Saturday, April 15, 2006
A visit, a moment & the challenge
Well, we had a good time with our friends yesterday and this morning. The kids thoroughly wore themselves out riding the go-cart, jumping on the trampoline and just plain running after each other. Brian & I took our dogs for about a mile and a half walk and took the time to catch up with each other’s lives (poor Feliz had never been a walk quite that long before!). After the walk (and a short rest) we four adults hopped in Brian’s 1942 Buick Super Sedan and went to town for a short tour and to go to the malt shop for some ice cream. Later on, Sharon made a great meal and we all just sat and talked. One of my favorite aspects of the trip was after dinner, Brian & I took the .22’s out for a little target practice and a lot of fun! I’m not sure how many of you are aware that the summer before I met Amy (in 1985); I spent a summer in New Hampshire teaching boy’s riflery at a YMCA camp. So, I had the opportunity to actually instruct my son Trevor in the proper safety and shooting techniques of firing a rifle. This may mean nothing to most of you, but to me it was a significant father/son moment.
Amy continues to get queasy and it is getting increasingly difficult for her to hold food down. The more it happens, the more she thinks about it and the more she thinks about it…well, you get the idea. It’s an ever increasing challenge finding something she’s in the mood to eat and then it’s a challenge for her to keep it down. She asked me why this is happening again. I suggested that it might be one of two things. 1) Maybe the Chemo is building up in her body and therefore the symptoms are getting stronger. Or 2) Maybe her body is getting used to the anti-nausea drug she’s taking and therefore it’s not working as effectively (I had to remind her, ‘I not a doctor, I just play one on the web’). The sores on her feet and in her mouth don’t seem to be spreading, but they’re not going away either. She has one just inside her lip and it hurts sometimes when she eats, so the other day we bought some Orajel, I haven’t asked her how well it’s working.
I feel like I’ve related some pretty intense thought’s in the past couple of days and actually, I’m not sure what else to say. You know tomorrow’s Easter and you know what it’s really all about (if not, please read the past 3 or 4 days postings). So, just remember that Christmas’s gift is Easter’s sacrifice.
He IS risen…
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
Amy continues to get queasy and it is getting increasingly difficult for her to hold food down. The more it happens, the more she thinks about it and the more she thinks about it…well, you get the idea. It’s an ever increasing challenge finding something she’s in the mood to eat and then it’s a challenge for her to keep it down. She asked me why this is happening again. I suggested that it might be one of two things. 1) Maybe the Chemo is building up in her body and therefore the symptoms are getting stronger. Or 2) Maybe her body is getting used to the anti-nausea drug she’s taking and therefore it’s not working as effectively (I had to remind her, ‘I not a doctor, I just play one on the web’). The sores on her feet and in her mouth don’t seem to be spreading, but they’re not going away either. She has one just inside her lip and it hurts sometimes when she eats, so the other day we bought some Orajel, I haven’t asked her how well it’s working.
I feel like I’ve related some pretty intense thought’s in the past couple of days and actually, I’m not sure what else to say. You know tomorrow’s Easter and you know what it’s really all about (if not, please read the past 3 or 4 days postings). So, just remember that Christmas’s gift is Easter’s sacrifice.
He IS risen…
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
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Hey Howards,
The Pink family has returned from Arkansas and the son should return later tonight with thy daughter!
Amy, I will talk to Eric about getting you some of that lotion for your feet. It does help me, although they still peel. I just glob that stuff on and put on cotton socks. Having cumfy slippers also helps.
We continue to think of you and continue to pray. See you Easter Sunday!
In His Love,
Pink
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The Pink family has returned from Arkansas and the son should return later tonight with thy daughter!
Amy, I will talk to Eric about getting you some of that lotion for your feet. It does help me, although they still peel. I just glob that stuff on and put on cotton socks. Having cumfy slippers also helps.
We continue to think of you and continue to pray. See you Easter Sunday!
In His Love,
Pink
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