I guess it's time to post again.
I just talked with Judy, my favorite niece, and she told me that her graduation ceremony is on December 16, at 2:00. She's getting her MSN, and I'm so proud of her I could just pop.
She's planning to go for her PHD next, and I will fully support her dream of doing better and helping others.
My chemo has been pretty bad this time. I'm losing touch sensation in my finger tips, which is a bad sign of side effects. My doctor, Dr. Corchoran, tests me each time I see her (every two weeks) to see about the sensation, and I was doing alright until this last chemo treatment. My hair is still coming out, not too much at a time, but I've collected a couple of shopping bags now, and the end is not in sight. The double-whammy of the cancer and the chemo are about to finish me off.
Steve is still wet-nursing me all the time, and it's really helping me a lot.
I've started to re-gain some weight, and Dr. Cochoran is extatic. She told me that she wished half of her patients had the attitude and determination that I do. She says that my spirit does as much good as her medicines. But my spirit doesn't cause me to lose my hair.
I took Sheila, one of my nurses, some water-filled shoe liners this week. She and I wear the same size shoes, and I had shown her some that I was using. She took her shoes off and put them in right away. She was so pleased that I had brought her something. All my nurses at Thompson's are such delightful ladies. There's such a good spirit there.
Janie and I went to Habitat for Humanity in Dandridge yesterday and got some really good deals. Steve and I needed a new mattress, as my side of the air bed had sprung a leak. We got a really good buy on a kind sized mattress. My friend, Ann, who is the manager there, gives me really good discounts. I had told Janie on the way over that if they had a piano or organ in the shop, I could get a better price. I always set up and demonstrate their music instruments, and sinse I only play gospel, Ann stands beside the instrument and sings the songs I play. We have good times, and she is glad that someone is there to make the most of their instruments.
Janie and I had gone to the Habitat on Merchant's Road in Knoxville on Friday, and I got some really terriffic buys there, too. The former assistant manager is back. He's the most delightful black man, and is a pastor of a United Methodist Church in Clinton, Tn. He just gives me any small article that I want, and drastically cuts the prices of other things I might want.
I got some 2' wide insulation, some wall studs, a beautiful etched-glass storm door, a nice wooden blind for Janie, some marble window sills, some styro-foam insulation panels, and lots of small items. He only charged me a small amount for all my things, and Janie and I were really proud of our shopping experience. It's worth the trip to go there when Kevin is on duty.
Janie is the only person we employe now, and she and I have about decided to just work together throughout the winter, doing only small jobs, both because of my health and our inability to do much heavy lifting.
We got the cows at Clairemont into the corral and had Ed Boling to haul them to the auction for us this week. I am not able to care for them as I should, and Steve is gone so much, and has other work on him with my care, so I decided to sell them.
The beef prices are down, but we still made a nice amount from them.
Steve is pretty pretty proud, and he really likes the new mattress I bought, so he was grinning like a possum last night. His attitude has been patient and more gentle, and I pray that it continues.
I haven't heard much from Lynn lately. I hope all is well there. She was having a flare last I heard.
I'm still sewing a lot. I'm re-doing a lot of tops and things, some for myself and some to sell in my shop. I use fabric paint, beads, sequins, lace, fringe, and a host of other materials to make the shirts and tops unique, and a teacher at Jopppa Elementary asked me last when I would open my shop and offer some of my creations to the public. I think I might do alright, and Lynn told me that I should do really well with my creations.
My Brother sewing machine was giving me a little trouble with the zig-zag attachment, but my New Home has a killer zig-zag, so I think I'll just set it up for zig-zag, and let it do the work it's best suited for. I have a pretty nice little sewing corner up in the day room, but I need a little better light. I probably could use a better prescription for my eye glasses, too, but I'll bet I get the lights before I go to the eye doctor.
Steve is going to put a set of gas logs into the fireplace up there, so I will have it even nicer. I spend quite a bit of time up there now.
Well, the sun is shinning, and I have wet laundry to hang outside, so I must go.
Oh, just to make mention, Barbara is still fat, she smells bad, and her momma dresses her funny.
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