Pre-Holidays.

The latest news is that chemo went well last time except for the port access which makes Indie shake with fear. The needle is about three inches long with a slight hook on one end. The only nurse that has EVER successfully hit the port with this is Andrea. Last time at primary's she was paged up and down the hospital. Well it went in well and that was over. The next issue was the dreaded flue shot. You see, when the rest of the family got ours it was a small needle and there was no pain. Heidi and I spent about three hours talking her into it and in the end I just held her and she relented. The nurse came out with what appeared to be a knitting needle on top of a turkey baster which made me nervous. They then injected what seemed like 3 to 4 gallons of liquid into her arm at which time I had to sit...or fall. She did not speak to Heidi or myself for the rest of that day. I don't blame her. The usual week for us is to have Heidi get the kids to school including Indie IF she is not throwing up. There are days that are bad and then there are the days about which we don't talk about. When she takes the steroid treatments she can't sleep so she'll get about three hours of sleep.
She missed 29 days of school last quarter and the home work pile is HUGE. She has a tutor to help her for two hours a week and I spend more than that with her yet making assignments up is an arduous task. I had less homework in college. What the heck!
I thought for a while about what to say or write on this blog. I have been thinking about how this challenge has hijacked all of our lives. I don't know where this trial will deposit us when we we are done.
We have our lights up for Christmas quite early on purpose and we plan to celebrate this one very joyously and as we look forward to being all together for Christmas day, (the first since 2005) we feel that this day will be special.

Please if you can donate blood

Get ready for the Relay for life 2008 be prepared to walk for a cure.