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Hi friends and family. Another day. Another post. No new news on the Gary front. He is resting this weekend as his platelets have dropped (the side effect is that you get really, really tired) and we will wait until Monday to see if he will need a platelet transfusion.
The boys all had games today and then we had a pizza party afterwards at Southern California Pizza. I think the vast majority of our league was there hanging out together and doing the whole baseball family thing. Maybe I see things a little differently than most due to our set of circumstances but our families in Viejo are all part of a great community that our family is a part of. Everyone seems to either know one another or of one another and our fields give our families a chance to really spend time together each week. Our fields are not just a place for our kids to play ball. Heck, the bulk of our HomeGroup Bible Study were all at the fields together today! All 3 of the boys have been on several teams and each year we get to know new families. Sometimes I regret not getting to know people more. This year is really hard because I am never sitting down for any length of time at the fields because I am trying to cover all 3 boys and their games.
I urge you to get to know the people on your teams - wherever you live and whatever your kids are invloved in. Several of our social groups have been founded on the ball field. Relationships are not only important for your kids but for your family as well.
How 'bout we talk about how I accidentally shaved Gary's head - B A L D! So, forever and a day Gary has wanted to "bic" his head. I have said NO NO NO NO NO repeatedly over and over again and again. I know it is a psycological thing but if the cancer and chemo is not going to destroy his hair then why should he voluntarily take it off? NOT. So, the other night I told Gary I would get the clippers out and cut his hair. I use a #1 guard which is plenty short for me. (I know this sounds like it is all about me but I highly doubt he would want me to shave my head bald unless I absolutely had to either - so ha!) I get him situated, I clip the guard on and away I go - talking (shocking I know) and watching TV and so on. I make the 2nd pass (it is 2nd nature and I am not looking at his head) and I look down to see a WHITE LANDING STRIP up the back of his head. I AM HORRIFIED AND I PANIC. I look down at the clippers and the plastic guard has popped off and is by my left foot. HOLY COW! I freak. I put the #1 back on and try to fix his landing strip but sadly it is too late and I end up not only having to shave the rest of his head but his beard as well. Now, he is left with stubble on top of his head and a goatee. He still looks incredibly handsome and I know it will grow back but it is amazingly ironic how things happen!
I need to get some rest. Tomorrow is family day and after church we are all getting in our jammies and just being a family. We have been going and gone every single night this week and I know Gary misses us tremendously and we miss him more than that!
Please remember to keep praying for Rose and also pray for all of the families (pray for eachother) that have been such a big part of our lives. The initial shock of Gary having cancer is over and I have been reading books about how people support you and love you and pray for you in the beginning and then fade away. Please don't fade away from our family. Keep us in your prayers and know that we pray for all of you every day! We love all of you and feel very peaceful and comforted knowing you all think about us.
April (middle) is when we will find out how Gary is responding to the treatment. Please pray that this course of treatment is obliterating the cancer.
Thanks to all of you!
All our love,
L
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Doc Office
Hi from Newport Cancer Center.
Imagine with me for a minute. We are walking towards the Cancer Center today and plastered on the door as you walk in is a sign that reads something like this:
This building contains chemicals that are known to cause cancer.
So, in essence, the Cancer Center - where people go to hopefully get rid of their cancer - is full of things that cause the disease? In other words, come get your cancer treated but hey if you don't have it yet you have a chance of getting it while you are here! Have a nice day! Irony.........I am still processing that one.
The nicer thing about coming to this particular office is that they have been kind enough to give Gary the room with the bed and TV. It is more comfortable for gary to be flat and it is much more private. The lights are out and we are watching LOVE BEHIND BARS!!
Christian women who marry men on Death Row! I must ask Steph about her brother-in-law who works on death row at San Quentin. Why in the world would anyone want to contact a Death Row Prisioner let alone marry them? There are no conjugal visits on death row you know! I realize there are ministries and people who come along side of these men BUT it makes absolutely NO SENSE how any woman could ever go so far as to fall in love or even marry someone who is going to be killed for a heinous crime they more than likely committed! I can't even begin to get my brain around that one!
Gary's platelets are dropping fairly fast so we will need to come in tomorrow to get them checked. More than likely we will have to come here on Sunday for hydration and possibly a platelet or blood transfusion. Both counts are falling - platelets more rapidly than the red cells but he did just get a blood transfusion this past weekend.
