This last week has been a very good week. Lexie has been staying with us, and had the tail end of her softball regular season. Lexie has taken over the position of catcher and does a great job at it. She is getting more confidence at the bat and is hitting the ball better and better. One game lasted until after ten o'clock since so many games were rained out and the other fields are in use by the other leagues. The tournament has been rained out so far, so we're hoping to get to finish the whole season next week. Little Miss Traveling Lexie will be going to Dallas next weekend then off to Wisconsin after that.
Tuesday I went to a program for women with cancer called, "Look Good, Feel Better," sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the cosmetics industry. It was a very nice afternoon where I learned that when I DO wear makeup, I don't do it correctly. It was a fun afternoon and nice being around other cancer survivors in a place other than the oncology office. I also got a bag full of makeup. Lexie took one look at it and told me it should last me YEARS (I rarely wear makeup for those who don't know me well).
Chris finally sold my old motorcycle and with some of the proceeds he decided to get a Wii. At first I wasn't happy, but seeing the whole family playing together makes it worth it. Even my BORED teenager who is grounded is having fun with us. We got the "Big Brain Academy" game, and I can see how much chemo brain has affected me. I DO think that it is helping me practice thinking and is helping, plus it is just fun.
On the medical side, I have a CT/PET scan on Tuesday and my last Taxotere chemo on Thursday, followed by the antibody Herceptin, which I will be taking indefinitely. The last week of June I have an appointment with the oncologist to hopefully find out what happens next. I'm still having the terrible pains in my hip and the rest of my body aches like crazy, but I just have to know in the whole scheme of my life it is temporary (Don't any of you tell me any different or I will give you a dirty teacher look). I am walking every morning, but it is nowhere near how I previously walked. Previously I could out walk most people, but now I am asking everybody to slow down. As soon as this is over I'm going to start training for the Three-Day Walk. http://www.the3day.org/site/pp.asp?c=pmL6JnO8KzE&b=2182495
On another note, I am doing better than the 1957 Belvedere shown here: http://kotv.com/special/buried-car/
Oh, I almost forgot to say why it is great to be bald right now. On Thursday, Lexie's mother got a phone call that the previous catcher on her softball team has lice. Lexie not only shared the catching helmet with the young lady, but all of the girls shared batting helmets. We got to do the washing of the sheets, spraying and vacuuming that every parent hates to do, then got to comb through THICK hair with goo in it looking for nits. Poor kid. Good news is that if my head itches, it just itches...yippee!
2 years ago
3 comments:
Kids suck.
shelly
(I will like them again after school is over.) Maybe.
Have been gone three weeks so it seemed like forever since we heard from you. While in Alaska we thought of Ruth and wondered if she were near. I think it is funny you have become a strict mama and ground angel. Love it. You will be a great mom and what a wonderful thing for you all. I hope to see you this summer and send love and our best. G
It is good to hear from you. I hope your summer will be a time of lots of fun and rest.
jp
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