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Here I am - as promised. I told you I would update either Sunday night or Monday morning! Technically it is still morning at
11:50 AM!!
I had to grocery shop and run a few errands. I actually slept in for the first time in YEARS this morning and got out of bed at 8:15. I felt incredibly guilty as there is so much to do and I hate wasting my day.
I have to go to Goodwill and drop off a ton of stuff I cleaned out of the boys playroom and the garage. I have been "summer" cleaning and trying to get rid of things we do not use. If other people can use them that would make me happier than all of it just sitting around here.
So, Saturday morning we were in the doc office with Zach. He has a terrible ear infection and he stayed in bed all day Saturday and Sunday. I think Gary really loved spending all that uninterrupted time with Zach. I cleaned all day Saturday and Sunday I worked and then we went to a party at the Red Bucket Water Park in Ladera and then to a Grad Party for Scarlett! The kids had a blast at the water park - they always do.
Hobie had to go to the vet too this weekend! He had 2 bites and they were looking very infected so we took him. He is on steroids and antibiotics now. Between Gary's meds and vitamins, Zach's meds and ear drops, Hobies meds and cream and my vitamins it is difficult keeping everything straight!
I need to wash my car tonight when it cools down and I think I will get to the gym while the boys are busy playing Guitar Hero Aerosmith. THEY LOVE THAT. I think they love it like they love ROCK BAND!
Gary is feeling awful since he had chemp last Wednesday. He has not been eating much and he has been in bed most of the weekend. THe pain from the radiation recall is bad and he has felt very flu-like since Wednesday. Hopefully he will start to feel more human over the next couple of days so that he can have a break before the next round.
Gotta go! Have a great day!
Love,
Lisa
Done 11:59 AM!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
FRIDAY UPDATE
We just got home right now from a long day. We had a doc appt. with Barth this morning. It went really, really well. Dr. Barth was so incredibly nice and really was gentle with Gary. He intimidates Gary so much and truth be known Gary is not the best communicator with Dr. B. I can hardly imagine how Gary feels every day and not being a doctor we both have a limited understanding as to what is going on with Gary's cancer. Every day is different and you have to try really hard not to read anything into either a good day or a bad day. You just have to go with it.
Dr. B really took time with Gary today to listen to him and to try to explain things to him on a non-MD level. It was a very nice way to end our week at the office and to begin our weekend.
Gary will have chemo again July 9th and then we will do some scans on his liver on the 19th to see what the treatment is doing to the cancer. Until then we will just go with the flow and stay positive and enjoy every day! After all, it is SUMMER!!! !
The boys have been playing with friends all day and I got a pizza for them this evening from Costco so that should be easy.
Zach and I are going on a long ocean walk early tomorrow morning together. He has been waiting all week to do this and I keep pushing him off when things come up. We walked around Laguna Niguel Lake yesterday but that walk does not compare to the beach walk! 6 miles and brutal on the way back! Should be fun!
We have birthday parties and Grad parties all weekend. Hobie has to go to the Vet to get his paw checked out. He has some sort of "hot spot" on his front paw.
If anything changes I will Blog. If not, I will update everyone Sunday night or Monday morning.
Have a great Friday Night!
Love, L
Dr. B really took time with Gary today to listen to him and to try to explain things to him on a non-MD level. It was a very nice way to end our week at the office and to begin our weekend.
Gary will have chemo again July 9th and then we will do some scans on his liver on the 19th to see what the treatment is doing to the cancer. Until then we will just go with the flow and stay positive and enjoy every day! After all, it is SUMMER!!! !
The boys have been playing with friends all day and I got a pizza for them this evening from Costco so that should be easy.
Zach and I are going on a long ocean walk early tomorrow morning together. He has been waiting all week to do this and I keep pushing him off when things come up. We walked around Laguna Niguel Lake yesterday but that walk does not compare to the beach walk! 6 miles and brutal on the way back! Should be fun!
We have birthday parties and Grad parties all weekend. Hobie has to go to the Vet to get his paw checked out. He has some sort of "hot spot" on his front paw.
If anything changes I will Blog. If not, I will update everyone Sunday night or Monday morning.
Have a great Friday Night!
Love, L
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Our Neighbor Needs Prayer
Hi everyone. I have a favor to ask. Our neighbor needs some prayers.
Bette (Betty) South is our neighbor and she is 83 (I think). She is a wonderful woman and she lives alone 2 doors down from us. She has faithfully worked for the American Cancer Society for years and she is a fun and vivacious 80 something! She has a home in Mexico and goes there at least 1X a month and her car is ALWAYS loaded full of things for all of the families down there that she helps! She is always concerned for our family, too. She is a very caring and loving woman.
