6 posts tagged “cancer”

What a terrible blogger I am to not write in almost three weeks!!  Not a great way to build traffic or friendships, is it?  I need to take a page from Catherine or Shannon and write more!  At least I’ll catch you up on what you’ve missed.

Connor and Duncan finished their school year, and will be out of school until the end of August.  They miss their friends at school and their teachers, but are very glad to have more time to play and relax.  We were very proud of Duncan at his graduation day.  Each year one student per homeroom at his school is given the Principal’s Award, which is for the student who demonstrates the best character.  Duncan was chosen for his class to get this award.  I was so proud I cried when he went up on stage to get his award. 

My mother has finished the radiation treatments for her lung cancer.  Now we wait to see if the cancer has shrunk or disappeared, so this is a time of prayer and hope for us.  We should have news by mid-July to know if the treatment is working to rid her of the disease.  She is feeling better, so we are hopeful.  I went to see her this weekend, and she seems to be doing well.

Connor started Cub Scout Day Camp today.  We had a bit of a trial getting him up and going this morning.  We woke him up about 6:30 am and he SCREAMED at us in tears that he was tired and needed more sleep.   We chuckled and told him nicely he was going to camp anyways.  After he got dressed and found his shoes, we let him lay back down until time to leave.  Charles said he fell asleep in the car again on the way to camp, which started at 8:30 am.  I figure he’ll go to bed easy tonite LOL!  He finished Vacation Bible School the week before July 4^th; they worked on the Ten Commandments.  Next week he heads to soccer camp run by his league; he did this last year and really enjoyed it.  (Note -- the nurse from camp called at 1:23 pm and said come get him, upset stomach.  So Charles did, and took him by the pediatrician.  Good thing, he has a BAD case of strep, so he'll be missing at least tomorrow from camp!  Poor kid!)

Duncan just got home from two weeks at Camp Grandma.  They both enjoy it very much.  He has missed his computer, but otherwise just seems to miss his grandmother.

Our poor kitties have had a rough week or so.  We realized that Morgan had fleas again so we went to the vet on payday to get the prescription flea medication for them both.  Let me tell you, these were some strong willed fleas… I’ve never seen insects fight so hard for their lives in the 2-3 hours after the application of the medicine.  Poor Morgan, he bit and scratched and twitched and talked and just acted miserable.  He reminded me of a Mexican jumping bean in a hot skillet.  Even Brigit was fidgety.  At least until Brigit scared Charlie half to death.  All of a sudden he starts screaming at ME to come help him with Brigit, because she was “foaming at the mouth”.  OK, she was blowing bubbles, but she looked perfectly fine otherwise, except for being indignant at being scooped up so rudely.  After a call to the emergency vet we decided she had licked either her or Morgan’s flea medicine, which tastes really bitter, and it makes them produce bubbles to get it out.  Poor thing.  After about three hours the flea-gate settled down, and both cats slept the WHOLE day the next day.  We are vacuuming and applying flea spray to kill whatever still remains, but Morgan is taking few chances.  He’s been camping in the kitchen where there is no carpet.

Sorry, trying to be funny and probably failed.  Happy Memorial Day!!  Sorry I haven't written, have I mentioned I feel overwhelmed lately?

Eleven days of school left for the boys, and end of grade testing is OVER!  I swear, now they will be partying non-stop til school ends.  Connor's field day is Friday, as well as Duncan's fifth grade picnic.  Wednesday of next week is Duncan's field day, then graduation on Thursday, and the final drama club performance on Friday.  Phew!

Mom has three more radiation treatments left.  I know she is enjoying having this long weekend to recuperate.  Then the hard part starts... four months waiting for the next scan to see if the cancer is gone.

I had my annual eye exam last week, and my glasses changed.  I expressed my unhappiness with my bifocals, and how poorly I've seen this year.  Our compromise is changed bifocals, and a pair of computer glasses.  We'll see how this goes.

Our excitement for the weekend was Charles slipping in the den and badly stubbing his big toe on his right foot.  (This happened late Thursday evening)  I spent Friday running him around; the doctor removed the toenail in it's entirety to avoid infection under the nail.  Say it with me... EWWWWW!!!

Mom has finished more than 2/3 of her radiation treatments.  She's really tired and worn out, but otherwise sounds great.  I feel so blessed.

Mom has started her radiation treatments.  The challenge so far has been unreliability in the equipment... They've cancelled three appointments so far.  Four down, twenty nine to go!!

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Goodbye Granddad.

We won't have news on the medical drama until this coming Friday (ugh).   Waiting is so hard, especially when you expect the news to be bad.

Connor finally had his first soccer game of the spring season (he was rained out last weekend).  They won 5 - 2 -- go Dragons!  We replaced his soccer cleats this week too as he had outgrown his old ones.  I had to miss his game as Duncan had a camping outing with the boy scouts.  We went to a private pond and fished.  Duncan was very successful -- he caught four small catfish, his first fish EVER.   Our camping was interferred with however, when they predicted hail and damaging winds to go with the drenching rain, lightening and thunder we got late afternoon.

Today has been lazy.  I ran to CVS for newspapers and more easter goodies, then to Harris Teeter and Food Lion for groceries.  There is an amazing deal on Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats running at H-T this week.  They are B1G1F, then with a doubled .70 coupon I'm paying $0.40 a box.  I'm running out of places to store them!

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