Friday, June 20, 2008

My goodness, I feel like we are in a dream-world. Dennis is doing soooo great and is feeling as good as he ever does. He still has NOT experienced any nausea or pain from his shot today. We are so grateful that the sickness has not occurred yet and hope and pray that things will continue to go as well as they have so far.

He went up to get his chemo "booster" shot this afternoon and so far it has not phased him one bit. We even went out to eat tonight! It was so fun because we came in and saw our dear friends, the Allreds, who had just finished eating, but we begged them to stay and visit with us while we ate and they were kind enough to do it. What a fun and enjoyable time it was to be with old (as in GOOD OLD, not old) friends and laugh and talk and catch up on the news in the "old neighborhood". They have been such great friends for over 40 years and we love and appreciate them.

I am still carrying the "devil" around on my shoulder, but I think he's wearing down. This morning I went up to the dr. to get my feet x-ray'd because they are still hurting so darn bad. The dr. said the toes still look like they were cracked, but healing. Again, there's nothing to do for them, but he x-ray'd my other ankle and it is just swollen and acting up with arthritis and tendinitis. My mouth is still a great cave, but we decided to go ahead and have the bridge fixed here due to the kindness of my good friend, Martin Bingham.
He will prep it and get it ready on Tuesday and I'll have teeth in a couple of weeks. That will help my brother to not have to worry about what to do with me and I can be home to take care of Dennis (if he ever needs me -- I hope he doesn't if it means he will stay feeling well). So thanks to kind friends, once again, I'll be able to stay in town and be able to get my mouth healed up.

So, you're wondering where the devil comes in on this one??? Well, right after I left the dr. office, I rolled up (in the car) to a stop light and since my foot was hurting so badly, I leaned down to loosen my shoe and next thing I knew I was rolling and then stopping
abruptly! I guess it was due to the fact that I rolled into the guy in front of me who had a nice new BLACK car with the big tire holder in the back.....well, now that tire holder has white van marks and a few little dents on it thanks to me! Dang, I was so upset, mostly because I figured Dennis would kill me!.....When I got home and explained what happened he held himself down tightly in that great new chair I bought him and through clenched teeth he kindly said, "YOU DID WHAT?????" (As in "YOU IDIOT!!") Well, through tears and shaking he calmed down and said I could still live here which was a real relief, because I don't know which one of you would had to have taken me in and I knew you wouldn't be thrilled either. Anyway, that's where the devil played a role in my life again today, but soon the blessings started pouring in again and I do think that little old devil is starting to get discouraged because Dennis and I aren't going to let him win!!!!

See how I can turn one little incident into a 10 page synopsis?? Well, again, we sit on the brink of a disaster that hasn't really happened yet. We can only keep hoping and praying that things will continue to be good for Dennis and if they turn bad, we'll remember how many wonderful blessings we have received the past few months. The Lord is so good.

Thanks again and have a good night and wonderful Sunday, tomorrow.

Love from Big Mama Blogger Babe