chemo #4 (of 8) was yesterday - i've made it past the 1/2 way point!!! i have a PET scan scheduled for the 17th...2 see how the cancer is responding to the chemo & 2 start coming up with a plan 4 my radiation that will follow
the therapy session went as usual...i even got another neck & shoulder massage! then i felt pretty good most of the evening - just tired...my girls' amazing daycare provider offered 2 keep them late - she feed em dinner & let em hang out with her daughter for a few extra hours, so that i could take it easy...curtis picked up jaden from daycare b4 heading in2 work...so he & i just hung out - he played video games & i chilled on the sofa, chatting with him about his progress in the game...that boy is a real gamer - he's zooms thru new levels like it's nothing! not just his manuvering throughout the game, but the strategic planning he puts in2 figuring out how to master the levels, is quite impressive! of course, i made him read a book afterwards! ;0)
one new, & oh so fun, side effect that i'm experiencing is mouth sores...it's actually a lot like canker sores, all around the front end of my tongue...u'd think with the vomiting, the sores, & the metallic taste in my mouth that makes even water taste nasty 4 for the week following treatment - i'd b miss skinny minny by now! but i guess i'm making up 4 it on my "off" weeks...things really do taste good that weekend b4 chemo! ;0) & i'm thankful that the sores r minor compared 2 what others experience sometimes (sores all over inside of mouth & even down throat)...mine's totally tolerable
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i wanted 2 touch on the incident that happened with gabby at school last week (since several of u have asked me how we handled it)...well, she didn't bring it up - i even probed - asking her lots of questions about her day (more than usual)...but she never once brought it up! i went back & forth all weekend - wondering if we should...but we decided not to
i was happy with how the school handled it...especially the immediate email 2 let me know! i was just totally shocked that 1 of my kiddos would b exposed 2 that word already...i'm not naive enuff 2 think it would b a word they'd never hear, but dang - kindergarten?!
we're hoping & praying that this will b the last time she'll hear that word 4 a looooong time - & we're not sure that 6 is really a good age 2 delve in2 the topic...i know the world is a cruel & harsh place sometimes, but we'd like 2 let our kiddos keep their innocense as long as possbile...i know that if we explained to gabby that the word is full of hatred, directed at a whole race of people - one that she belongs to - that she will no longer look at the world the same way...do we really want her 2 go out from this day forward, knowing that there r people out there that may dislike her just because of her skin color? we're gonna let her b a kid 4 just a lil while longer ;0)
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corinn decided on saturday that she wanted 2 mail nana a letter...she wrote this up, totally on her own...it says "i ♥ mom, jaden, dad, me, gabby, nana"...nana has one 2 many NA's & i'm not sure y she left off grandpa, but i was seriously impressed! especially with the "me" vs her name!
i was all out of envelopes & told her i'd pick some up the next time i was out...she says "that's ok, i'll just make one!"...& she did...she came back a little while later & had folded 2 sheets of paper 2gether 2 form a pretty impressive envelope...we taped it all 2gether, addressed it, stamped it & stuck it in the box - with the flag up (her fav part)-----
P-dub's post came right on time 4 me...i'm so anxious 2 start planting flowers & maybe even a small garden 4 us this year! i'm excited 2 follow along with her & learn some tricks...i have such a black thumb, but i love the earth & i love seeing something through from beginning 2 end like that - 2 b able to reap the rewards of all ur hard work! & even feed ur fam in the process! sweetness!
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a fellow church member came up 2 me after the sermon on sunday, & asked if i'd b interested in writing a "mom's corner" 4 the church newsletter! she said she reads my blog & enjoys my writing ~lol~ sorry, not sure y i laugh at that - i guess it's the lack of structure in my writing...incomplete thoughts, crazy spelling/punctuation/gramatical errors, runon sentences galore! & this is going 2 b read by the church members?! oh, the pressure!
she told me 2 think about it...& i'm waiting 2 hear back on the details - how often, what kind of topics, etc...we'll see - it could b a lot of fun! ;0)
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& lastly, i wanted 2 share this video...Pastor Ryan posted it on his blog & i'm totally digging it! so i had 2 share it with u! i'm sure it took FOREVER 2 make this - but how stinkin' cool...really?!
7 comments:
UGH, I hate canker sores! To think you have many of the sores, even of you aren't complaining!
BTW- I was impressed with how the school handled the issue!
I am so sorry about what happened to dear Gabby! I hate how we are forcing our kids grow up way to fast because the toxic culture spills into our lives. How anyone could be cruel to your beautiful children is beyond me!
If it helps...I'd kiss you sores & all! *smile*
And I think you're a GREAT choice to write in your church's thing-a-ma-bob! You're full of wisdom...and love...and joy...it's catchy!
xoxo
...danielle
Congrats for making it this far!! You'll have to share your entry for the newsletter with us! I'm sure everyone will enjoy your writing!
We've had to deal with some sayings Alisia has heard and talk through them..it's always awkard to expose them to that, but your school was right up front about it with you which is great!
thx ladies - i love u guys!
xoxox,
sharon
Is that mouth stuff we sent helping with the sores at all?
Glad the school handled the "incident" well. Crazy how young they are when they hear those things. I was just talking about that with a friend last week.
shanna - yes, that stuff rocks! it's coats the mouth & helps from being dry...luckily, the sores r already clearing up some...not sure if they'll come back, but that stuff must b helping!
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