December 19, 2010

Merry Christmas everyone! It has been awhile since I made any comments, dealing with cancer has been hard. The part about having cancer that has been such a blessing is how so many people have reached out to help me. I really wonder how Frank and I would have ever been able to get through all of this without the help of our family and the ward! Thank you all so much. I love you all so much.
My favorite part of Christmas this year has been the "Christmas Tree". The evergreen tree, the star on the top and the lights. They have a more spiritual meaning to me.
I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas this year as I will, but in a different way.

NEWS FLASH BLIZZARD WARNING. Just kidding but due to machine not working in the hospital the tube will not be put in until Friday. Pig out Mama, or I should say "turkey on dude". Or dudette.

Just a sittin in the hospital waiting for Linda to have her stomach tube put in. Probably no big turkey dinner for her. She should be able to have mashed spuds and yams though. Happy Thanksgiving Day to everyone.

"Plucked Turkey"

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be bald? Well, now I can tell you. It feels COLD. At night I have to wear something on my head to keep warm. During the day I either wear a hat or scarf.
Actually it is rather fun to put your personality into it. I find all kinds of flowers but now I'm looking for feathers to put on my hats. If you have any ideas of what I could put on my hats (with in reason) let me know.
Saturday I woke up with hair all over my pillow. I rubbed my head and all kinds of hair came out. After that I sat over a garbage can and just pulled it out, when I say pull I don't mean pulling hard, it would just come out between my fingers. I ended up looking like a plucked "turkey". My Dad finally just buzzed my head. It was pretty funny.

Day 4

Best we skip day 4.

The Third Day

Linda has not had the greatest day today. She is feeling the effects of the Neulasta shot. (to rebuild white blood cells) It causes bone pain for a few days, also she is feeling nausea from the chemo. We are moving her upstairs now in the Alpine home so that it will be easier for her mother to take care of her. Hopefully in a few days she will be able to spend time outside and feel good until the next treatment. I again would like to thank all the family members, branch and ward members, for their acts of kindness and compassion. It is nice to know that I can call on anyone to help, we really do appreciate it.

For anyone that might want, she would love to hear from you either email fmaddox@msn.com or SKYPE when she is online. Until later, LYCYBye (Love ya, See ya, Bye)