We have been having beautiful weather. Easter is right around the corner and we are finally heading towards Summer! YEAH!!! I love the summertime.
We have baseball again tonight and the boys are looking forward to the weekend. Late nights from baseball make our mornings really difficult and slow. It is really hard for the boys to wake up. Their normal bedtime is 7:30 and they have been going to bed around 9:30. When they get home and they shower and have a snack and unwind and it is just so late. There is no solution for their bedtime so I will have to find another way to help them wake up more quickly. Maybe I should wake them in the morning by pouring ice cold water on their heads and blaring Metallica! Doesn't that sound truly obnoxious? I would never do that to them! They freak when I come in and simply turn the light on!!
Wait. I guess there are women in prison who have committed heinous crimes as well. I have not seen any Death Row Inmates but evidently there are men who want to marry these women as well. Simply weird. Don't they know that THESE women are actually facing the remote possibility of bring released at some point?
So, I guess I will sign off for now and get back to work. I am waiting for many people to call me back who I have called and asked how I can pray for their family. Our friend Rose who used to take Gary to and from radiation needs LOADS and LOADS of prayer from all of us. Don't get me wrong. We all need prayer but I promised Rose that I would make sure people are praying for her daughter, Tyshell. Tyshell is 15 and she recently had an emotional break after being completely fine and has now been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Rose has another teenager as well as 2 small children that she adopted. Rose is in her early 30's and is a single mother. Please just pray for her. She was strong enough to ask for the prayer and now that you know about Rose I empower you to lift her up!
Gotta go. Have a great rest of your day!
Love, L
Imagine with me for a minute. We are walking towards the Cancer Center today and plastered on the door as you walk in is a sign that reads something like this:
This building contains chemicals that are known to cause cancer.
So, in essence, the Cancer Center - where people go to hopefully get rid of their cancer - is full of things that cause the disease? In other words, come get your cancer treated but hey if you don't have it yet you have a chance of getting it while you are here! Have a nice day! Irony.........I am still processing that one.
The nicer thing about coming to this particular office is that they have been kind enough to give Gary the room with the bed and TV. It is more comfortable for gary to be flat and it is much more private. The lights are out and we are watching LOVE BEHIND BARS!!
Christian women who marry men on Death Row! I must ask Steph about her brother-in-law who works on death row at San Quentin. Why in the world would anyone want to contact a Death Row Prisioner let alone marry them? There are no conjugal visits on death row you know! I realize there are ministries and people who come along side of these men BUT it makes absolutely NO SENSE how any woman could ever go so far as to fall in love or even marry someone who is going to be killed for a heinous crime they more than likely committed! I can't even begin to get my brain around that one!
Gary's platelets are dropping fairly fast so we will need to come in tomorrow to get them checked. More than likely we will have to come here on Sunday for hydration and possibly a platelet or blood transfusion. Both counts are falling - platelets more rapidly than the red cells but he did just get a blood transfusion this past weekend.
We have been having beautiful weather. Easter is right around the corner and we are finally heading towards Summer! YEAH!!! I love the summertime.
We have baseball again tonight and the boys are looking forward to the weekend. Late nights from baseball make our mornings really difficult and slow. It is really hard for the boys to wake up. Their normal bedtime is 7:30 and they have been going to bed around 9:30. When they get home and they shower and have a snack and unwind and it is just so late. There is no solution for their bedtime so I will have to find another way to help them wake up more quickly. Maybe I should wake them in the morning by pouring ice cold water on their heads and blaring Metallica! Doesn't that sound truly obnoxious? I would never do that to them! They freak when I come in and simply turn the light on!!
Wait. I guess there are women in prison who have committed heinous crimes as well. I have not seen any Death Row Inmates but evidently there are men who want to marry these women as well. Simply weird. Don't they know that THESE women are actually facing the remote possibility of bring released at some point?
So, I guess I will sign off for now and get back to work. I am waiting for many people to call me back who I have called and asked how I can pray for their family. Our friend Rose who used to take Gary to and from radiation needs LOADS and LOADS of prayer from all of us. Don't get me wrong. We all need prayer but I promised Rose that I would make sure people are praying for her daughter, Tyshell. Tyshell is 15 and she recently had an emotional break after being completely fine and has now been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Rose has another teenager as well as 2 small children that she adopted. Rose is in her early 30's and is a single mother. Please just pray for her. She was strong enough to ask for the prayer and now that you know about Rose I empower you to lift her up!
