Loving life!

Hello  everybody .... Waking up this morning to such beautiful weather here in Pennsylvania is bringing on the spring fever. This weather really makes me wonder what Punxsutawney Phil was talking about six more weeks of winter. I do not think so, or let us say, I hope not!. I bet Joanne already has her flip-flops out and is wearing them. I am sure it is a possibility we could get snow later in March or April, but that snow never lasts long. 

Friday is my last day of radiation treatment ....... with no real serious side effects...... weather cooperated, never missed a day of treatment and my sister Margie was there to drive me every day.I explained to her that it was not necessary for her to come with me that I could drive myself but she insisted she wanted to be there for the support.   She was so afraid that I was going to get too tired that I could not drive myself home, because that is one of the side effects .   I could not have asked for a better support system..  I am praying that the radiation did the job, but I will have to wait a few more weeks and get tested again to make sure. 

I am enjoying reading all the blogs and seeing what everybody is getting accomplished.  Wish I could say I got more accomplish but I really have not been doing any crafts , but hope soon to be picking up my rug hooking again .

  Last Saturday night was such  fun being with my grandchildren,   they came down to the house for about four hours.  .  My sister Wendy was also there so we declared it to be karaoke night,  my grandchildren absolutely love to perform and I enjoy watching them   ..  Next time I will videotape some of them singing and post a small video ....  Nothing too much to make it boring.   Spending time with my family is the best medicine in the world .

  I hope everyone one has a wonderful weekend .

Bah, humbug

Hello everyone..... I just cannot seem to get into the mood of Christmas.  This is the worst I have ever been.  I do not feel like decorating and I doubt if  I will put up a tree this year.  Hopefully I can get my lights outside this weekend.  I always have the Christmas dinner.  But thank goodness my sister-in-law said she would do it.  And thank goodness for that.  It takes an enormous weight off my shoulders.

Well, the news is in and I do need radiation.  Friday, December 16 for CAT scan to pinpoint exactly where they want to shoot the radiation I must go for five weeks five times a week for 25 visits and the results of the pathology test showed it was staged two cancer not stage one as earlier thought.  Tuesday I went to see my regular doctor .  He gave me of flu shot and a pneumonia shot Wednesday I had to go for a pet scan .  They shot something in my veins, which I do not know what it was but by Friday I had an allergic reaction to something I do not know if it was the combination of the three things or the dye, I cannot really pinpoint  what caused the rash and of course from the results of the pet scan they found a  lump in my thyroid, which must be removed so I need another surgery .  Oh joy!  Just what I was looking forward too, hopefully I can wait till after my radiation.  For that I go to see that Dr. December 19th,  I did not start the radiation as of yet, but hopefully will get it started soon .  I am trying to keep a positive attitude about everything .  Knowing there are people that are much worse off than  I am ,and praying for them daily .it is so funny how things can change from one year to the next .  Last year I had holiday fever early, this year I just cannot get in the mood .....