Hello, all you wonderful people!
We picked up Emily and Caelyn this morning, as usual, and will be heading back to Ionia in a few to take them to the fairgrounds. Their mom's bank puts on a carnival for the kids each year, all over the US, and Raychel will be manning the superslide from noon to 2, so we will be enjoying that! If you're in the area, bring the kiddies down and we'll meet up! Dress warm, though - it's only 60 out right now ...
I had a really good day yesterday, and thank you to all who called to cheer me up! Y'all truly rock, and it makes me feel better when someone lets me know I'm not alone in this fight to overcome the cancer and the side effects of the meds. I'm truly blessed!
I'm starting to feel much, much better physically, although I'm aware that this is how I felt back in July 07, right before the brain bleed, pneumonia and sepsis, and the broken vertebra. Yes, it's been two years since I went blind and couldn't think --- the Lord has been so good to me! The cancer was much worse then than now, although my last numbers were still too high. 2500 is a whole lot better than 3800, and much better than 8500 in 1998 --- it tends to be relaitve in my mind. Of course, the doctor wants zero, or at least 1600, and I expect that to come.
I noticed yesterday that my short leg seems to be getting stronger again. For a while there, it was very weak and I had very little balance. I've been trying to exercise more, but the anemia made that hard to do. The last couple of days, I've felt somewhat invigorated, and I also noticed today that the hole in my skull on the left has filled in some more. That one is about 2 inches by 1.5, whereas the one on the right forehead is quite a bit larger. But both are filling in with bone, which is always a very good sign with me that the cancer is receding.
I did have some back pain last night, which I think is from not drinking enough water. I have trouble hydrating, because I tend to sip instead of really drink! I get busy and forget ... I know, I'm sad, aren't I? Oh well, I'll get there!
Well, I know I dont' talk about all these things much, so I thought I'd just tell you everything today, so that I can get back to important things later! :)
I'm working on a chapter on "partnering with God," which was a concept that transformed my life 24 years ago! I had always struggled with understanding how much of my walk in Christ was His job and how much was mine ... It seems so silly now! It is indeed a partnership, and what a joy that is!
Thank you once again for being my good friends. I know I haven't met many of you face to face yet, but as I heal, I hope to start changing that!
Loving you all!
