Catching up
Thanks for all the kind words about my dancing boy. I really do want to write more often but life has been very busy. We put in a late garden just some lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes. We…
And he danced…
I had some music playing as we cleaned up the kitchen after supper tonight and Joel in his wobbly way, arms flailing, feet in both directions… danced.So, of course, we joined in…..
Good, Better, Best…
Since coming home from the hospital, I have to say I have been struggling with fatigue. I think part of it is just the comfort of home… my whole body is much more at peace here and…
One leg of the race is over!!!!
As it is now Wednesday night, you may have already guessed that Joel made it through his last 2 radiation sessions. He is a trooper. After his second last session Joel came home for the weekend and…
Counting Down
28 down 2 to go!!!! Joel is almost finished his radiation treatment. As for chemo, we have barely begun. But for now we are not concentrating on that. Right now we are celebrating coming to the end…
Growing through struggles
From time to time we are all hit with some kind of hardship or struggle. Of course, for us all it is not the same… it can be health issues, financial issues, difficult relationships etc. Age doesn’t…
Looking back….Looking forward…
February 25, 2009 “Well, I may be on the Old Path but this is definitely uncharted territory. I have wanted to blog for a long time as a way to keep in touch with friends and family,…
Catching Up
I lost my wireless connection again. It is very early Saturday morning I haven’t gone to bed yet so I still feel like it is Friday night. At any rate, Joel was finally released on Thursday. He…
A Long Weekend….
While it was a long weekend here in Canada as we celebrated Victoria Day, for our family it was a long weekend for a different reason. Poor Joel has been suffering from terrible tummy aches. He has…
Ups & Downs
Funny yesterday I posted about how the routine is the same but each day is so different. I feel like I can say the same thing about today. We went through the same motions but it is…
Just an ordinary day…
Today was rather uneventful. We got to the hospital, Joel’s vitals were checked, he got hooked up to his IV, and then we played a game while we waited to go off to radiation. Radiation is going…