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Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Gary Post Christmas Update
So, we made it through Christmas and we are heading towards New Years! Christmas was memorable and it was great having both my Mom and Dad here with us. Gary has been in bed for days now. His platelet count is very low but we have managed to keep him out of the hospital this weekend.
This morning as we were getting ready to get to church Gary spiked a high fever complete with chills! So, he stayed home and we will head off to the doctors tomorrow morning first thing. I am sure we will spend the entire day there as he will most likely need several different transfusions.
He is tired and in lots of pain. I have upped his meds a little but it does not seem to be helping him.
My aunt, uncle, and grandmother have been here this weekend and they left this afternoon after we enjoyed a wonderful Christmas lunch. This was the last of the Christmas celebrations and gift opening sessions.
I spent the latter part of the afternoon taking all of the Christmas stuff down and sorting it out on the dining room table to organize it before I get all the bins down to put it all away. I am keeping the tree up until New Years as per everyones request.
The lights on the outside are still festive and I will keep those up as long as possible.
Tonight I pack a day bag for tomorrow. I need everything Gary might possibly need for the day and then things to keep me occupied and busy for the day. If I get prepared tonight it will be easier in the morning for me.
We are headed up to USC on Tuesday to hang out and enjoy their bowl game practice. We are all looking really forward to doing that.
Gary's Dad is hanging in there as he struggles with his cancer battle. We are hoping he can get out here sometime soon to see Gary.
All is quiet - just like I like it. The boys are exhausted. Zach and Nate had sleep overs last night and went to bed super late! Early to bed tonight for everyone!
The Chargers are winning tonight and the game is kinda boring - the reason why I picked this time to blog!
Happy Sunday and Good Thoughts for a Happy Monday!!!
Love,
L
This morning as we were getting ready to get to church Gary spiked a high fever complete with chills! So, he stayed home and we will head off to the doctors tomorrow morning first thing. I am sure we will spend the entire day there as he will most likely need several different transfusions.
He is tired and in lots of pain. I have upped his meds a little but it does not seem to be helping him.
My aunt, uncle, and grandmother have been here this weekend and they left this afternoon after we enjoyed a wonderful Christmas lunch. This was the last of the Christmas celebrations and gift opening sessions.
I spent the latter part of the afternoon taking all of the Christmas stuff down and sorting it out on the dining room table to organize it before I get all the bins down to put it all away. I am keeping the tree up until New Years as per everyones request.
The lights on the outside are still festive and I will keep those up as long as possible.
Tonight I pack a day bag for tomorrow. I need everything Gary might possibly need for the day and then things to keep me occupied and busy for the day. If I get prepared tonight it will be easier in the morning for me.
We are headed up to USC on Tuesday to hang out and enjoy their bowl game practice. We are all looking really forward to doing that.
Gary's Dad is hanging in there as he struggles with his cancer battle. We are hoping he can get out here sometime soon to see Gary.
All is quiet - just like I like it. The boys are exhausted. Zach and Nate had sleep overs last night and went to bed super late! Early to bed tonight for everyone!
The Chargers are winning tonight and the game is kinda boring - the reason why I picked this time to blog!
Happy Sunday and Good Thoughts for a Happy Monday!!!
Love,
L
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas
It's official. After tracking Santa with the internet GPS system all day to see where he was he has made it to our house and managed to eat all of the cookies and drink the egg nog too! No wonder his belly is so fat!
My Dad made it in tonight with no delays and no problems. Gary made it to church, we lit the Advent Candles tonight, and the boys sang at both services. I love going to church and seeing everyone and tonight was such a special night. We were missing tons of families at church and I think many families are away for the holiday!
If my throat would stop hurting and my nose would stop being so stuffy I would feel a heck of a lot better. Maybe after a few hours of sleep I will feel better. I know the boys are going to wake up early. They were so excited when they tried to get to sleep.
Our Secret Santa is OVER THE TOP! It has to be someone or people who know our family well. I will not force the issue of trying to find out who you are because you obviously wish to remain anonymous. On behalf of our entire family I thank you for helping to make this Christmas so special. What great joy day after day after day!
So many of you have brought us such great joy! We got another basket on the doorstep today filled with goodies and all sorts of stuff - of course no names on it! Whoever you are..............many thanks! BTW - FIGHT ON!!!!
We love all of you and hope you have the Merriest Christmas to date! I just know we are going to have a great day tomorrow (or I should say today).
Live, Laugh, Love and Thanks be to God!
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Love,
L
My Dad made it in tonight with no delays and no problems. Gary made it to church, we lit the Advent Candles tonight, and the boys sang at both services. I love going to church and seeing everyone and tonight was such a special night. We were missing tons of families at church and I think many families are away for the holiday!
If my throat would stop hurting and my nose would stop being so stuffy I would feel a heck of a lot better. Maybe after a few hours of sleep I will feel better. I know the boys are going to wake up early. They were so excited when they tried to get to sleep.
