As expected, last weeks temperatures. were too low to move. Friday was the coldest day in Cleveland in 15 years, 13 below zero. We will be moving this weekend and I decided to go with a 10x15 locker. . Its going to come to $133/mo including insurance and tax, not too bad compared to other prices I looked at.
I'm still having trouble with the post-office and forwarding the mail. I filled out the change-of-address form and I am still receiving mail. I'll be going to the post-office Friday morning to straighten it out (hopefully the "change" the new president promised has motivated the postal workers to "change" their work ethic and attitude. I won't hold my breath)
Mom, it might help speed up the mail process if you contact the important people- Board of Education, Credit Card Company, The hospitals, etc. and have them change your address. I'll keep working on the union workers up here and see if I can get any help from them.
I hope the visitors over the weekend lifted your spirits! Please let us know how today's chemo treatment went.
Go Cardinals!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday - 01/20/09
There is the cutest pic of Leenie in these absurd pink clarabelle slippers . . .
But since it's late & I can't upload it, I'll just say the visit was fun, hectic and crowded with funny little people wanting to play with everything/body showing NO interest in the Steeler game.
Tomorrow, Leenie begins round 2. (She went from 88 to 91 lbs during the festivities!). She had blood work done today. Tomorrow, she will hav3 a 3 hr. infusion of Gemzar & IV fluids; Thursday, the Platinum & IV fluids & Friday IV fluids.
She is not as tired but this session will take its toll. I'll be force-feeding & generally bitching @ her b/c nutrition is her only armor.
She enjoyed the inauguration today but is tense about the chemo session so boot those prayers up. It's freezing and grey which really gets her down but I keep telling her it's great weather for lots ofr hot "Boost" & long, cozy naps with Bridie whose job is to warm Leenie's feet & negotiate a few potato chips.
Soooo sorry about the font color - must have had sun /hapiness on my mind - "burning", Brian? (By the the by, Bri, Molly called 2 days ago wanting to know if B-r-i-a-n was here. . .)
And Tim, great job with the sale. I guess you sold the heater separately b/c Uncle Phil just had to buy one for our dryer. "and the plane crashes. Then nobody wins. . ." Forget you wrote that, Tim. I'm trying to.
L
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But since it's late & I can't upload it, I'll just say the visit was fun, hectic and crowded with funny little people wanting to play with everything/body showing NO interest in the Steeler game.
Tomorrow, Leenie begins round 2. (She went from 88 to 91 lbs during the festivities!). She had blood work done today. Tomorrow, she will hav3 a 3 hr. infusion of Gemzar & IV fluids; Thursday, the Platinum & IV fluids & Friday IV fluids.
She is not as tired but this session will take its toll. I'll be force-feeding & generally bitching @ her b/c nutrition is her only armor.
She enjoyed the inauguration today but is tense about the chemo session so boot those prayers up. It's freezing and grey which really gets her down but I keep telling her it's great weather for lots ofr hot "Boost" & long, cozy naps with Bridie whose job is to warm Leenie's feet & negotiate a few potato chips.
Soooo sorry about the font color - must have had sun /hapiness on my mind - "burning", Brian? (By the the by, Bri, Molly called 2 days ago wanting to know if B-r-i-a-n was here. . .)
And Tim, great job with the sale. I guess you sold the heater separately b/c Uncle Phil just had to buy one for our dryer. "and the plane crashes. Then nobody wins. . ." Forget you wrote that, Tim. I'm trying to.
L
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Wednesday - 01/14/09
Hey,
Quiet day. Leenie's intake - fluids & solids - continues to be good. So good that she refused to weigh in this morning, as promised, b/c she was eating (& talking snippily with food in her mouth). She really seems to be getting better. The mass on her left scapula is now GONE. Very pleased about that.
She rested, read & got her room in order while I had STEELERS' gold highlights put in my hair. Quiet evening, making possible/changeable plans for the weekend visit of Kath & the twins. Emotions are running high - hell, what isn't these days - but I trust the rewards will be commensurate. . .
Lorane
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Quiet day. Leenie's intake - fluids & solids - continues to be good. So good that she refused to weigh in this morning, as promised, b/c she was eating (& talking snippily with food in her mouth). She really seems to be getting better. The mass on her left scapula is now GONE. Very pleased about that.
She rested, read & got her room in order while I had STEELERS' gold highlights put in my hair. Quiet evening, making possible/changeable plans for the weekend visit of Kath & the twins. Emotions are running high - hell, what isn't these days - but I trust the rewards will be commensurate. . .
Lorane
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Update on the Move
-Queen Size Mattress.......................................................$75
-Queen Size Box-Spring w/ Frame
(sold separately from mattress).....................................$40
-Chevy Lumina w/ 155,000 miles, No
Heat, Poor Tires, an Oldsmobile Steering Column,
Broken Locks, a smoking engine that has
been sitting in below freezing temps for 6 weeks.........$200
-Watching two Spanish guys named
Ricardo and Alex spend 45 minutes getting
the frozen Chevy Lumina to start...................................Priceless.