As many of you read a few blogs ago she had fallen and fractured her pelvis and our boys made her cookies and cards and she was so happy! Well, last night she had excruciating pain in her pelvis and was rushed to Saddleback where they discovered she not only has bone cancer but apparently lung cancer as well. They have scanned her body and are in the process of running tests right now to determine exactly what kind of cancer she has.
Bette is a FIGHTER and fiesty!
Here are our prayers: (and if you can think of any more please add them in during your prayer time)
We are praying that people come around Bette. She is a widow.
We are praying that Bette experiences God's grace and feels peace during this uncertain time. I remember when we found out that Gary had cancer. It was devastating.
We are praying that Bette doesn't give up just because she is in her 80's.
We pray she is able to come home soon.
Of course we would love a healing!
Thanks everyone. I thought I would turn to all of you because your prayers obviously work for our family and I think we should share the wealth of prayer with Bette!
Love, Lisa
Bette (Betty) South is our neighbor and she is 83 (I think). She is a wonderful woman and she lives alone 2 doors down from us. She has faithfully worked for the American Cancer Society for years and she is a fun and vivacious 80 something! She has a home in Mexico and goes there at least 1X a month and her car is ALWAYS loaded full of things for all of the families down there that she helps! She is always concerned for our family, too. She is a very caring and loving woman.
As many of you read a few blogs ago she had fallen and fractured her pelvis and our boys made her cookies and cards and she was so happy! Well, last night she had excruciating pain in her pelvis and was rushed to Saddleback where they discovered she not only has bone cancer but apparently lung cancer as well. They have scanned her body and are in the process of running tests right now to determine exactly what kind of cancer she has.
Bette is a FIGHTER and fiesty!
Here are our prayers: (and if you can think of any more please add them in during your prayer time)
We are praying that people come around Bette. She is a widow.
We are praying that Bette experiences God's grace and feels peace during this uncertain time. I remember when we found out that Gary had cancer. It was devastating.
We are praying that Bette doesn't give up just because she is in her 80's.
We pray she is able to come home soon.
Of course we would love a healing!
Thanks everyone. I thought I would turn to all of you because your prayers obviously work for our family and I think we should share the wealth of prayer with Bette!
Love, Lisa
THURSDAY JUNE 26th
Good Evening. After swimming ALL DAY our boys are still going strong. They managed to lay on the couch for about 1/2 hour to watch SpongeBob and now they are ready to go. Jeanne and Dana brought the kids squirt guns and now they want to use them! Imagine that.
Let me just say that we have been getting AMAZING meals delivered to us! How special it is to get meals delivered to our house that are prepared by our friends. YUM YUM!!! Every little bit off my plate helps tremendously. Thanks to everyone who is bringing us meals!
Well, our house will officially go on the market (tears) very soon. Mrs. Lee (the owner of our home) wants to sell it for $655,000.00. I am afraid that it will sit on the market for a very long time at that price. She is so sad that she has to sell because I know she cares for our family and especially Gary. It is just really BAD timing. I know we lease this home but it has become our home. We have spent hours and hours painting it and landscaping the yard and decorating it and loving this house. We wanted to make it special for our family regardless of whether or not we owned it. We had every intention of hopefully buying it someday but now that will not happen given our current state of affairs. Our home is the constant in our lives. The kids friends and school are so important to them. If it sells and we have to move it will be truly sad. I don't know if I told you but the other night Gary was so overcome with saddness and anger that he questioned whether God hated him. Everything is just so emotional right now.
I will tell you that I have peace. No matter what happens I will continue to believe that God is with us and wants the absolute best for our family. We will need to make some decisions soon as to when we need to move. Do we wait until it sells? Do we try and find a place now? It is so hard to know what to do and the thought of moving makes me sick to my stomach. Like I said before God is always with us and so I will not stress over it (too, too much).
Gary is fairly sick from the chemo and we have an appointment with Dr. Barth tomorrow. I am dreading it so much. He seems to always try and make us feel like we are 2 feet tall. It is so hard to talk to him and even harder to understand him. We will kame our list out tonight of things to discuss.
We signed the kids up for Kids Factory for the summer. It is run through Capo School District and the program is every day from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Can you believe the cost is only $20.00 per kid FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER! You can send your kids EVERY SINGLE DAY! They love the people who run it and they play games and have art and on Fridays it is water day! It is at a school in Mission Viejo and if anyone is interested in the program you can E-mail me directly and I will give you more information. lisa@mountainviewchurch.com.
Dinner is ready - YUMMY Spaghetti Pie! I need to feed the crew so I am off!
I hope you all have a GREAT Friday and I will update with our doc details tomorrow evening!
