life possible.
Early in my trucking career a tire repairman told me one of the most important thing I could know about tires is "just keep 'em pumped-up and they'll live", the man really knew his stuff, I have always followed his advise.
With proper inflation, the life of the tire is always improved. The ride of the vehicle can also be affected by improper inflation. Too much air, the tire bounces, wears in the center, and could cause traction problems in adverse weather conditions.
Running the tires under-inflated could cause the vehicle to sway from side to side more than normal. The excess sway could cause undue side wall fatigue and can cause the outside edges of the tread to wear more, thus this shortens the life of your tires.
I started my trucking career in the 1960's and bought my 1st truck and became an owner operator in 1976. Thus I have learned about tires and how to take care of them to achieve a safe ride and get the best tire life possible.
Early in my trucking career a tire repairman told me one of the most important thing I could know about tires is "just keep 'em pumped-up and they'll live", the man really knew his stuff, I have always followed his advise.
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