Gotta go. Have a great rest of your day!
Love, L
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Wednesday
I promise to be quick.
Gary and I met with Dr. Barth on Tuesday. He is very pleased with Gary's progress and addressed our concern with regards to how sick Gary has been over the past week.
Gary is severly dehydrated and his lower back area is covered with 2nd degree burns from the radiation. Gary has had terrible stomach pains and cramps and he also has had a general sense of being super sick. Dr. Barth explained that basically the burns we see on Gary's body on the outside is exactly what has happened on the inside as well. His insides are basically fried right now. With all that being said, Dr. Barth said Gary is at the worst part of the treatment at this moment. Gary will experience another couple weeks of sickness and pain before he will start to climb in an upward direction. We have officially gone down the mountain in a wheelbarrel at 100 MPH and now that we have hit the bottom and are banged up and badly bruised we will now climb back to the top again. The climb back towards the top will be long and definitely not as fast as the trip down!
Gary has lost more weight and got the Dr. B ultimatum yesterday. Either eat or we will feed you! The thought of a feeding tube is awful. I will pry his mouth open, prop it and shovel food down his throat before he gets fed intraveniously. So far, Gary ate a ton of food today so we are on the right track! Steve came to visit for lunch today and Gary loved that!
So Jax got to spend more time at school than usual yesterday because someone accidentally forgot to pick him up for Gary and I. Hmmmmmmmm......I will never tell. We have ALL been in that position one time or another!
Jax, Nate and Zach all went to Disneyland until 8 PM last night! Yikes! They had so much fun while Gary, me, Jen, Matt and Steph watched American Idol and majorly critiqued every single contestant - only because we are all so much better than all of them! :)
Nate and I just got home from baseball and I am off to the pharmacy to get another antibiotic for Zach as I suspect his Strep Throat has returned! The back of his throat is looking a bit angry!
Gary did not go to the doctor today because I needed a break! We are going tomorrow morning and I plan on camping out there for a while!
I will give you an update tomorrow.
Love,
L
Gary and I met with Dr. Barth on Tuesday. He is very pleased with Gary's progress and addressed our concern with regards to how sick Gary has been over the past week.
Gary is severly dehydrated and his lower back area is covered with 2nd degree burns from the radiation. Gary has had terrible stomach pains and cramps and he also has had a general sense of being super sick. Dr. Barth explained that basically the burns we see on Gary's body on the outside is exactly what has happened on the inside as well. His insides are basically fried right now. With all that being said, Dr. Barth said Gary is at the worst part of the treatment at this moment. Gary will experience another couple weeks of sickness and pain before he will start to climb in an upward direction. We have officially gone down the mountain in a wheelbarrel at 100 MPH and now that we have hit the bottom and are banged up and badly bruised we will now climb back to the top again. The climb back towards the top will be long and definitely not as fast as the trip down!
Gary has lost more weight and got the Dr. B ultimatum yesterday. Either eat or we will feed you! The thought of a feeding tube is awful. I will pry his mouth open, prop it and shovel food down his throat before he gets fed intraveniously. So far, Gary ate a ton of food today so we are on the right track! Steve came to visit for lunch today and Gary loved that!
So Jax got to spend more time at school than usual yesterday because someone accidentally forgot to pick him up for Gary and I. Hmmmmmmmm......I will never tell. We have ALL been in that position one time or another!
Jax, Nate and Zach all went to Disneyland until 8 PM last night! Yikes! They had so much fun while Gary, me, Jen, Matt and Steph watched American Idol and majorly critiqued every single contestant - only because we are all so much better than all of them! :)
Nate and I just got home from baseball and I am off to the pharmacy to get another antibiotic for Zach as I suspect his Strep Throat has returned! The back of his throat is looking a bit angry!
Gary did not go to the doctor today because I needed a break! We are going tomorrow morning and I plan on camping out there for a while!
I will give you an update tomorrow.
Love,
L
Monday Funday
I often ask myself - Are we having fun yet? I mean really. 4 hours a day at the Oncology office. The drive down Newport Blvd. everyday. Surrounded by people who are suffering and living with cancer. Watching my husband suffer with the effects of chemo and radiation. Almost having to go to wound care at the burn center today but narrowly escaping that adventure - for now. Parking at the Cancer Center- OMG! What's up with that?
