Dear Friends,
Had a follow-up appointment at Dr. Fintel’s office in Salem on Monday. As much as I love the staff there it is hard to go into the Cancer center. I can’t stand the memories conjured up by the smells there. Yet, it was very good to be able to go there by myself and the stats were generally positive. My white count had been really low back on December 1 at Duke, and it was up a little. My weight was up to 116, which means I’ve gained 4 lbs in the last 3 months! They scheduled me to see a few other doctors in the next few months, in addition to my follow up at Duke in April.
Just yesterday I learned about cancer claiming the life of two people in the area, one I knew and one I didn’t. One was sudden, one wasn’t. Then last night, the TV show Bones was about a teenage girl dealing with terminal cancer. I dealt with these better than I would have even a month ago, but still, it pinches the mind. I really appreciate all of you who have let me know you’re still praying for me.
Also, I have two special prayer requests–one for Karen Mayer who has been such an encouraging friend to us; she’s having eye surgery tomorrow then carotid artery surgery on the 11th. Also, please pray for Lisa Lewis who is a close friend of one of our prayer warriors in far southwest Virginia.
Shayley mentioned a couple days ago that she’s starting to think about her next book. I was kind of surprised to hear that since she’s been caught up in “product development” of late–for children’s toys and cat food, mostly! Isn’t it wonderful to dream?
Tater contemplates heading into the fresh snow.
Tater has been having a lot of sweet dreams lately as he’s gotten to stay upstairs (rather than the basement) more than usual this winter with the snow, wind and cold. And typically about this time of year I start dreaming up my next garden, but that’s a bit hard to muster when the temperature hasn’t even risen above freezing for a week or two!
Shayley measures the snow.
Speaking of rising, Charlie’s working on his sourdough bread right now. A few days ago he made cinnamon raisin sourdough which was SO GOOD!
Well that’s it from our little corner of the world. Next scheduled doctors appointment is mid-February, which means more than a month without a doctor. That hasn’t happened in a long time. Maybe I’ll soon learn to write about something else.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love,
Lydeana
