Day Thirty-Two with Cancer

Day Thirty-Two with Cancer/Day Twelve without Cancer:


Dad came in and got me up this morning to ask where my prescription was.  There was no way he was going to let me wait on taking that after last night's escapade.  I tried to sleep a little bit more, but he was soon in again telling me that I needed to come and take it.  Why even try at that point?  There's no going back.

I went downstairs, grabbed some yogurt, breakfast quiche and my pills.  What a lovely way to start the day.  We watched more news coverage on the tornados.  The wreckage is just devastating.  Jason and Syd came over a little while later.  That girl is hilarious.  She's just a little sponge.  I swear she soaks up EVERYTHING.  She found a cd and a blueray case, so she tried putting the cd into the case.  The was holding it straight up and down, so the cd didn't stay in, but slipped out the bottom.  She tried to close it before she noticed.  How she knows that's where the dvd's go is just ridiculous.  She was trying to put on grandpa's shoes and I taught her to say "Vroom Vroom" when she was driving the little cars around.  Cordelia was so well behaved while they were here.  I was so impressed with her today.  Usually she's insane, but she sat and even let Syd push the little vacuum around.  She usually goes crazy and tries to eat it.  When they left there were lots of "Bye.  See You Morrow" and blown kisses.  She's an adorable kid.  I'm blessed to have an awesome niece and two awesome nephews.

I wanted to take a nap, but mom was going to be home soon and we had planned to go to grandma's for dinner, so I went and finished getting ready.  We headed over to the Sanctuary and had dinner with grandma in one of their front rooms.  I was actually able to eat all of the food.  Who knew all I had to do was go to an assisted living facility.  The portions are way closer to my size and everything is soft.  LOL!  After we were done we went into another room and all took turns playing cornhole.  It was actually pretty fun.  Grandma and dad played, then grandpa and mom, and then Grandma W. and me.  It was too chilly to go sit outside, so we played a game of pool after that.  Actually, mom and Grandma W. did a puzzle, grandpa and dad played pool and dad had me make (or try to make) a few shots.  It was actually quite enjoyable.  I like thinking about grandpa being a pool shark when he was young.  He's done everything.  I told grandma that while I'm out there this summer he has to teach me to fish and to fly.  Ok...so I might not learn to fly a plane, but I might as well ask, right?

We left and went to Giant Eagle to pick up some more gauze and tape.  The women almost didn't allow me to carry out a bag.  I hate feeling so helpless.  Dad even asked during dinner if I thought that my chair was ten pounds.  Of course the chair wasn't ten pounds!  He's worried.  I guess that's a good thing.

Tonight I did my evening "pill pass".  Holy crap.  It should be illegal to take that many pills.  I think there were ten in all.  Between my pain pills, my iron and vitamin C, my regular meds, my antibiotic and my vitamins, there were just soo many.  I took a picture of all of them in my hand.  It was crazy.  Grandma and grandpa go home tomorrow.  I'm not really looking forward to it.  I love having them here.  At least I'll get to see again them in about a month...

Song of the Day: This Is The Stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPEQKIpFUwI

Verse of the Day:  Psalm 143:11
For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.