Sunday was packing day and with the Help of Betsy, Linda and Zubin, we were able to finish wrapping, boxing, and organizing all the contents of Mom's Apt. Most everything was placed in boxes and prepared for the move. With the help of Craigslist, I was able to a
cquire some extra moving cash by selling the above items. Still have a couch and entertainment center posted and I am accepting offers. You wouldn't believe the amount of phone calls I received on just the car alone. And, I'm sorry to inform Aunt Lorane and Uncle Phil, you were the last two to use the queen size bed as a whole, the parts were sold separately.
The move, which was originally going to happen this past weekend was moved to next weekend. Unfortunately, the Cleveland weather forecast is calling for single digit temperatures with negative wind chill temps all weekend. Needless to say, the move might get bumped back another week (sorry landlord) unless my small army and I muster up the courage to brave the frigid temps. (nothing a few shots of whiskey can't handle). Either way, the packing is done and all is ready to be moved.
I plan to rent a U-Haul of the 16-17 foot variety which should accomodate all of Mom's belongings in one trip. We will be storing it all, with the exception of some clothes, the china, silver, crystal, a few paintings, and two mirrors, in a storage facility near-by (still needs to be reserved). I'm going to guess that with the number of guys that volunteered (hopefully they show) to help and the first-floor layout of Mom's Apt, the move shouldn't take too long. That is all for now--back to torts, contracts, legal writing, and criminal law.
Tim H
-Queen Size Box-Spring w/ Frame
(sold separately from mattress).....................................$40
-Chevy Lumina w/ 155,000 miles, No
Heat, Poor Tires, an Oldsmobile Steering Column,
Broken Locks, a smoking engine that has
been sitting in below freezing temps for 6 weeks.........$200
-Watching two Spanish guys named
Ricardo and Alex spend 45 minutes getting
the frozen Chevy Lumina to start...................................Priceless.
Sunday was packing day and with the Help of Betsy, Linda and Zubin, we were able to finish wrapping, boxing, and organizing all the contents of Mom's Apt. Most everything was placed in boxes and prepared for the move. With the help of Craigslist, I was able to a
cquire some extra moving cash by selling the above items. Still have a couch and entertainment center posted and I am accepting offers. You wouldn't believe the amount of phone calls I received on just the car alone. And, I'm sorry to inform Aunt Lorane and Uncle Phil, you were the last two to use the queen size bed as a whole, the parts were sold separately. The move, which was originally going to happen this past weekend was moved to next weekend. Unfortunately, the Cleveland weather forecast is calling for single digit temperatures with negative wind chill temps all weekend. Needless to say, the move might get bumped back another week (sorry landlord) unless my small army and I muster up the courage to brave the frigid temps. (nothing a few shots of whiskey can't handle). Either way, the packing is done and all is ready to be moved.
I plan to rent a U-Haul of the 16-17 foot variety which should accomodate all of Mom's belongings in one trip. We will be storing it all, with the exception of some clothes, the china, silver, crystal, a few paintings, and two mirrors, in a storage facility near-by (still needs to be reserved). I'm going to guess that with the number of guys that volunteered (hopefully they show) to help and the first-floor layout of Mom's Apt, the move shouldn't take too long. That is all for now--back to torts, contracts, legal writing, and criminal law.
Tim H
01/12/09 - Monday
Well, well,
It started slowly, this day. Lots of ennui,en we sat. And sat. Shopped upstairs for snacks. Started to get irritable listlessness, frenzy re: unfinished calender for Dr. Cross.
But. Suddenly it was time to leave for the 2 PM progress appt. Calender still not done (to our satisfaction) so notes made re: info he might need; symptoms occurring during this "first round of chemo". (Runs 2 out of 3 wks so she's off this wk)
We were on time; Leenie signed in @ 2:05 PM. Then we sat. And sat. And went uptstairs shopping for snacks. One hr. & 45 min. later, Leenie approached the crackerjack receptionist, reminded her that she signed in for a scheduled appt. w/ Dr. Cross @ 2: 05 PM and what the Hell!!
OOOPs. Lots of scurrying; what's her name? Doctor who?
Did she sign in? etc.
Did she sign in? etc.
Then a frenzied worker bee escorted us to Dr. Cross' examining area, muttering the while about checking the shedder, caqlling ahead to Dr. Cross, etc. . .
And Leenie announces as a tata to the waiting room, "I don't think I heard an apology, did you?" We were ushered right in to the examining rm ("You've been sitting too long!") Soon Dr. Cross came in, apologized for Leenie's incarceration in "Reception" and got down to the business of how she is doing.
