Hello! It's been a while!!

Wow!! It's been a while since I have written. I have been a busy person, as always. I went to youth camp in Nelsonville last Thursday and Friday. It was good to see some great friends!! Enjoyed myself and laughed a lot! Came home Saturday afternoon to work that night and Sunday night! Scott, Kaitlyn and Jonathon were down there all week. Kaitlyn stayed with her grandma a couple days and she will be home tomorrow! I have had seven radiation treatments and will have my eighth one today. They are going fine..slowly starting to feel the effects. Twenty five more to go after today!!

A lot has been going on around us..I was listening to a beautiful song today...El Shaddai. What a blessing to know that God IS Almighty. He is enough, unchanging and there to meet all of our needs.

Please keep us in your prayers!!!

First Day of Radiation

Well, today I started my radiation treatments. I thought it would be next week, but, when I went for my simulation yesterday...she said, "your first treatment will be tomorrow". I was surprised but it's fine. I worked today, too..so I had to leave the floor for a while to have my treatment. One down and 32 more to go. I will finish probably around the first part of August by my calculations! I work again tomorrow and then Saturday night......Sunday is Father's Day!

Still Resting!!

I haven't written anything lately on my blog...I have been enjoying my days off. One more day off and then back to work on Thursday, Friday days, and Saturday night. I was sick on Sunday and into Monday some. Must have picked up some virus at the hospital! We have been in Bible School at our church!! Scott is in charge of the teen class!! :)(Smile) They are in charge of making 4 pinatas for the Bible School picnic on Saturday!! What a mess! I have been the gracious wife, helping him with their project! Needless to say, the adults were doing most of the work tonight.....pasting newspaper on the pinatas with flour and water! Tomorrow will be the third day of flour and water....what a mess!! Maybe I will have some pictures to post....we will see........

Enjoying my days off!

Well, I am on my 2nd day off of work...and enjoying it. Jenny Kuhn is here right now, staying for a while..don't know how long. We have just been hanging out! Scott is in Indiana at ICHA Camp! I have been trying to get my house straightened up and my laundry caught up while I have a couple days...Ugh!! What a job!! So much to do!! There are a lot of things that I want to do, but I probably won't get to them all!! :).

Kaitlyn's 2nd piano recital is tomorrow night. I am looking forward to that because this is the first one that I will get to go to. She is done with lessons for the summer. Kaitlyn and Jon's last day of school is on Friday!

As far as my radiation goes.........They put my tattoes on yesterday (3 small dots) I have another simulation on Thursday, June 12, and will probably start my treatments on June 17th (Monday).

My Busy Week

I can't believe that it is Friday and the 1st day of June!! Where has half of the year gone too? It has been a busy week for me. I worked Tuesday thru Thursday nights.....falling asleep early this morn at work..I was Soooooo tired!! I could barely stay awake. But, my sleep this week was interrupted by doctor appointments!! That is what happens when you are on night shift!!
I saw my radiation oncologist on Wednesday afternoon! I will be having 33 radiation treatments. I go Tuesday for scans and the markings I will need for radiation. I will start radiation treatments approximately one week from Tuesday. So, the rest of June and part of July will see me Monday through Friday at the hospital!! Not like I am there working 3 days a week as it is. Actually, the days that I work, I will have to leave the floor for a while to get my treatments. Which some days will be hectic to do...but a girl has got to do what a girl has to do!! Right???
I saw my surgeon today. He wanted to see me before radiation and he will see me around September when I am completely done with radiation. He wants to see how my scars were before and after being radiated.
Last week I saw my oncologist. It was my 3 week check-up after my last chemo. Everything pretty much looks good!! I was slightly anemic which may get worse with radiation or may not. Since I am young and healthy, it may just return to normal. My legs and ankles have decided that they are going to swell. She told me that it is the chemo catching up with me. Working 3 days in a row probably don't help matters either! The good news is that I won't have to see her for 8 weeks!
I am slowly getting through all this!! I will be glad when I am through it all and everything starts getting back to normal..... (I am starting to wonder if anything is normal anymore :). )
I had a good time with friends tonight (Amy and Shelly). We went to Damon's restaurant and had dinner together!! That was fun, but I forgot my camera!! I try not to go anywhere without my camera. It has become my new found friend!! LOL!! I really do love it :).
Anyway, it is off to bed for me.........