First, let me say that the weather is warm. Predictions are up into the low 50's for tomorrow, which I personally think is great! The milder the winter, the better, this year anyhow. Then we had a killer of a rain and wind storm. That was yesterday, I seriously thought that the house was going to move like the "Wizzard of Oz." The rain came down sideways, yes folks, horizontally.
Today, we went to NY City to see the orthopaedist. He had Scott take a whole series of XRAYS the other day and bring the films with him. From looking at the films, he(doc) says that Scott is healing well, and that his bone density is comming back. That is a little ray of sunshine in our lives. Scott was happy to hear some good news for a change and it showed. He is able to resume normal activity within reason. That means that he can't really lift anything too heavy or go nuts with running around or anything. The doc wants to see him in late May, andhis nurse practicioner wants to be kept abreast of his progress. They want to see him when the stem cell transplant is all said and done,and he has clearance from that doctor. So that is where we are at, a little ray of hope and sunshine has touched us today. He is going in to see the stem cell doc on the 30th and the harvest is set tentatively for the 21st of Feb. After that, we will know when the transplant will be done, and all will move along in a timely fashion.
Tomorrow, Scott has an appointment with the nurse practicioner at the oncologist, to discuss the swelling of his ankles, and to make sure that everything is still a "go" for comming off of the meds, starting on Saturday. He needs to be off of the THALIDOMIDE for 30 days prior to harvesting, so off he goes.
My mood is a little better here, and I hope that it stays that way, I had a couple of moments today where I was a little frightened, and a little weepy, but I kept it in check, and wouldn't let it ruin the good stuff that was going on around me. The kids are doing great, and I am glad, they are keeping up with school, sports, and Cassidy is rolling along with having her fun. Yesterday, she was CINDERELLA, and today she helped my sister clean her kitchen, more like Cassidy took over the job and told my sister that she needed to clean the dirty counters and floor. My poor sister was aghast, and knew that Cassidy was in charge. (Please,know that my sister's house and kitchen are far from being dirty, it was Cassidy talk.) Anyway, I lit a couple of candles in the livingroom tonite, to fill the room with a really nice scent and keep my mood uplifted. Now,though, I have pressing business that I must attend to, Cassidy wants to be on my lap, and we are goign to disney.com to play games.
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5 comments:
Hooray for good news! I think the fear is always there to. Sounds like you and I might be on the same emotional roller coaster ride. You never know when those emotions will surface.
I bet Scott is thrilled to be able to resume his normal activities as well.
Glad to hear the good news. Praise the Lord!
Sounds good girl keep the faith adn all will get you through. Still praying for ya. have a great weekend!
So glad you had some good news! I have you both on my prayer list and will keep it there. :)
I've sat here and caught up on your blog. I know full well the wild, emotional ride you're on. I'm so sorry you folks are having to go thru this. I'll pray for you and Scott. I'm glad the sunshine was out. Yes sunshine effects us a great deal.
After some thought, let me add, attitude is everything. In 96, I was flattened, medically, by chemo. I had cancer survivors preach one recurring theme to me, "attitude". It sounds like you may have a good one. Make some plans for when this is over. Celebrate the bits of good news. Cry when you need to. I did a lot of that. I'm doing it right now for Scott. But keep looking for your light at the end of the tunnel, as your message at the top says.
You go girl.
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