He's not a cartwheel kind of guy, but in his measured, dolcit tones he allowed as how,she hadn't had any bad, untoward effects from the chemo, her blood work was fine (what one expects) she seemed less lethargic (she is) and his plan was to start round 2 next week. The mass on he left scapula was smaller so the disease = not progressing and she has no nesw symptoms. The only pain is in her right arm (wakes her up from sleep) which is from tbhe radiation of the lg mass which also destroyed the brachial plexus in that arm.
He answered questions (she'll have her blood work the afternoon before chemo AT VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL - WALKABLE - AND HER THERAPY THERE AS WELL WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE IF THE STRONGER, 2 DRUG TREATMENT HITS HARD, SHE'S CLOSE TO HOME)
"Please call me ANY time for ANY thing. I'll see you next week. . ."
Se was tired but took a short nap. Then went to the computer, changed her email address, prin ted out her contacts & cancelled her phone.
She's back and hungry b/c then she had a nice portion of blackened chicken Alfredo to complement the 1070 cc's (almost 2 liters) of fluid she had already had today.
Lookin' good . . .
Lorane
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sunday, 01/11/09 ?
My, My,
We've been too busy to report.
Friday, Leenie stayed home & finally got Dr. Cross' nurse. We have an appt. with him Monday - tomorrow! & we still haven'tdone our daily report calender! - we guess to discuss the treatment schedule , answer questions & seek advice.
Later in the day,Phil , on his way to work, brought Leenie over to Jen's to play with Emma. She had been really full of herself all day (all week, I'm told). Friday she only spoke Chinese but she was very helpful in preparing her luncheon for all of the family/friend kids on the fridge. She even cleaned up afterwards b/c I was taking pictures. When Leenie got there, they were both fresh from a nap & the Peanut proudly showed Leenie her "new" playroom - entire den. Leenie was most impressed w/ a ? 2.5 ft. square "tent" with activities on the inside & out on each wall. The degree of difficulty re: placing Elmo-eyes balls into all manner of slots/holes increases & we are at base 1. But we LOVE to sneak into the tent & hide (of course she can be seen but soesn't seem to realize this) Jennie used to play under tables - where's Jennie??? Giggles x 5 minutes until, "THERE she is!" Peanut does the same routine so it was a perfect game for Leenie. Personally I think she wants one of her own - especially the wall involving keys in different geometric shapes & colors necessary to open the round door to retrieve the ball. Lots of laughs there.
We got Chinese (somehow we were in the mood) on the way home & were in pig heaven.
Saturday, we slept late but designed the daily schedule. Great design. Then we read, did laundry, discussed food changes and sent brother Phil to Sam's for special requests. Phil & I went to 5:30 mass & brought Leenie the Eucharist. While we were gone, she had a nice chat w/ Phil Topping. Then they watched basketball & Bridie & I groomed & got the crib ready for Patrick b/c I think Philip is coming over to watch the Steeler game. We're doing Brats & meatball, sandwiches. I want to see If I can get the brats black with the "golden" rolls. Or maybe not. We'll let you know how our visit w/ Dr. Cross goes. . .
Lorane
,
We've been too busy to report.
Friday, Leenie stayed home & finally got Dr. Cross' nurse. We have an appt. with him Monday - tomorrow! & we still haven'tdone our daily report calender! - we guess to discuss the treatment schedule , answer questions & seek advice.
Later in the day,Phil , on his way to work, brought Leenie over to Jen's to play with Emma. She had been really full of herself all day (all week, I'm told). Friday she only spoke Chinese but she was very helpful in preparing her luncheon for all of the family/friend kids on the fridge. She even cleaned up afterwards b/c I was taking pictures. When Leenie got there, they were both fresh from a nap & the Peanut proudly showed Leenie her "new" playroom - entire den. Leenie was most impressed w/ a ? 2.5 ft. square "tent" with activities on the inside & out on each wall. The degree of difficulty re: placing Elmo-eyes balls into all manner of slots/holes increases & we are at base 1. But we LOVE to sneak into the tent & hide (of course she can be seen but soesn't seem to realize this) Jennie used to play under tables - where's Jennie??? Giggles x 5 minutes until, "THERE she is!" Peanut does the same routine so it was a perfect game for Leenie. Personally I think she wants one of her own - especially the wall involving keys in different geometric shapes & colors necessary to open the round door to retrieve the ball. Lots of laughs there.
We got Chinese (somehow we were in the mood) on the way home & were in pig heaven.
Saturday, we slept late but designed the daily schedule. Great design. Then we read, did laundry, discussed food changes and sent brother Phil to Sam's for special requests. Phil & I went to 5:30 mass & brought Leenie the Eucharist. While we were gone, she had a nice chat w/ Phil Topping. Then they watched basketball & Bridie & I groomed & got the crib ready for Patrick b/c I think Philip is coming over to watch the Steeler game. We're doing Brats & meatball, sandwiches. I want to see If I can get the brats black with the "golden" rolls. Or maybe not. We'll let you know how our visit w/ Dr. Cross goes. . .
Lorane
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