This appointment sets the tone for our holiday season so I am thrilled that it went well, but, then again, I always am. Unfortunately, someone I really care about was diagnosed with prostate cancer a week and a half ago and I am now worried about him. I tell ya, you just can't get away from this cancer nonsense. This one shocked me. I really thought his biopsy was going to be negative. His PSA
isn't even out of normal range for a man his age. It just rose a bit from the last one and they ordered a biopsy. He goes tomorrow for scans to be sure it is confined to just the prostate and has not spread. I sure pray that it has not. UGH!!!
On other news, Liv sprained her ankle in gym class. I have a big toe injury that I got from being stupid, as in catching for Liv while she practiced softball pitching, whilst I was wearing flip-flops. Won't be doing that again. We are busy doing the football and cheerleading thing 3 times a week. On Mondays, Liv is cheerleading captain for the JV squad and we go to the JV games. On Friday nights, we go see our varsity team play. They are whomping butt this year. Then, on Saturday nights, Liv coaches the cheerleaders for our youth football league, who are generally getting their butts whomped. It's a good kind of busy, and when it's over in Nov., we don't have much to do.
Tim is still REALLY busy at work. Golfing today for only the second time this season, which stinks.
I am taking a 9 week financial course of Dave Ramsey's and it has made me worry about money even more. Did ya ever sit down and figure out how much money goes out every month? Don't. It's damn scary!!! I've warned Liv that if she asks me for a smart phone one more time, she's in BIG trouble.
Basically, things are rolling along in our "normal" fashion. Nothing gets done around the house. We're not doing what we WANT to do, and are bogged down in all the stuff we HAVE to do. Just
"business as usual" around here. Trying to find joy in the monotony, I guess. Such is life.
Happy autumn!
5 comments:
Glad to hear Tim is a ok! These tests every month or every other month are a pain. I too dread the monotony of just "treading water" wishing things were different and that life would return to what is was.....before the scourge hit! I have not found anything to bring me out of the dumps, either. The disease has turned me into a person, that my wife does not recognize! As long as Tim, does not go down that road, count your blessings!
Take Care,
I'm pleased Tim is stable, sorry I haven't been around much the last 6 months, bad case of feeling sorry for myself.
Keith, I do count my blessings that Tim is able to handle his situation as well as he does. I know that it is directly linked to Liv and myself being able to handle it as well as we do too. He has always been able to limit how much he thinks about unpleasant things. Me? I ruminate about bad stuff. Maybe what this means is Tim is much better at denial than I am. I dunno. It works for him, pushing bad thoughts away. I wish I was better at it. And, Lorna, we all do that. If I get to thinking too much about the road my life took, I can get really down and feel pretty sorry for myself too. You know that you and I have shared some of those trials. It's hard for me to know that what should have been the best years of my life were ruined, and I'm not getting them back. Sometimes, I just have to say to myself, "I don't know why this path was chosen for me, but it was, and I just have to deal with it." I turned 48 in August. I realized I'm not getting a do-over. All those years are gone. A whole lot of them were very painful. Nothing to be done about it now. I wish we were making more of this stable period that Tim's been in, but, I guess I just try very hard to be grateful for whatever small mercies we are shown. Sending love to you girl, and a big hug, too.
Hi Denise,
I commesurate with the wasted years... that we cannot get back!!! I just wanted you to know that I am a guy, not a girl... and I appreciate the hug.... Keith
HAHA! I knew that Keith. Your name is not one of those names that can suit both. The second part of that message was in response to Lorna. But, nonetheless, you're welcome to the hug! ;o)
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