I had my 7th treatment today. My friend, Jean Lash went with me. Joe had a day off so he did errands today. It wasn't nice enough to play golf which he does on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the "guys" at the country club. Jean and I had a nice time catching up, having great conversation about being grandmothers, teacher methods, art center advocates, etc. Thank you Jean for being a terrific friend. I sure do enjoy being with you.
Todays treatment went right on time. I gave the nurse a verbal "blue ribbon" for getting me thru in about 2 and a half hours. In the past it has taken longer for the pharmacy to get the drugs to the treatment center, or they are checking with the doctor to see if he wants to hold treatment, etc. I gave myself 3 shots to get ready for today, and probably will continue for the remainder of the chemo treatments.
My son, Andy and grandson Cal, were here for Easter weekend. Cal had fun playing with his cousins. Andy's god parents, Dave and Linda Newton, and Scott Melcher and girlfriend were all here for Easter dinner. Holly was such a great help in the kitchen and putting the house back together...thank you Holly. I do love to hear the laughter of children playing. They laugh from the center of their being, unaffected with pure joy.... sure is a blessing to be a part of their growing up.
Andy brought an early birthday/mother's day gift... an Ipad.
I am having a great time using it for email, ebooks, youtube,games, etc.
I ordered a book,"Emperor of all Malades" the history of cancer. It is very interesting just how the treatments were developed, who and how the American Cancer Society began, etc. Then listened to Dvorak-New World Symphony and love 2nd movement Adagio. Thank you Andy, Laura, Cal and Nora.
Our Tecumseh Pops Orchestra and Chorus has our Spring concert this Sunday..."Let's Dance". My friends Ed and Michelle Stuck are dancing "Lovers Waltz" on their 30 wedding anniversary. If you live in the area think about coming- 4p.m. at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts.
More later of Martha's Musings
martha - so great to read your update, esp. all the family news:) good to see you today albeit from a distance. btw - loved your hair. keep blogging. pat
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you this week, even if only for one night. I've only seen the "Roxy" picture of you since you started treatment, so I wasn't sure what to expect... you looked great! If anyone can pull off a bald head with style, it's you. Glad to hear you're back on track with treatments and looking forward to seeing you on my trip south.
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