Our Secret Santa is OVER THE TOP! It has to be someone or people who know our family well. I will not force the issue of trying to find out who you are because you obviously wish to remain anonymous. On behalf of our entire family I thank you for helping to make this Christmas so special. What great joy day after day after day!
So many of you have brought us such great joy! We got another basket on the doorstep today filled with goodies and all sorts of stuff - of course no names on it! Whoever you are..............many thanks! BTW - FIGHT ON!!!!
We love all of you and hope you have the Merriest Christmas to date! I just know we are going to have a great day tomorrow (or I should say today).
Live, Laugh, Love and Thanks be to God!
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Love,
L
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
SECRET SANTA STRIKES AGAIN
OKay. Hobie is barking. He won't stop. So, I get him calmed down and I look outside to see if someone is at the door. Guess what? No one is there BUT THERE IS A SERIOUS PILE OF PRESENTS!! HOLY COW!!!!!!
I wake the kids up and tell them to open the front door. Their eyes were like quarters and they quickly brought the presents inside!
Our SS is very bold. Our kitchen blinds are open and we can see the porch from the kitchen. Our SS gambled and beat the odds! With 6 people in the house there was a good chance someone would be in the kitchen! SS got lucky!!!
How FUN FUN FUN!!! LOVE THIS EVERYDAY!!
Thank you SS!
Love,
The Sallee's
I wake the kids up and tell them to open the front door. Their eyes were like quarters and they quickly brought the presents inside!
Our SS is very bold. Our kitchen blinds are open and we can see the porch from the kitchen. Our SS gambled and beat the odds! With 6 people in the house there was a good chance someone would be in the kitchen! SS got lucky!!!
How FUN FUN FUN!!! LOVE THIS EVERYDAY!!
Thank you SS!
Love,
The Sallee's
Secret Santa
I forgot to tell you something about our Secret Santa.
The SS is a very creative person. I am leaning towards a woman being the person who executes everything just because of the attention to detail. Is it is family? 1 person? A Group?
It is fun just to speculate.
I just want everyone to know how awesome it has been having our SS this season! Everyone should have one! We are so blessed!
It is the 12th Day of Christmas today. Will we find out who you are?
L :)
The SS is a very creative person. I am leaning towards a woman being the person who executes everything just because of the attention to detail. Is it is family? 1 person? A Group?
It is fun just to speculate.
I just want everyone to know how awesome it has been having our SS this season! Everyone should have one! We are so blessed!
It is the 12th Day of Christmas today. Will we find out who you are?
L :)
Christmas Eve
Well, I can't remember the last time I felt so awful. Nate, Jax and my Mom have all been under the weather and now it has made its way to me! I have been up all night with a sore throat, serious nasal congestion and drip and just pure misery! This really stinks to be sick on Christmas Eve. I don't feel like doing anything yet I have so much to do.
Gary always escapes sickness in our house. He is the most compromised by far but I think it is safe to say that he already has way too much on his plate and being sick would really complicate things. Thank God for the little things.
Gary had a kinda yucky day yesterday. We went to Barth's office and his platelets are falling fairly quickly. Normal range is 150-400 and for the past 3 weeks he has gone from 100 to 60 to 40. Evidently, the cancer is making it hard for his marrow to produce cells. The reds and whites are holding so now we deal with the platelets. If they fall too low over the weekend then we have to go at Hoag. Hopefully we can wait until Monday and then he can get a transfusion if he needs it on an out patient basis.
In light of my sickness we will not be going to the Montage the day after Christmas. It would be difficult for me to take care of Gary in a foreign place when I feel so crappy. We will reschedule for another time.
I hope Gary has a better day. We are going to church today and our family is lighting the Advent Candle at our 4 PM service. If any of you need a place to go to church you can always come our way to Mountain View. We meet at Tesoro High School and we have a 2:30 and 4 PM service. The boys are singing, too. I am really excited.
Well, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Eve with family and friends.
We pray for everyone. Prayers for peace and happiness and protection and total dependence on God.
Blessings and Love on this special day,
L
Gary always escapes sickness in our house. He is the most compromised by far but I think it is safe to say that he already has way too much on his plate and being sick would really complicate things. Thank God for the little things.
Gary had a kinda yucky day yesterday. We went to Barth's office and his platelets are falling fairly quickly. Normal range is 150-400 and for the past 3 weeks he has gone from 100 to 60 to 40. Evidently, the cancer is making it hard for his marrow to produce cells. The reds and whites are holding so now we deal with the platelets. If they fall too low over the weekend then we have to go at Hoag. Hopefully we can wait until Monday and then he can get a transfusion if he needs it on an out patient basis.
In light of my sickness we will not be going to the Montage the day after Christmas. It would be difficult for me to take care of Gary in a foreign place when I feel so crappy. We will reschedule for another time.
I hope Gary has a better day. We are going to church today and our family is lighting the Advent Candle at our 4 PM service. If any of you need a place to go to church you can always come our way to Mountain View. We meet at Tesoro High School and we have a 2:30 and 4 PM service. The boys are singing, too. I am really excited.
