Nudnik -- Word for the Day -- Friday, November 6, 2009

Nudnik

Definition: a person who is a bore or nuisance

Oh my... what a word for the dictionary to select today. I don't know of too many individuals that fit in that category to me. I like to listen. Believe you me, I get some doozers in the office some times.

Today is my day off and I heard of yet another shooting in our nation. As soon as it came on the screen I turned it off. Choose to get in the shower with the three boys (Parker, Kipper and Pete). They were in dire need of a bath anyway.

I watched last evening the news of Ft. Hood. My son was born on a military base in Virginia 41 yr. ago. It was where I lived for two years. I felt safe. ChemoSabe and I took a vacation eight years ago and went back up there. It is such beautiful country. I wanted him to see Williamsburg, Virginia Beach and the places where I fished on the ocean while I was pregnant. When we got to the base I had already decided to give my sob story as to why we were there. To reminise. Well, we drove right onto base without even being stopped.

Our friends Rog and Ruthie were here this week for his follow-up testing and doctor's visit. They still out at Maumelle Park while they are here. His doctor's appointment today revealed his is still in remission. What a blessing.

We met them last night to eat fish and we were at the restaurant for 2-1/2 hours. I believe we shook the rafters at times with our laughter. We truly had an enjoyable evening. They will be back for another followup in March.

ChemoSabe's last day on Dex and Velcade was today. He has been up at 3:00 a.m. every day this week. He traveled to Shreveport yesterday and was there by 9:00 a.m. Drove in the driveway at 5:45 p.m. He had labs today and everything is looking good.

We talked last night about wishing treatments were over. We know there are some meds he will have to take the rest of his life. But, you know.. if we got word he could stop treatment and meds, we would have that fear in the back of our minds -- is it coming? We have talked to too many patients in the last year that had MM came back like a vengeance on them. ChemoSabe spoke with a patient in Infusion that had been off his meds for four years. Did the doctors take him off? No... he just felt so good he didn't feel the need to continue. It is massive now.

Our doctors have told us if one slows up or stops treatments, the MM thinks it has won. After the stem cell transplant, if you have any MM left, it hides and waits. It knows you will feel better. Then it jumps back on board and attacks more massively.

As I sit at my desk upstairs I hear the hammering of our neighbors getting a new roof. I hear and see the children playing on the corner. We have a great neighborhood for that and for walkers. Then I see a nudnik go speeding by down to the dead end. I would calculate he is going 40 in a 25.

Big E and his mommy are going to Mississippi tonight. That leaves son home alone. He already has plans for the weekend. He is still trying to sell his bike and I tried to get him to ride with us tomorrow, but I guess we are just too old for him to hang around with. OR, we are to fast paced. I believe it may be the later and he doesn't want to admit it.

Well, Children -- I have done nothing today but bathe the dogs and wash their blankets. So, I guess I need to get around and do something before Poppy comes home. I will work on being more informative on my blog.

Have a good evening, weekend and Love -- Pepper Try a little patience with the nudniks in your life.