Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Starting to Become Routine....


The Good News is:  This is getting routine 

The Bad News is:  This is getting routine

The last week has been just fine.  Nothing dramatic to report and of course that is good.  Chemo via pill every day soon after the anti-nausea medicine (boy is that a help!) then off the 11AM radiation treatment.  The way these radiation clinics are organized you end up seeing a lot of the same folks daily.  Their appointment is the same time as yours but they may be a bit ahead or behind on the calendar.  There’s a nice couple about our age from north of town.  His tumors are more scattered than Patti’s.  There’s also a middle aged lady in a motorized buggy that comes alone via MARTA bus from the south side of town.  It’s hard not to feel sorry for her since she has such a complicated travel ordeal.  Patti and Kiley ask names and start conversations.  It sorta humanizes the experience.

As we were told to expect, there is now hair loss on the temples and fatigue sets in early.  Patti rallies for a chance to decorate Erymwold and is busy planning rugs and drapes and tile.  As I’ve said before, this project in Athens is a wonderful escape and we just love spending our weekends in the country.

Last Sunday our friends the Tribbles drove over from Atlanta for lunch.  Their group included two beautiful daughters and Nanky and Jack.  All visitors are encouraged to bring leaf rakes and swing blades.  The Tribbles will do better next visit (insert winking smiley face here).  Also visiting briefly last weekend were nephew Alan Hodgson from Winston-Salem and his wife Lindsey plus young daughter Margaret.  Alan brought gray brain cancer wrist bands for our whole family.  Anyone seeing an opportunity to support the cause by sporting one of these bands is encouraged to do so….

Thanks to everyone for your continued interest.  Patti has received so much love from so many friends and family.  It really is humbling.  This fight will be won.  Patti will make it so.



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