Well, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Eve with family and friends.
We pray for everyone. Prayers for peace and happiness and protection and total dependence on God.
Blessings and Love on this special day,
L
Monday, December 22, 2008
When it Rains................
It's kinda cool that our weather is dreary and cold. Perfect for Christmas. I love having a fire and lighting candles and drinking hot cocoa while opening presents on Christmas Morning. I look forward to this day all year.
We wake up in the morning and we light the candle on Jesus' cake. We all sing Happy Birthday and we talk about the real meaning of Christmas. The kids really like doing that and they don't mind waiting to open presents.
Tonight the boys brought tears to my eyes. We were at the grocery store and whn we got there we passed a girl who was collecting money for hungry children. I gave 5$ to Nate and he gave it to the girl and off we went. We shopped and checked out and went out to the car to load things up. Zach got in the car and opened up his wallet. Nate did the same and together they pulled out 30$. Nate left and went across the parking lot and back to the girl to give it all to her to try and help the hungry kids. Our kids did this all on their own. Each Nate and Zach gave over 50% of the cash that each of them had in their wallets. What amazing hearts they have. Jax wanted in on the action too so I told him that when we went home I would take 5$ out of his wallet and we would go back and give it to her tomorrow. It warms my heart.
The spa was wonderful and I wish I could do that every single month. Girlfriend time is valuable and being pampered is special. It was such a treat and I am so blessed!
Gary is hanging in there. We will see Barth tomorrow and get his counts done to see how he is doing.
The tooth fairy must have been in our house last night to give Nate $$ when Nate got up to go to the bathroom. I told Nate that she has so many kids she goes to see every night that she had to move on and wait for another night to get back to him. Thank God she came early tonight. Poor Nate. So patient.
I have some prayer requests.
Please pray for some direction for us. Gary feels as if he is in limbo with his cancer. He is almost totally helpless and he doesn't want to be. He doesn't want to die but fighting cancer to try to eradicate it is very difficult. He is in pain all the time and things are just taking their toll mentally for all of us. Zach is having a hard time. I guess there is just a mess of things going on.
Please pray that I can keep things in perspective. I have been taking care of Gary for so long and I get stuck in the thick of things and sometimes I can't see out of the forest. I want to keep strong and focused on his care. I have felt the need for "my time" lately and I am not a selfish person but for whatever reason I have needed to get away and have that outlet.
I hope you all enjoy your Tuesday. BTW - Secret Santa brought 8 Christmas Crackers for us and we will pop those open on Christmas Morning. The boys loved them. They love their SS. Thank you for that little bit of joy each day.
Good Night.
Love and Smiles,
Lisa
We wake up in the morning and we light the candle on Jesus' cake. We all sing Happy Birthday and we talk about the real meaning of Christmas. The kids really like doing that and they don't mind waiting to open presents.
Tonight the boys brought tears to my eyes. We were at the grocery store and whn we got there we passed a girl who was collecting money for hungry children. I gave 5$ to Nate and he gave it to the girl and off we went. We shopped and checked out and went out to the car to load things up. Zach got in the car and opened up his wallet. Nate did the same and together they pulled out 30$. Nate left and went across the parking lot and back to the girl to give it all to her to try and help the hungry kids. Our kids did this all on their own. Each Nate and Zach gave over 50% of the cash that each of them had in their wallets. What amazing hearts they have. Jax wanted in on the action too so I told him that when we went home I would take 5$ out of his wallet and we would go back and give it to her tomorrow. It warms my heart.
The spa was wonderful and I wish I could do that every single month. Girlfriend time is valuable and being pampered is special. It was such a treat and I am so blessed!
Gary is hanging in there. We will see Barth tomorrow and get his counts done to see how he is doing.
The tooth fairy must have been in our house last night to give Nate $$ when Nate got up to go to the bathroom. I told Nate that she has so many kids she goes to see every night that she had to move on and wait for another night to get back to him. Thank God she came early tonight. Poor Nate. So patient.
I have some prayer requests.
Please pray for some direction for us. Gary feels as if he is in limbo with his cancer. He is almost totally helpless and he doesn't want to be. He doesn't want to die but fighting cancer to try to eradicate it is very difficult. He is in pain all the time and things are just taking their toll mentally for all of us. Zach is having a hard time. I guess there is just a mess of things going on.
Please pray that I can keep things in perspective. I have been taking care of Gary for so long and I get stuck in the thick of things and sometimes I can't see out of the forest. I want to keep strong and focused on his care. I have felt the need for "my time" lately and I am not a selfish person but for whatever reason I have needed to get away and have that outlet.
I hope you all enjoy your Tuesday. BTW - Secret Santa brought 8 Christmas Crackers for us and we will pop those open on Christmas Morning. The boys loved them. They love their SS. Thank you for that little bit of joy each day.
Good Night.
Love and Smiles,
Lisa
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