I know some of you are thinking and you might be asking why we are at the docs office everyday. Here is the reason - Gary is very dehydrated. So many people have asked me why he just doesn't drink more. Sounds sensible and easy. Come on Gary - JUST DRINK and make it about 80 ounces every day! Hah! I can hardly get him to drink 20 ounces a day! The only thing I can say is that it sounds easy but believe me when I tell you that it is soooooooooo incredibly far from easy. It is also hard for Gary to eat much of anything. He is sick and weak and miserable right now. He told me that he is sick and tired of being sick and tired. Who could blame him? Frankly I am surprised it took him this long to feel that way.
Who are we kidding? If I were in his position I would be bitching and moaning and whining and complaining. Over and over and over again and I would not care who had to listen to me over and over and over again! Would it get me anywhere? WHO CARES! I would just want to make sure everyone understood how bad it sucked to be me! Thank God Gary is not me for my sake! I guess my statement makes me super selfish and proves my point further that Gary is a saint!
We have an appointment with Dr. Barth tomorrow during Gary's hydration. I am certain he wants to check in with Gary and we will be seeing him every week to do just that.
Guys, I had no idea how many people in this world are affected by cancer. I truly admire all of the people who are fighting this ugly disease and I also admire the nurses who are dedicated to taking care of these people who endure so much suffering. It is truly a privilege for me to talk to all of the "regulars" we meet in both of the oncology offices each day. Everyone has a story and everyone is so so incredibly courageous and it is during these very conversations I learn that we are truly not alone and do not have to go through this without other cancer patients supporting both Gary and me.
Geez, I am so serious. Sorry. I will stop that right this second.
Do I have any funny kid stories? Nope
Any way I could possibly make fun of Gary? YES. Can I point out that Gary SNORES beyond anything acceptable! So, just because he has cancer I am supposed to be nice to him? Whatever. You don't have to try to sleep next to him and deal with it! It is soooooooo annoying. I have been smacking him and firmly and loudly saying his name to get him to stop. It works temporarily. Better than not at all!
Gary has been struggling terribly with short-term memory loss. It is getting better but I am thinking about installing a large chalkboard on the wall of the bedroom so that I can write everything down that I tell him and then I would have to get pissed at him when I have to tell him again and again and again. I am kinda exaggerating but not really. He is getting better as he is taking far less medication than before. I could really mess with him right now while I have the opportunity. But, I will not do that to him - just yet.
So far Gary has not lost a folicle of hair. Go figure. He has threatened me several times that he is going to bic his head. I refuse to let him do that. If he is not losing his hair then there is not one good reason for him to shave his head BALD! For those of you who have not seen him Gary is sporting a beard and moustache and I must say that it is not as grey as I thought it would be. I am fairly used to it now and he would probably look funny without it.
The boys are going to Disneyland tomorrow after school and Gary's parents are going home for about 3 weeks. I will be leaning on all of our friends to help me while family is away. My hands are getting fuller with 3 demanding boys, homework for all three (gotta love that) and laundry for all 5 of us (I hate folding laundry), 9X at the baseball fields per week (not so bad), Gary and his daily "things"(toooooo many to list), managing medication(too many to discuss), my ministry work (love all my kids!) , cooking (only when I have time) and cleaning (I love Petra - the lovely Czech girl who cleans our home - she is super cute and very single! ), taxi cabbing(have I told all of you how much I despise driving? Now you know), snackbaring (love it), text messaging(much better than talking on the phone), E-mailing (love it), blogging( hard but necessary and definitely theraputic), jogging(going nowhere fast), and everything else! I will try to fit a shower or two in there as well for myself! :)
Hey, things could be worse and I honestly am doing really well. All kidding aside I am just tackling each day as it comes and not going ahead. Every day is different and challenging and I look forward to each new one. I hope some of my positive attitude can help Gary to get through the really rough spots. I am really super happy despite everything we are experiencing.
As you can see it is late and I am kinda tired. I have so much to do but need to get some shut eye before I set out to rule the world!
Please continue to pray that God heals Gary by taking his cancer away. I have no intention of trying to stand in God's way and I fully understand that He will carry out His plans regardless of what we desire. But, we can still ask and He still wants us to come to Him in prayer.
