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Six whole days have gone by without a posting. I am so sorry. I must have been busy and tired at night. I guess that is the time when the vast majority of the blogs are written. I have let my voicemail fill up and it has been nice. I will clear it tomorrow but that does not give you the license to leave me a voicemail! Text me or E-mail me! That way I can still get things done and respond to you!
Gary had chemo today. Different regimen. He will be taking Oxciliplatin (I think that is how you spell it but I am too lazy to google it right now) and Gemzar. Dr. B will also add in the Avastin (molecular therapy) as soon as Gary heals. Can you believe we are able to do the molecular therapy? I was STUNNED this morning. I still do not quite understand how this is happening but we are both thrilled at the opportunity to have the chance with these drugs! I had to sign our financial lives away today and we are hoping and praying everything will get covered. We have over a 95% chance that all of the drugs will be paid for so we took the odds! I hope we don't go down on the river!
Gary is pretty sick right now. He was supposed to go to see Iron Man tonight with Jeff but he is not able to. He has not moved since we brought him home around 3:30 today. He has eaten a few saltines and he even shared a few with Hobie (who was obviously on the couch with Gary and has worse manners than the kids)!
This new drug gives Gary an extreme intolerance to cold and his hands are tingling. He also is nauseated and has a general ill feeling.
The boys are taking showers and getting ready for their 7:30 PM bedtime routine. What a mean Mom I am! None of their other friends go to bed as early as they do! I am playing the violin to them once again! Poor boys. They suffer so much. Wa Wa!!
Zach bought the boys a DS game - Pokemon something rather. The boys were so super excited and they both embraced Zach when he presented them with the game they have been wanting. Zach is a money saver. He has money still from his birthday in 2007 and he is such a gift giver.
I cleaned out the fridge tonight and made a smorgasbord of leftovers for the boys. It feels good to get all of the leftovers OUT! I hate leftovers that have to be tossed.
Angela and Jeff brought the kids over last night for dinner and to celebrate Mothers Day and Jack and Jeff's birthdays! We had a relaxing Mothers Day and the boys gave me the greatest cards and homemade bath salts. They really spoiled me for a while!
I am off to get the boys situated and get myself to bed so that I can watch the countless shows I have TIVOed and have yet to watch. I was up all night with Gary last night and we watched a few shows together. I thought maybe my reality shows would bore him to sleep. I think Desperate Housewives did him in! :)
Have a great night and we will check in tomorrow!
Love,
L
Love Conquers All
John 3:16
A Look inside our family......
If any of you have not had the chance to walk the grounds of the Montage in Laguna Beach you are really missing something amazing!!!
I am at the Montage with Zach and my Dad and I am standing on the beautiful rock that jets out from the middle of the cove and it is the most amazing morning! The air is so warm and the breeze is gently blowing.
I look down to see the reef and the beautiful colors of the seaweed garden that sway with the tide. In such a small place there are so many amazing things about creation that just make me stop to remember to thank God for all he has entrusted to us!
This very moment makes me feel so blessed to have so many blessings! So many family members and friends who surround us and love us and are ready to go on this new journey with us.
As I am thinking my pride gets a hold of me for a moment and I tell myself that I can do this on my own. My thought is that I don't want to have to have help and put people in this position!
Then, as quickly as that thought fills my pride-filled head another one enters. This time, I begin to realize that there is no way we can do this on our own. First and foremost, our same Father who has created this amazing place that I get to spend so much time at is the same one who has blessed us with amazing family and friends who want to care for us.
There are simply no words to express my gratitude and love to everyone who surrounds us and is a part of our life - big or small!
Please take some time and get down to the Montage. Go with your spouse, a friend, your kids! When you are there take in the beauty that surrounds you and take a deep breath and thank God for everything you have and the fact that HIS spirit lives in all of us! What a privilege it is that we are all on this journey together!
I am not ready to leave my rock because the morning is the best part of my day and this day is looking amazing and I want to stay right here feeling exactly how I do right now! Zach is coming out of the water and he really wants to head down to Strands to walk on beach! Who am I to argue? What a day the Lord has made! I am certainly going to be glad and rejoice in it!!
I am at the Montage with Zach and my Dad and I am standing on the beautiful rock that jets out from the middle of the cove and it is the most amazing morning! The air is so warm and the breeze is gently blowing.
I look down to see the reef and the beautiful colors of the seaweed garden that sway with the tide. In such a small place there are so many amazing things about creation that just make me stop to remember to thank God for all he has entrusted to us!
This very moment makes me feel so blessed to have so many blessings! So many family members and friends who surround us and love us and are ready to go on this new journey with us.
As I am thinking my pride gets a hold of me for a moment and I tell myself that I can do this on my own. My thought is that I don't want to have to have help and put people in this position!
Then, as quickly as that thought fills my pride-filled head another one enters. This time, I begin to realize that there is no way we can do this on our own. First and foremost, our same Father who has created this amazing place that I get to spend so much time at is the same one who has blessed us with amazing family and friends who want to care for us.
There are simply no words to express my gratitude and love to everyone who surrounds us and is a part of our life - big or small!
Please take some time and get down to the Montage. Go with your spouse, a friend, your kids! When you are there take in the beauty that surrounds you and take a deep breath and thank God for everything you have and the fact that HIS spirit lives in all of us! What a privilege it is that we are all on this journey together!
I am not ready to leave my rock because the morning is the best part of my day and this day is looking amazing and I want to stay right here feeling exactly how I do right now! Zach is coming out of the water and he really wants to head down to Strands to walk on beach! Who am I to argue? What a day the Lord has made! I am certainly going to be glad and rejoice in it!!
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