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Not The Best of News

Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 by | Comments Off on Not The Best of News

I’m pretty satisfied with the miles I got this week.  We missed the gym Monday and that is 4 miles off of my pedometer, but we did do over 3 miles Sunday, when I rarely get over 2 unless I go for a walk.  Today I almost got 6 miles on….so not too bad.  Friday was a wash on the weights, but I did do good on the treadmill and my abs.  But I must have really pushed my legs this week, because it has hard to walk up and down the stairs this week.  My thighs have been feeling it.

I just have been trying to enjoy the beautiful weather today.  I didn’t do much work, walked down town for some fresh fruits & veggies, put some laundry away, took care of our flowers, and went for a walk.  I had called dad on father’s day from Canada but keep losing connection, so I tried to call my folks, but they were working outside so I’ll pester them tomorrow. =)

Well, as of my last update supposedly Diesel was going to get chemo…..found out Friday that it is not going to happen.  =(  We got an email from his wife Liza, the Dr talked to a specialist and he is too far along for chemo.  They are giving him about a month.

I need to email Liza to find out if they are bringing him home for it or stay at a hospital and see how she is holding up.

My feelings are kind of messed up, I honestly didn’t have realistic hope when we saw him last week….but I guess deep down I was holding on to some type of hope since they were talking about chemo.  So since we got that email I just want to cry for both what Harold is going through and myself, but feel selfish about my own feelings when his family is going through it and has been struggling with it for the last 2 years.  I wish there was something more that we can do for them, more that we can do for his wife, I wish there was more that I can do for Harold, they have been so close.  It doesn’t feel like it is enough.

I’ve been fighting these feelings for last 2 days and have been trying not to think about it, honestly I’m thankful for our cats, especially the 2 babies….great for distraction by providing laughter, even if it is temporary.

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Jonathon, Diesel, Liza & Dylan

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What A Week

Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 by | Comments Off on What A Week

Well, I don’t know where to begin, a lot of things are kind of blurred.  I guess I’ll start from my last post.

I spent Thurs & Fri of last week just trying to get as much work done as possible and to get us packed for the weekend.  Our trip of fun visiting wasn’t really going to be that. We lucked out the last 3 times drive the I-5 past Seattle, but it wasn’t to be these 2 times.  It SUCKED!  Got stuck just before the Seneca Exit of 165 again….interstate turned into a parking lot. And they never have the express lanes open when you need them.  I HATE driving the I-5 past Seattle….gggrrrr But we got through it.  The border, both ways, wasn’t too bad.  We’ve had much longer waits in the past….still hate the wait, but nothing to do about it.

We visited with Diesel in the hospital Saturday.  He was having a hard time talking and was nodding off a lot, but he was surrounded by family and visitors were coming in from all over.  We worry about how his wife is holding up with 2 young boys and a sick husband.

The hospital is in a town outside of Vancouver and our hotel was down the King George Hwy in downtown…..took us about 45min to get there.  We hit about ever stop light, including all the pedestrian lights.  Our hotel wasn’t much to talk about at all….but we didn’t spend much time in there at all and it was great for walking where we needed to go.  We had friends that provide us with a great distraction Saturday night & Sunday.  The city was not something we could ever handle living in, but I really like being able to walk nearly every where you needed to go.  I hate having to drive all the time.

Monday we were heading home, but we stopped by the hospital to visit some more and to see if the doctor has said anything.  Now there is where it gets kind of confusing.  We found out from his wife that when he was diagnosed with the brain cancer in 2007 he was given 6months to live, but he never told anyone.  Well, he did get better and even went back to work for time.

So we were waiting on finding out whether or not they were going to try surgery  or chemo again, even other 1 doctor Thurs/Fri said it wasn’t going to help.  So Monday there still was no word on it and it really didn’t sound promising.  Today we got an email from him wife, they are going to try a different kind of chemo.  Just don’t know when….fingers crossed it helps.  Hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst…..we seen 2 friends of our die of it.

But Monday, D may not have been able to talk much, but still was able to pull a joke or two and be a smart ass.  =)  That was great to see.

It was really good to get home, after spending so much time on the road….icks.  We did stop half way down to have lunch with some good friends.  Wish we had time for more, I love visiting with them.

Drew must of just gotten bored in the last few hours that we were gone because he got on top of the fireplace and ate the leaves off of one of our plants…there was still drool on it….the little demon.

Tues it was back to the gym, did better on the treadmill then expected. But the rest of the workout and Wed wasn’t much to speak of…..I maintained, so I guess that is a good thing.  Today was a much better workout.  I even had one of the regulars stop me to ask how much weight I lost and compliment me on it.  As she pointed out, women don’t hear as much as they should and she felt that she should say something.  It felt good that it has been noticed, I feel bad because I suck at observations on others to return the favor.  But that really was nice of her.

It is kind of weird, we’ve been going to the gym roughly at the same time for about 18months now. You ended up working out with the same bunch of people everyday.  In fact, it is when they don’t show up or there is someone new when you notice the difference.  Neat, but weird to observe.

This has been a strange week in celebrity deaths….Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and now Micheal Jackson….all this different peaks into eras.  MJ was messed up in his personal life, but made great music.

Well, it is late here and the gym comes early…..

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My Brother is dying.

Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 by | Comments Off on My Brother is dying.
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And there isn’t a damn thing that can be done, right now I just hope he goes quick. I knew he wasn’t telling me everything over the years and that has been confirmed by his wife yesterday when she said he was given 6 months to live in 2007 and that it was all over his body and not just in his brain. He has done pretty well over the last 2 years, but now he is at the end of the road and I’m not sure how to deal with it right now.

Fuck you cancer.

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Father’s Day

Posted on Sunday June 21st, 2009 by | Comments Off on Father’s Day

Happy Daddy Days!!!!!!

Love ya!

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Horrible Week….and It Isn’t Even Over

Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 by | Comments Off on Horrible Week….and It Isn’t Even Over

Well, I thought this week was going to have promise but it hasn’t happen yet.  I did start out good at the gym on Monday, that was plus.  So it has been a blah week so far.

I got the call from my mom yesterday about my great-aunt Marie.  She was the oldest of my grandma’s siblings and lived the longest…..into her 90s.  She went peaceful, so that is a good thing.  But she was the last one of that generation on that side of the family and I’ve lost the last living connection to my grandma.   I was named after her mother and she had that name as her middle name.  There isn’t many of that family left and the family last name is dead.

I wasn’t that close to her the last few years, but I have a lot of memories of us visiting her in Florida when I was kid.  She had a strong personality and loved her irises.  =)  Now I have another address to remove from my holiday card list.  =(  I still haven’t removed my other great aunt from that list.  I can’t seem to hit delete on it.

I called my mom today and she is handling it much better then I thought she would.  She still gets into funks around my grandma’s birthday and losing her sister isn’t a good thing.  But like she said, she lived longer then any of the others.  =)

We’ve made plans to head up to Canada this weekend.  As hubby went to confirm our plans with his brother Diesel, the phone call went very strange.  He answered, yup…nope with 30-40sec delays.  His wife called about an hour later, D is being admitted to a hospice and they were waiting on an ambulance.  The brain tumor has gotten bigger, chemo and surgery is no longer going to help it.  =(  They have 2 young boys, 7 and 4.  =(

Needless to say we have been devastated and not really in the mood to do anything.  But I will have to attack my work since we are going to leaving Saturday and won’t be back until Monday evening.

It is a 6hr drive and that is without the wait at the border.  That is normally about an hour during off hours with the new requirements of passports in effect, don’t know if it is going to be worst.  Many people will walk the gardens at the border and leave a drive in the car in line.

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