Pray that Gary feels better and that he gets well enough to withstand chemo again next Monday. His platelets sharply dropped over the weekend and he needs to get stronger. He feels like he has the worst case of the flu complete with stomach cramps and extreme fatigue. Poor Gary.
Love our baseball friends and home group friends and family friends and school friends and personal friends and church friends and all the other friends we have. Wow, either we have loads of friends or everyone just feels sorry for us and pretends to like us just because Gary has cancer! The lengths we go to just to surround ourselves with people! Pathetic :) !
Love to all and keep praying because prayer Works and Prayer Changes Things!
A prayer for all of you that was sent to me by my friend Tyra...............................
"May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."
Love,
L
I know some of you are thinking and you might be asking why we are at the docs office everyday. Here is the reason - Gary is very dehydrated. So many people have asked me why he just doesn't drink more. Sounds sensible and easy. Come on Gary - JUST DRINK and make it about 80 ounces every day! Hah! I can hardly get him to drink 20 ounces a day! The only thing I can say is that it sounds easy but believe me when I tell you that it is soooooooooo incredibly far from easy. It is also hard for Gary to eat much of anything. He is sick and weak and miserable right now. He told me that he is sick and tired of being sick and tired. Who could blame him? Frankly I am surprised it took him this long to feel that way.
Who are we kidding? If I were in his position I would be bitching and moaning and whining and complaining. Over and over and over again and I would not care who had to listen to me over and over and over again! Would it get me anywhere? WHO CARES! I would just want to make sure everyone understood how bad it sucked to be me! Thank God Gary is not me for my sake! I guess my statement makes me super selfish and proves my point further that Gary is a saint!
We have an appointment with Dr. Barth tomorrow during Gary's hydration. I am certain he wants to check in with Gary and we will be seeing him every week to do just that.
Guys, I had no idea how many people in this world are affected by cancer. I truly admire all of the people who are fighting this ugly disease and I also admire the nurses who are dedicated to taking care of these people who endure so much suffering. It is truly a privilege for me to talk to all of the "regulars" we meet in both of the oncology offices each day. Everyone has a story and everyone is so so incredibly courageous and it is during these very conversations I learn that we are truly not alone and do not have to go through this without other cancer patients supporting both Gary and me.
Geez, I am so serious. Sorry. I will stop that right this second.
Do I have any funny kid stories? Nope
Any way I could possibly make fun of Gary? YES. Can I point out that Gary SNORES beyond anything acceptable! So, just because he has cancer I am supposed to be nice to him? Whatever. You don't have to try to sleep next to him and deal with it! It is soooooooo annoying. I have been smacking him and firmly and loudly saying his name to get him to stop. It works temporarily. Better than not at all!
Gary has been struggling terribly with short-term memory loss. It is getting better but I am thinking about installing a large chalkboard on the wall of the bedroom so that I can write everything down that I tell him and then I would have to get pissed at him when I have to tell him again and again and again. I am kinda exaggerating but not really. He is getting better as he is taking far less medication than before. I could really mess with him right now while I have the opportunity. But, I will not do that to him - just yet.
So far Gary has not lost a folicle of hair. Go figure. He has threatened me several times that he is going to bic his head. I refuse to let him do that. If he is not losing his hair then there is not one good reason for him to shave his head BALD! For those of you who have not seen him Gary is sporting a beard and moustache and I must say that it is not as grey as I thought it would be. I am fairly used to it now and he would probably look funny without it.
The boys are going to Disneyland tomorrow after school and Gary's parents are going home for about 3 weeks. I will be leaning on all of our friends to help me while family is away. My hands are getting fuller with 3 demanding boys, homework for all three (gotta love that) and laundry for all 5 of us (I hate folding laundry), 9X at the baseball fields per week (not so bad), Gary and his daily "things"(toooooo many to list), managing medication(too many to discuss), my ministry work (love all my kids!) , cooking (only when I have time) and cleaning (I love Petra - the lovely Czech girl who cleans our home - she is super cute and very single! ), taxi cabbing(have I told all of you how much I despise driving? Now you know), snackbaring (love it), text messaging(much better than talking on the phone), E-mailing (love it), blogging( hard but necessary and definitely theraputic), jogging(going nowhere fast), and everything else! I will try to fit a shower or two in there as well for myself! :)
Hey, things could be worse and I honestly am doing really well. All kidding aside I am just tackling each day as it comes and not going ahead. Every day is different and challenging and I look forward to each new one. I hope some of my positive attitude can help Gary to get through the really rough spots. I am really super happy despite everything we are experiencing.
