87 posts tagged “mom”
Today is the half-way mark in my quest to go one month without eating out. I had a clean week, but it is difficult. I think about eating out every day. Starbucks is probably been the hardest to give up. Pei Wei would be a distant second. I guess I see Starbucks as a treat. Not something I do every day, but I've probably thought about it every day. For instance, I have a "lab" appointment with my doctor this week. When I saw it on my calendar, I automatically thought of it as a time that I could stop at Starbucks after. Then I remembered.
Obviously I've not been as successful posting every day here. I think about it. I even have a list of potential topics. I sit at my Mac every night. I just don't write.
I love my iPhone. But after last months text charges, I signed up for the $5 for 200 minutes deal. Cause apparently 300+ individually paid texts equals $68. I am such a ding-dong sometimes.
Mom got great news this week. She went to the oncologist for her three month checkup. She's coming up on the "gap" pat of her prescription insurance already. That meant $900+ for 90 days. So I suggested she ask Dr. K if he knows if that drug maker (or other program) helps cover the costs. Instead he got up, brought her 90 days of pills and told her to come back when she ran out. He told her not to "sweat" it, that he'd keep her in meds. He is such a good guy. If I ever get cancer, he is so my guy. Oh, and all is well on the breast cancer front!
I'm going to Africa. In 121 days!
I wish mine would stop sending 45 pictures in a single email. Yes, I've recommended Snapfish, flickr, etc . . . but he keeps sending these gigunda emails.
Mom is in Phoenix visiting her brother. She's as exasperated with hers as I am with mine, so I don't know why she makes such a big about us not getting along. I mean, she only went today and I think he is already hitting some of those last nerves. I have no doubt that before she comes home she will give him the what-for. I already told her tonight, "Well, you just remember I told you to leave later and come home earlier, but no . . ."
I just put the final pictures on the disk for mom's digital frame Christmas gift. I've scanned over 100 photos from the albums I smuggled out of her house last week. Now that I'm watching the slide show, I want to scan even more in! I think mom is going to be surprised and really pleased.
More pictures . . .
I bought mom a digital picture frame for Christmas. I've asked family to send me pictures of themselves (yeah, only one has responded - shocking). This morning, while mom was at work, I went over and took all our photo albums (she won't notice, trust me).
I've been pulling old pictures and scanning them. Some are really terrific. Some I don't ever want to see again! Here are a couple of my favorites. I'm sure there will be more.
Mom started driving Tuesday and hasn't stopped since!! Thursday she worked a normal shift (10a-4p) at her volunteer job, then ushered at the BB King concert! Tomorrow she goes back to work (7:30a-1p, then 8-5 Mon-Wed).
Man, I'll never be able to "milk" jack shit since my mom is now known as the recovery queen!
Yeah, I almost put the Freedom lyrics in, but figured that would be overkill (see below).
Mom had her second drain removed yesterday. He also poked around to aspirate any fluids that might of collected. I watched with my mouth hanging open with only the tops of my eyes looking over the magazine top. He was crazy moving that needle around. Thankfully, she was numbed, but even after all that he didn't get anything out!
The surgeon showed her some exercises she can do now to help stretch the muscles back out. As she did one, she said, "I can do this from the desk." Both he and the nurse looked a little baffled, so I told them She's ready to go back to work. The kicker was her reply, "It's been 18 days!"
She'd already been given permission to drive, but getting that second drain out was all she needed to hit the road. She went out yesterday and today, happy to be driving again. I think she's a little surprised at how fatigued she gets, but hello! It's only been 19 days!
Mom does not have to do chemo! She is going to take Femara.
When the oncologist told us, "Well, this is complicated," I laughed and said, Hey this is the lady who got lymphoma on the nose, she doesn't do anything just ordinary!
He talked with us about the benefits of Femara, but I had to ask why he wasn't suggesting chemo since the one lump is an aggressive cancer. He said, (and I quote), "It would kill her."
He firmly believes Femara will serve her well at keeping additional cancer at bay. It may not be a perfect solution, but mom did tell me afterwards she'd already decided she wasn't going to do the heavy-duty chemo route.
Talk about a burden lifted. Hugs to you all.