Love to all,
Lisa
Let me just say that we have been getting AMAZING meals delivered to us! How special it is to get meals delivered to our house that are prepared by our friends. YUM YUM!!! Every little bit off my plate helps tremendously. Thanks to everyone who is bringing us meals!
Well, our house will officially go on the market (tears) very soon. Mrs. Lee (the owner of our home) wants to sell it for $655,000.00. I am afraid that it will sit on the market for a very long time at that price. She is so sad that she has to sell because I know she cares for our family and especially Gary. It is just really BAD timing. I know we lease this home but it has become our home. We have spent hours and hours painting it and landscaping the yard and decorating it and loving this house. We wanted to make it special for our family regardless of whether or not we owned it. We had every intention of hopefully buying it someday but now that will not happen given our current state of affairs. Our home is the constant in our lives. The kids friends and school are so important to them. If it sells and we have to move it will be truly sad. I don't know if I told you but the other night Gary was so overcome with saddness and anger that he questioned whether God hated him. Everything is just so emotional right now.
I will tell you that I have peace. No matter what happens I will continue to believe that God is with us and wants the absolute best for our family. We will need to make some decisions soon as to when we need to move. Do we wait until it sells? Do we try and find a place now? It is so hard to know what to do and the thought of moving makes me sick to my stomach. Like I said before God is always with us and so I will not stress over it (too, too much).
Gary is fairly sick from the chemo and we have an appointment with Dr. Barth tomorrow. I am dreading it so much. He seems to always try and make us feel like we are 2 feet tall. It is so hard to talk to him and even harder to understand him. We will kame our list out tonight of things to discuss.
We signed the kids up for Kids Factory for the summer. It is run through Capo School District and the program is every day from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Can you believe the cost is only $20.00 per kid FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER! You can send your kids EVERY SINGLE DAY! They love the people who run it and they play games and have art and on Fridays it is water day! It is at a school in Mission Viejo and if anyone is interested in the program you can E-mail me directly and I will give you more information. lisa@mountainviewchurch.com.
Dinner is ready - YUMMY Spaghetti Pie! I need to feed the crew so I am off!
I hope you all have a GREAT Friday and I will update with our doc details tomorrow evening!
Love to all,
Lisa
Monday, June 23, 2008
TUESDAY MORNING
Let's talk about Viejo Little League 9 year-old ALL STAR Team! I do not think I have ever mentioned this but I am feeling pressure to talk about this in my blog today so I will.
Zach is on the All Star Team. I never mentioned it because while it is an accomplishment I also know many people whose kids were not chosen to be on the team. I never want anyone to feel bad. It was easier not to mention it so I haven't. Zach deserves a little "blog time" so here goes.
We have a great team of boys! They each have things to contribute to the team and all of the boys get along well. Last night we had a pool party and it was so much fun watching the boys play together off the field.
They won their game last night against Ladera! YEAH!!! The final score was 15-6! They played an amazing game and deserved this win! Zach was on a team this season that had a lot of heart but lost almost every game and it was rough on Zach. This is such a great experience for him. I am really happy for the team! Our next game is Wednesday at 5 PM at the Lake Fields!
GO VIEJO ALL STARS!!!!!
Yesterday was a very rocky day at the doc office. Gary is having a difficult time with pain management. I am having a difficult time trying to help him. Back and forth we go. It is awful being in pain BUT is it also awful watching the person you love be in so much pain. I get very protective of him. We made no headway with trying to figure out why he is in so much pain and how to handle it. Prayer and time will reveal the answer. Patience is essential. I can try to be more patient!
We are off to the beach. The boys are excited! I hope it is still really, really warm! I have to go into the office later and then take Zach to practice! Tomorrow is Chemotherapy all over again. Poor Gary. Keep him in your prayers.
Have a great Tuesday!
Love, L
Zach is on the All Star Team. I never mentioned it because while it is an accomplishment I also know many people whose kids were not chosen to be on the team. I never want anyone to feel bad. It was easier not to mention it so I haven't. Zach deserves a little "blog time" so here goes.
We have a great team of boys! They each have things to contribute to the team and all of the boys get along well. Last night we had a pool party and it was so much fun watching the boys play together off the field.
They won their game last night against Ladera! YEAH!!! The final score was 15-6! They played an amazing game and deserved this win! Zach was on a team this season that had a lot of heart but lost almost every game and it was rough on Zach. This is such a great experience for him. I am really happy for the team! Our next game is Wednesday at 5 PM at the Lake Fields!
GO VIEJO ALL STARS!!!!!