As you can see it is late and I am kinda tired. I have so much to do but need to get some shut eye before I set out to rule the world!
Please continue to pray that God heals Gary by taking his cancer away. I have no intention of trying to stand in God's way and I fully understand that He will carry out His plans regardless of what we desire. But, we can still ask and He still wants us to come to Him in prayer.
Pray that Gary feels better and that he gets well enough to withstand chemo again next Monday. His platelets sharply dropped over the weekend and he needs to get stronger. He feels like he has the worst case of the flu complete with stomach cramps and extreme fatigue. Poor Gary.
Love our baseball friends and home group friends and family friends and school friends and personal friends and church friends and all the other friends we have. Wow, either we have loads of friends or everyone just feels sorry for us and pretends to like us just because Gary has cancer! The lengths we go to just to surround ourselves with people! Pathetic :) !
Love to all and keep praying because prayer Works and Prayer Changes Things!
A prayer for all of you that was sent to me by my friend Tyra...............................
"May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."
Love,
L
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Saturday Night
Whoa. What a long weekend thus far! I just got to Matt & Jen's and it is 9PM. I am bracing myself for a VERY VERY VERY LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGG night. We will be at the gymnasium with our 5th & 6th graders from 10 PM until 11 PM and then we are going to Denny's or Harbor House Cafe!! Whose house will we TP tonight??? Unleash your dogs and watch your homes! Here we come!!
Anyhow, Gary made it to the fields today to watch some of Zach and Nate's games. Jax was home with a fever and Gary went back to the doctors today to another blood transfusion - 2 in 2 days. He feels awful and his counts are dropping rapidly and he is starting to get SUPER SICK of BEING SICK!
I have to go but promise to write after our Home Group leaves tomorrow night! I am so excited that everyone is coming over for dinner!
Love, L
Anyhow, Gary made it to the fields today to watch some of Zach and Nate's games. Jax was home with a fever and Gary went back to the doctors today to another blood transfusion - 2 in 2 days. He feels awful and his counts are dropping rapidly and he is starting to get SUPER SICK of BEING SICK!
I have to go but promise to write after our Home Group leaves tomorrow night! I am so excited that everyone is coming over for dinner!
Love, L
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
MARCH 4th
Tonight was the ONLY night I had that did not involve baseball. So, I planned to go to Tortilla Flats on the Lake for Taco Tuesday. We got there around 5:45 tonight and bought our taco tickets and sat down in the bar. We began to talk and laugh and all of the sudden everything came to a screaching hault!
My companion, who we will call Fanny in order to save face, began choking. Fanny was crying and after taking a bite of her taco knew that she had swallowed a sharp piece of the shell and it was lodged deep inside her throat. It was stabbing her throat. So, we went into the bathroom (only after the entire bar full of drunk and sober people were staring at us) and she tried to get it out of her throat. It hurt so bad and I sat outside the stall wondering what I should do. Do I drive her to the hospital? Call 911? Make her drink more to get the sharp shell loose? So, I ask her. We decide we need to call 911. So, I make the call and all I have to say about 911 was that in the midst of trying to get them to the restaurant they actually asked me to leave Fanny in the restroom to go the the front of the restaurant to get their actual physical street address! What, am I calling 911 in Utah or something? I told them the restaurant and the cross streets. Obviously it was not enough! Idiots!
Back to my story.
Fanny and I are standing in the restroom and she is panicking while we wait. The waitress comes in to see how we are. I got to thinking about what my night out was going to look like and I proceed to ask the waitress( as Fanny was coughing - like a cat hacking up a fur ball) - to box up our food in a to go box so that I will have something to eat at the hospital. I am no fool. I have spent countless hours at hospitals and I wanted my dollar tacos dang it!
The door swings open, the paramedics storm in (ALL 6 of them - 4 of them are H O T) and they look at Fanny as she swallows the shell and declares that she is fine. Our friend - we will call her Wilma - shows up and calls us to ask where we are. I ask her if she sees the paramedics. I tell her to come into the bathroom as Fanny has just been through a traumatic event!
