October 19, 2010

Here’s to having more on the 

Done side than the To Do side!

It’s been exactly 3 weeks since my last update.  I am waiting now for Laurie to drive me to Chemo #4.  We were so excited to hit the halfway mark last month, but I have to say the three weeks of waiting for number 4 seemed like a plateau.  I am very glad to have more on the “done” side than on the “to do” side after today!

I am still feeling pretty good.  That first week is slow and I am really impatient at my lack of energy.  Then we hit the next Tuesday and I’m me again.  I have added physical therapy to my regimen to work on the lymph nodes in my right arm.  It’s not Lymphedema, as originally reported, just the beginning of axillary cording which we don’t want to have happen.  I am also doing acupuncture and ayurvedic massage. I can’t tell for sure that they are helping, but I can report I missed my acupuncture last time and I felt much worst that week so..... 

The kids are really hanging in there. We just had Ella’s parent teacher conference and so far, she is having a great year.  She went out for volleyball this Fall with 6, 7 and 8th grade girls. The spirit on her team is incredible. They make up all sorts of cheers and really support each other.  The Win/Loss ratio isn’t so great, in fact, they have yet to win a game, but for this team that’s not really what it’s all about!  


Andie is trying hard to manage a challenging  11th grade year.  She has a heavy load of all AP classes, Varsity tennis and a club softball team as a rehearsal for Varsity Softball in the Spring, not to mention her Honors Research project at UCLA.   No wonder my energy flags sometimes just thinking about their schedules!!

Steve and I had a trip to Jackson scheduled for last weekend, but decided to cancel it to just try and have some high quality down time with the kids at home.  We had tickets on Allegiant air which flies from Long Beach to Idaho Falls. Their fares start at $39 round trip!  Of course, you have to then pay for a seat, over head luggage storage, and none of the seats lean back.  Oh well!

We did do one special thing this weekend. On Friday, Steve and I went to the Anderson School at UCLA for the kick-off reception to their 75th Anniversary.  It wasn’t my reunion, I’m class of ‘81, but I have tons of friends in class of ‘80 so it was great to see them.  As part of the celebration, UCLA selected 100 Inspirational Alumni from the past 100 years.  I was lucky enough to be named one of them.  Truth be told, as marketers they missed it and should have stopped at 75, but just incase I was in the 76 to 100 group, I am glad they didn’t.

A huge thank you to Laurie, Jill, Meryl, Tracy, Mary, Lisa and Betsy for driving and those yummy dinners.  Several times over the past couple of weeks the door bell rang at 5:00 and there was someone dropping off dinner!  It is amazing how many people have time to think about us while still keeping their own families running smoothly!  We thank each and every one of you!