Yesterday was a very rocky day at the doc office. Gary is having a difficult time with pain management. I am having a difficult time trying to help him. Back and forth we go. It is awful being in pain BUT is it also awful watching the person you love be in so much pain. I get very protective of him. We made no headway with trying to figure out why he is in so much pain and how to handle it. Prayer and time will reveal the answer. Patience is essential. I can try to be more patient!
We are off to the beach. The boys are excited! I hope it is still really, really warm! I have to go into the office later and then take Zach to practice! Tomorrow is Chemotherapy all over again. Poor Gary. Keep him in your prayers.
Have a great Tuesday!
Love, L
Sunday, June 22, 2008
URGENT PRAYER NEEDED - NOT CANCER RELATED
We are in need of prayer.
We are leasing our home in Laguna Niguel and the owner surprised Gary with a call this morning telling him that she is now selling our home. Her husband has been out of work for a year and they can no longer hold on to it. We love our home and our neighbors and the kids school. This is exactly where we want to be but obviously God has different plans for us.
This is very stressful for us right now. Gary is absolutely SICK over this. He is really taking this blow HARD. A move was something we never anticipated on top of everything else. Our home is one thing that has been a source of stability for our kids and family.
Networking is always the best way to do things so I thought I would send out our SOS and see if anyone we know knows anything.
We will need to find another home to lease in this area. If anyone knows of anyone trying to lease their home or if you have a home for lease we would love to find out about it.
The real estate agent is coming to our house tomorrow at 11. We are understandably devastated as we thought we had 5 years here if we needed it and so far we have needed it.
My heart aches as I have come to love my house but I know that a home is where your heart is and we are all together and THAT is what matters!
Thanks friends and family!
Love to all,
Lisa
We are leasing our home in Laguna Niguel and the owner surprised Gary with a call this morning telling him that she is now selling our home. Her husband has been out of work for a year and they can no longer hold on to it. We love our home and our neighbors and the kids school. This is exactly where we want to be but obviously God has different plans for us.
This is very stressful for us right now. Gary is absolutely SICK over this. He is really taking this blow HARD. A move was something we never anticipated on top of everything else. Our home is one thing that has been a source of stability for our kids and family.
Networking is always the best way to do things so I thought I would send out our SOS and see if anyone we know knows anything.
We will need to find another home to lease in this area. If anyone knows of anyone trying to lease their home or if you have a home for lease we would love to find out about it.
The real estate agent is coming to our house tomorrow at 11. We are understandably devastated as we thought we had 5 years here if we needed it and so far we have needed it.
My heart aches as I have come to love my house but I know that a home is where your heart is and we are all together and THAT is what matters!
Thanks friends and family!
Love to all,
Lisa
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Saturday June 21
Hotter than Hell is what it is today!
Today we were are the fields until 1 PM and then we brought Gary home to rest. Everyone just wanted to be home and cool off today. The boys and I swam for a while and then we came home to escape the afternoon heat. We were planning on going to the beach today to celebrate TG's homecoming but I did not want to go without Gary and the boys were exhausted.
Gary is still in pain but he never complains! He is my hero and what an amazing example he sets each day for our boys. When you are in the thick of things sometimes you don't realize the impact you have on those around you. He is a hero not only to me but to our boys. He keeps going, tries to keep smiling and he stays in the middle of our lives - all the time! I hope someday I achieve his greatness! He defines grace under pressure!
I am so excited for Sunday! I love going to church. We have the greatest church! I just love all of our families and all of the kids in my ministry.
Tired and lazy are two words to describe me right now. I am going to sign off and wash my face, brush my teeth and and finish watching The Game Plan.
Have a wonderful Sunday! Sorry this blog has been boring. We will know for sure what is going on with Gary this week so stay tuned!
Love, L
Today we were are the fields until 1 PM and then we brought Gary home to rest. Everyone just wanted to be home and cool off today. The boys and I swam for a while and then we came home to escape the afternoon heat. We were planning on going to the beach today to celebrate TG's homecoming but I did not want to go without Gary and the boys were exhausted.
Gary is still in pain but he never complains! He is my hero and what an amazing example he sets each day for our boys. When you are in the thick of things sometimes you don't realize the impact you have on those around you. He is a hero not only to me but to our boys. He keeps going, tries to keep smiling and he stays in the middle of our lives - all the time! I hope someday I achieve his greatness! He defines grace under pressure!
I am so excited for Sunday! I love going to church. We have the greatest church! I just love all of our families and all of the kids in my ministry.
Tired and lazy are two words to describe me right now. I am going to sign off and wash my face, brush my teeth and and finish watching The Game Plan.
Have a wonderful Sunday! Sorry this blog has been boring. We will know for sure what is going on with Gary this week so stay tuned!
Love, L
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