Family is all together

Today, December 27th we had our family Christmas. All our children were home!!
That wasn't the original plan.... flights were changed to make being together happen.
Words can not express the love I feel and receive from having our grown adult children, now
parents with their children all home. We always take care of one another but I have to say that under
the circumstances this year I feel cared for.

Friends have called, brought food, taken a family photo of all us, sent encouraging emails, even massaged my feet, and sent cards.  Tonight I received an email from a young woman that has stayed in touch since she was in high school ( maybe 25 years ago)telling me how our conversations helped her through difficult times.  I have too much yet to do.  I will beat this.

This Thursday, I have an MRI, and a port put in for the chemotherapy. I don't know if I will get the results from some of the diagnostic test that were done last Thursday, Dec 23d.  I am hoping that they all come back negative.... no further spread. That is my prayer, no further spread.

Time for bed. More playing with our grandchildren and a Melcher Family get together for the Melcher side of the family to meet Katie's husband and family tomorrow.  Martha