Amy's 'momentary trouble'

Last night Amy ate very well and stayed up later then she has in sometime (watching the NCAA tournament you know!). She’s even getting her rapier wit back (which is usually released upon your humble writer)! She gets mad that she doesn’t have the energy to run circles around us mere-mortals like she used to, but I say all in good time! This morning she woke up a bit queasy, but she ate two bowls of cereal and has kept everything down. She is almost half way finished with her treatments and is quite excited about getting it finished. If you remember, she started her chemo three days after starting her radiation, so when we see her oncologist this Thursday, I need to ask if her chemo will last three days longer because of the delay or if she’ll finish on the same day as her radiation. The doctor said they Amy might get red sores on her hands or feet or possibly even in her mouth. Thankfully she hasn’t experienced any of those symptoms, but she has experienced coldness in her feet and if you know Amy, she hates being or getting cold.

Imagine yourself a scuba diver. You’ve taken the appropriate classes and have graduated and certified under your instructors careful instruction. You’ve gone on several hundred dives and have even learned how to get out of some dangerous circumstances. You’ve been taught by the best and are a well qualified diver. Now, imagine traveling home after a practice dive and you come upon an accident where a truck has plunged off a bridge and is sinking in the dark waters below. Can you imagine yourself getting back into your car and driving away? Can you imagine driving away and leaving that driver to whatever fate is awaiting him or her? Or would you, having trained for this, quickly get your gear on and jump into those dark waters in hopes of saving the life of the person trapped in that sinking truck? If I truly believe in the faith that I profess, how can I honestly go through life walking past people everyday not knowing or caring if they are sinking? I’m not saying that I need to go about trying to beat people into the way I think or believe, but I do believe it is my responsibility to dive in and reach out a hand; it’s up to each person to decide on their own what to do next.

This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V