The moral of the story - If you don't want to be around medical professionals then don't hang out with me! At least the paramedics were cute! :)
We ended up staying and had a great time and laugh. Poor Fanny. She will NEVER live it down!
GARY UPDATE
He had chemo yesterday and feels like crap today. We spent a good part of the day at Dr. Barth's office and will do the same tomorrow. Gary needs to be hydrated and this is a great way to do it. Jana was his nurse and her son Nick plays baseball in the same league as our boys. She was so great with Gary and it was so wonderful having her take care of Gary.
He is alseep now and will hopefully have a better day tomorrow.
Love to all and be very careful - I am talkng to you Steve - when eating a hard taco!
Love,
Lisa
My companion, who we will call Fanny in order to save face, began choking. Fanny was crying and after taking a bite of her taco knew that she had swallowed a sharp piece of the shell and it was lodged deep inside her throat. It was stabbing her throat. So, we went into the bathroom (only after the entire bar full of drunk and sober people were staring at us) and she tried to get it out of her throat. It hurt so bad and I sat outside the stall wondering what I should do. Do I drive her to the hospital? Call 911? Make her drink more to get the sharp shell loose? So, I ask her. We decide we need to call 911. So, I make the call and all I have to say about 911 was that in the midst of trying to get them to the restaurant they actually asked me to leave Fanny in the restroom to go the the front of the restaurant to get their actual physical street address! What, am I calling 911 in Utah or something? I told them the restaurant and the cross streets. Obviously it was not enough! Idiots!
Back to my story.
Fanny and I are standing in the restroom and she is panicking while we wait. The waitress comes in to see how we are. I got to thinking about what my night out was going to look like and I proceed to ask the waitress( as Fanny was coughing - like a cat hacking up a fur ball) - to box up our food in a to go box so that I will have something to eat at the hospital. I am no fool. I have spent countless hours at hospitals and I wanted my dollar tacos dang it!
The door swings open, the paramedics storm in (ALL 6 of them - 4 of them are H O T) and they look at Fanny as she swallows the shell and declares that she is fine. Our friend - we will call her Wilma - shows up and calls us to ask where we are. I ask her if she sees the paramedics. I tell her to come into the bathroom as Fanny has just been through a traumatic event!
The moral of the story - If you don't want to be around medical professionals then don't hang out with me! At least the paramedics were cute! :)
We ended up staying and had a great time and laugh. Poor Fanny. She will NEVER live it down!
GARY UPDATE
He had chemo yesterday and feels like crap today. We spent a good part of the day at Dr. Barth's office and will do the same tomorrow. Gary needs to be hydrated and this is a great way to do it. Jana was his nurse and her son Nick plays baseball in the same league as our boys. She was so great with Gary and it was so wonderful having her take care of Gary.
He is alseep now and will hopefully have a better day tomorrow.
Love to all and be very careful - I am talkng to you Steve - when eating a hard taco!
Love,
Lisa
Saturday, March 1, 2008
END OF A LONG DAY
Just a quick hello and update.
Gary - prasie God - was able to come and watch part of Nate's and and Jax's game today! Zach did not play as he was too sick but the other boys had the energy so we both told them they could play!
Despite the massive effort it took to get Gary to the fields he REALLY enjoyed being there at the game and the boys LOVED that he came. How blessed we are that he was able to make it.
Gary's parents are on their way and should be here tonight. Auntie Robin is in tomorrow.
I am tired and have a very long day tomorrow so I need to get to bed - BTW - WITH MY HUBBY!!! I love having him home with us. :)
Love and Sweet Dreams,
L
THANKS TO Matt, Kendyl, Stacy & Ren for all your help today! XOXO
Gary - prasie God - was able to come and watch part of Nate's and and Jax's game today! Zach did not play as he was too sick but the other boys had the energy so we both told them they could play!
Despite the massive effort it took to get Gary to the fields he REALLY enjoyed being there at the game and the boys LOVED that he came. How blessed we are that he was able to make it.
Gary's parents are on their way and should be here tonight. Auntie Robin is in tomorrow.
I am tired and have a very long day tomorrow so I need to get to bed - BTW - WITH MY HUBBY!!! I love having him home with us. :)
Love and Sweet Dreams,
L
THANKS TO Matt, Kendyl, Stacy & Ren for all your help today! XOXO
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