Michael is healing much better this time with the removal of only a couple teeth....so well that they are going to remove a few more on Thursday...giving us a few days off....which is good because I have a plate full....My mother fell and hurt her knee and so she needs to be attended to...I have to go and meet the little loves teacher so I can pick him up from school on Thursdays....and I am elbow deep in deadlines! Along of course with the "normal" things that need to be done every day...I was thinking yesterday that this nursing profession that I have been forced into might of been my calling after all!! (LOL) Seems I am not so bad of a caregiver!
I received word that I will be published in a national magazine for my journals....I am so excited but now have to write a huge article about journaling and how it can be helpful....(the price of fame! LOL)
We have 3 Doctors appointments on Thursday....luckily they are all in the same building....So it will be a long day! I'll bring my book and start writing my article...
Fall is really here in upstate NY.....the leaves are turning....the air is getting cooler....and the geese are flying overhead!
Wishing all a day full of observing all that is around them!
Getting better all the time...
I am starting to feel better....and actually took an outing to a local Art show yesterday....The day was sunny but just the right temperature! And I got to run into many of my local Artist friends who spur me on to make more art....write more articles...do more things! FOR ME! LOL....
I feel as if I have been in a resting mode lately....but now with a deadline or two looming in front of me I guess I best get on the stick as they say! Fall is in the air....and we are now one year into this journey....not knowing exactly where it is going still... I proceed with caution...Life has a funny way of continuing on despite some swirling and twirling...We fall...we get up....we twirl...we swirl...we laugh...we cry....We do the best we can with each given day. As I approach the anniversary of this year and all that has gone on....I wonder about some choices I have made...Right or wrong...I am aware today that trying to go back and redo some things just doesn't make sense....it just causes more and more questions to come up....
So I embrace this beautiful fall day....thankful that the sun is shining....the birds are singing...and life continues on...
And being a Hallmark day (Grandparents Day) I get to have a day with the little love....life just can't get better than that....
I feel as if I have been in a resting mode lately....but now with a deadline or two looming in front of me I guess I best get on the stick as they say! Fall is in the air....and we are now one year into this journey....not knowing exactly where it is going still... I proceed with caution...Life has a funny way of continuing on despite some swirling and twirling...We fall...we get up....we twirl...we swirl...we laugh...we cry....We do the best we can with each given day. As I approach the anniversary of this year and all that has gone on....I wonder about some choices I have made...Right or wrong...I am aware today that trying to go back and redo some things just doesn't make sense....it just causes more and more questions to come up....
So I embrace this beautiful fall day....thankful that the sun is shining....the birds are singing...and life continues on...
And being a Hallmark day (Grandparents Day) I get to have a day with the little love....life just can't get better than that....
OH NO!
Seems I have the FLU! How in the world did that happen?!
Laying low...sleeping alot....drinking plenty of fluids!
Laying low...sleeping alot....drinking plenty of fluids!
ONLY 2 ...
Only 2 teeth were pulled today....Which is a nice change of pace...but I do get to place my gloved hand (plastic ones that were provided) along with dental hygiene instructions inside someone elses mouth for the next three days to pop out a plastic stint that was made and then use a special rinse to clean the area....Now doesn't that sound like SO MUCH FUN!! LOL.... So I am now learning why I did not become a dental hygienist!! Hopefully however this will be a much easier way to go then the last time....They did not change his meds and he seems to be clotting much better this time around. We will go back to the Dentist tomorrow and Friday to have things taken care of there in the morning....and then on to more teeth next week....All has to be done by the 21st so that it does not interfer with the chemo treatment. I will say, that I seem to be handling this a great deal better than the shots! Or maybe I'm just getting use to all this medical stuff that I have to do...HUMMMMM.....interesting!!
Birthday Gift!
On September 3rd I picked up my brand new Kia Sportage for my Birthday Gift!! Black Cherry in color....BEAUTIFUL! And what a wonderful surprise! Drove it right out of the show room in a painless 3 hours! And I also had a wonderful R and R....now I am feeling good...rested...refreshed and loved....Tomorrow starts a new week for all the medical stuff and I am ready!! I will keep everyone updated....While I sit here filled with happiness for what I have....please keep all those who have things going on in their lives close to your heart....especially bring some positive thoughts to Pat and her son Dan and their family....Pat has done a great deal here for me....and I know that all your positive thoughts here have helped me....so please place them in a very special place right now...
Sending warm September thoughts to all....
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday....To all the Virgo's!!! I am taking some R and R for my Birthday.....The bottom teeth start next week....Have a safe and wonderful Labor Day!
Just a glimpse!
Here is a glimpse of my garden.....Before there were Arborvitae that flanked both sides of the window....and a huge burning bush that covered the window.....NOW.....flowers and color ONLY!and of course ME!!
