Velcade Day

Today Tim gets his first Velcade treatment. His numbers, which had been pretty stable since
his SCT, have now started to move. No big jump, but they are going up. We knew this would
happen eventually but I must admit that his being off chemo these last months has made our life
as close to "normal" as it's been since this all began. I am not looking forward to all the time we
will now have to spend in his doc's office. He needs a CBC and has to see the doc. everytime he
has this infusion and his doc. is always behind schedule. I still feel guilty complaining because of course this is much worse for Tim, but I guess I do have the right. I just hope it works. Tim has decided he will probably do the mini-allo and his doc. once again told us that he may not even be a candidate for one if they can't get his numbers low enough.
If the velcade does not work, we are really in a pickle. On a non-cancer note, we are nearly done
w/the apartment renovations. The kitchen cabinets went in on Sat. and I showed the apartment
3 times and all parties were interested. There is very little undeveloped property in our little
suburban town in Bergen County, NJ but this 2-family we bought overlooks a 3 acre nature
preserve with a river winding through it and the young couple who we chose is in love with the
place. The guy can't wait to pull a trout out of the creek. I know they stock it but I secretly thought to myself that he may catch nothing more than a plastic bag. Tim, Olivia and I did watch 2 red-tailed hawks there just a few days ago though. Not a common
sight in these parts. I am relieved to be almost done and to have it rent so fast. It's a load off
my extremely overloaded mind. Tim's flooring business is very busy. We thought he'd be a little
slow in Jan. and Feb. as is the norm but he is swamped and that makes it very stressful for him
to be trying to finish the apt. on top of all his business responsibilities. I wish we could hit the lottery. I hate the stress and time constraints he has. If ever there was a time you did not want
your life to be governed by financial matters and health insurance, it is when you are faced with
an illness and you really want to spend all your time showing the world to your 9 year-old. There
was this show on TV about how winning the lottery ruined these people's lives. Boy, I am convinced we could make a good run of it if we were given the chance!!! Oh well, back to reality.
And right now that reality is a sink full of dishes and a doctors appointment. RATS!!!