Locomotion -- Word for the Day -- Thursday, September 3, 2009

Locomotion

Definition: an act or the power of moving from place to place

What a whirlwind the last few weeks. Before you know it I will be writing "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"!

Doctor's appointment for ChemoSabe on Tues., Aug 25 was good. Oh, Hell... it was awesome. All his labs are very good. His platelets were down a bit, but they are back up and running good this week. Weight was a topic. Bread, pasta, ice cream and all that good stuff.

MRI still shows those 25 lesions. The good news is: they are not growing. He will continue on the one year maintenance of which he has about four months left.

Doc wasn't too happy that he hasn't had a colonoscopy. She was insistent about it the last visit and he has not made an attempt to see our doctor about setting him up. It will be a requirement for the next visit which is December 3. I will keep you posted as I don't see this happening. He has never had one and swears he will never.....

He tried to get the steroids cut, but that was a no brainer.. So, he has been on them since Tuesday and tomorrow is the last day and we start again next Tuesday - Friday. Two weeks on -- two weeks off.

He is running like a locomotive. He has been getting up every morning this week around 1:00. Leaving the house no later than 5:30. Hmmm...I wonder if he has a girlfriend! ha

He is talking like a magpie. We usually talk once a day. Now we are talking at least three times a day and I can't get him off the phone. Going to bed or watching a good television show is disrupted by his talking. Last night I even left the room and he continued to talk as if I were still there. I came back in and pretended I had been listening the whole time.

That so reminds me of when my mom use to call. She loved talking to ChemoSabe. He could put the phone down and walk around the house and come back to the phone and she hadn't missed a breath. We still laugh about that. We had told her on occasion what we did and she didn't believe us.

We got that new roof on our house. Not the color I ordered, but that's another story. Got the new cover on our deck too. Took the old one off and put a metal one on. Now when the squirrels throw the hickor nuts down it sounds like a tree coming through the house.. Love it!! I can't wait to hear the rain.

We are iffy about travels over the holiday. Scattered thunderstorms are all in the forecast. I know I won't melt, but since ChemoSabe has hair now... Well, you know!

His hair has a lot of black in it and his eyebrows are mostly black. It is very healthy and thick. I got him a bottle of hairspray as he would use a bottle a week before MM. He doesn't use any now. Says he won't ever do that again. He is using the paste. Looks very goods.

With his energy, it puts a song in my mind that I can't get of. "Everybody's doin a brand new dance now .... Come on, Baby, do the locomotion." Now you know how old I am.

I am closing for now and I will get back with you sooner than later. Hope you all have a safe holiday. I am looking forward to the extra day even though I don't work on Friday.

Good afternoon and Love -- Pepper