Off to the Dentist again today....things are on the upswing with that....This is a busy month with eye Doctors....Dentists....Oncologists....
I am celebrating my 58th Birthday on Friday!!! Rapidly approaching 60!!! What happened to the girl in the Senior picture????? When and how did I get so old????!!!! LOL.....
Well...at least on a good day I feel like I am 25!!
Recovering....
That's ME...first on the left along with fellow classmates....we are all older!! LOL....But still very much the same in a great many ways....Great fun had by all!Back to normal now!! Off to the Dentist today and Wednesday!
40 years ago!!
This is ME....40 years ago!! My senior picture for the year book! Notice how that hair style is back in fashion!! LOL....
I am off to my class reunion of 40 years this Saturday! I had a conversation this morning about the discomfort/comfort of those years...connections and disconnections over the years....Life has a way of going on doesn't it! What we thought was once so important sometimes loses meaning...and the things that we thought we would NEVER do somehow have been done....
40 years! I still see glimpses of that insecure very shy girl....I still feel the passion that she once had/still has....I still hold her in my heart and sooth her when she needs to be...and I still walk in her shoes....she has grown and made a life....one to be proud of even in the face of diversity...
Update...
The Dentist is extremely happy with how Michael is finally healing!! And they are starting the process of molding the impression for this NEW top teeth.....The new game plan for the bottom teeth is that they are going to put small implants around the very loose teeth to loosen them some more so that perhaps they fall out naturally.....sort of like tying a string to your tooth and pulling ...just like when you were a kid....wiggle...wiggle...wiggle...out it pops! (or at least this is the hope!) If he puts these teeth under a pillow I will go broke!! LOL.....Have to laugh at this whole process at this point! Anyhow, the Dentist (whom by the way we really adore!) is a wonderful woman....the one very impressive point is that she takes me aside....in a separate room and explains to me step by step what she is doing and WHY! She really makes ME part of it....and is concerned not only with the work being done on Michael but also the work I have to do as the caregiver....Not to many Doctors take that into consideration....We also talk about details of our lives...children...hobbies...taking it to a bit more of a personal level....which makes us both human! I have to say, I like that! So this process will start next week.....before the chemo restarts which is very important.....the Dentist is going to have a telephone conference with the other 3 Doctors involved and find what will work best for everyone involved....but most importantly what will work best for US! Got to love that!
What I do for FUN!
NOTHING IS SIMPLY BLACK AND WHITE....BY: Patricia J. MoscaFront...back...sides...and a close up!!
This is what I do for FUN!!
Smooth Sailing!!
Got thru the weekend....got thru the shots....perhaps I did miss my calling of being a Nurse after all!(NOT REALLY!!)...I certainly do not have a fear of giving shots anymore....Fatigue was a big factor however for him this weekend....So I will be glad when his blood counts are done at the Oncologist...We have not had a visit there in a month....and although that is a good thing....it can also play a little guessing game with your head when you start to notice the difference in how he is feeling....I have taken into account the ordeal with the teeth....So I guess I would be tired too!!
Speaking of tired....I am tired of this chair!! LOL....actually I am loving it!! And I promise to post a picture of it....Funny thing....I have been working on the chair non stop this past week, and neighbors have been walking up the driveway to see what the heck it is that I am doing in that garage and see the chair as they do their routine of walking morning and night...The funny thing is that I have lived here 23 years now...the neighbors have changed and these are people I have never met before and probably would never meet.....I have a young couple across the street that I have become good friends with.....they are so nice and have 2 small children....I enjoy them so much the laughter that comes from that house fills my heart....I am not sure if it is because of their religious beliefs or not but they (in their late 20's) are the most giving and caring young people I have had the pleasure of meeting in this neighborhood.....No complaints coming from them at all as they go about their daily life.....A lesson to learn here!
I wonder if I complain....if I moan or look as if I need a helping hand....Some days are better than others I do know that....Today, I will remember to laugh more!!
Speaking of tired....I am tired of this chair!! LOL....actually I am loving it!! And I promise to post a picture of it....Funny thing....I have been working on the chair non stop this past week, and neighbors have been walking up the driveway to see what the heck it is that I am doing in that garage and see the chair as they do their routine of walking morning and night...The funny thing is that I have lived here 23 years now...the neighbors have changed and these are people I have never met before and probably would never meet.....I have a young couple across the street that I have become good friends with.....they are so nice and have 2 small children....I enjoy them so much the laughter that comes from that house fills my heart....I am not sure if it is because of their religious beliefs or not but they (in their late 20's) are the most giving and caring young people I have had the pleasure of meeting in this neighborhood.....No complaints coming from them at all as they go about their daily life.....A lesson to learn here!
I wonder if I complain....if I moan or look as if I need a helping hand....Some days are better than others I do know that....Today, I will remember to laugh more!!
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