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More Minutes – December 4, 2013

Time for Prayers of Thanksgiving and HAPPY DANCING!!  My pathology came back clear…no invasion into the lymphatic system.  ULMS is an ugly, vicious cancer, my friends…my statistical survival rate just jumped from slightly more than 0% to way more than 80% which is NORMAL for a woman of my age!  (Oh yeah.  Those statistics include death from getting hit by a bus or eaten by a bear.)

I will live to be a Grandma!!!

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Minutes – December 2, 2013

::faithful – praying for my husband today.  He’s been amazing this past week, helping me up and down, putting my socks on my feet, carrying and fetching, and telling me that I was not allowed to kneel yesterday at mass, because he didn’t want both of us tumbling out into the aisle if I got stuck.  I was teary when he left for work this morning, but he hugged me tight, told me it was all going to be okay.  He loves me unconditionally, even in my current estrogen-starved, irritable, slobbering, unable-to-paint-my-own-toenails state.

::news from the cancer battlefield – Okay.  Recovery from Cancer Eradication stinks.  I knew that it will be slow and somewhat painful.  I’m now wondering now just how far did Dr. Cloven shove all my remaining parts around inside by body?  Sweet mercy, everything is all black and blue.   I am impatient, and want to walk at my regular speed, outside in the sunshine.  I put myself in a twenty-minute time out Saturday morning because the only words I could pull out of my foggy brain were snarky.  Yesterday was an okay day.  I came home from mass, put on pajamas and parked myself on the sofa for the entire day. This morning started quite auspiciously.  I managed to burn a hole in the sleeve of my pajama top while reheating a fried egg, I dropped an entire pan of water on the kitchen floor and exploded pancake syrup all over the inside of the microwave.  I started to call Mr. Pea, but decided not to freak him out.  I turned off the stove, ate what remained of my breakfast experiment and went back to bed.  My Mom will be here in a little while and she can help me clean up the mess. 

::creative – Christmas Surprises!!

::pondering – waiting for the call with the pathology results.  Just waiting and trying not to think about waiting.  I never imagined that I would string the words “pathology results” together and apply them to myself.

::delicious – Same plan as last week, with turkey leftovers tossed in and a batch of baked potato soup. Mom will be here,so she can cook! Yeah!

::fun – Despite the craziness, we had a wonderful, relaxing long weekend.  The Architect and DirtBike hung out with friends, Princess Pea was home from school (she painted my toenails for me!) and Cherry Ames popped in and out between visits to meet her Sweetie’s family and work shifts.   I’ve been watching really sappy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel and football.  Loved loved LOVED the Alabama Auburn game!!

::fashionable – I’m wearing my favorite pajamas, the one with a hole burnt in the right sleeve.  🙂 LOLOL!!   I plan to wear pajamas all week-long.

::looking ahead – Follow up appointment with the oncologist, phone conference on Friday, and maybe a Christmas Party on Saturday night if I feel up to it.  At most, I’ll show up, hug my friends then go back home to my pajamas and sofa. 

Linking up at Suscipio– come join us!

Record the Minutes. Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

 

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Friday’s Letters – November 29, 2013

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Dear Mom and Dad  – Happy Anniversary!  FIFTY YEARS is an amazing, wonderful, tremendous reason for celebration!  I miss you, and can’t wait to hug you in person next week.

Dear Nurse Advocate Lisa – Thank you for your help earlier this week.  You answered all our questions with perfect candor.  Thank you, too, for the wonderful heart shaped pillow.  It’s been a huge help this week for coughing and laughing!

Dear Princess Pea and Architect  – You two are absolutely silly.  

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Linking up with the Ladies at Suscipio for the Friday 3-2-1.  Come Play with us!

Wear Ugly Christmas Sweaters! Keep the Faith.