Hello y'all... we're here in New Hampshire/Dave's undergoing 37 radiation treatments broken down to 5x's a wk along with chemo- just finished his 17th treatment this morning, so we're almost halfway thru! Am so sorry I haven't been in touch - was so bummed with losing your snailmail/email address Audri--- but had one of those DUH moments this weekend realizing I could access this forum from the library computers!
Soooooooooooo good catching up with everyone- have to read quickly, as we're limited on time here. Maybe I can find a time it's quieter here.
Our house in VT closed the day we started treatments and since then we've been living in a hostel about 3 mi from Dartmouth they have set up for cancer patients and their families. Very homey- we have a nice room and share bathrooms/kitchen/living room - but it's been a good place to be. We've met alot of wonderful people who have been going thru alot of sadness in their lives as well. Dave's lost most of his hair so he shaved the rest off Saturday- still hard to get used to! (he had a gorgeous full head of hair--- called him 'Silver Fox', even tho he still had alot of salt-pepper!) I love him no-matter what... he's still cool!
Great smile- big dimples, handsome guy- I have such a hard time seeing him have to go thru this. Radiation/chemo combination makes him pretty fatigued, but we're walking several times a day and that's been encouraging. Dr's are pleased that he's keeping up with his eating and exercising. It's not easy, but we're learning to enjoy the moments- I find I can't look at our past or our future without lots of pain, so God is having to give me the strength to find joy in our 'today's'. It's better this way.
Well, there is a line of people waiting to use the computer this morning, so I'll close for this time. I'll be back soon... our hotmail email is dhjgregg.
Thanks for thinking of us... appreciate your prayers more than you will ever know! Everyone take care, stay healthy and... enjoy the day!