It’s Beginning to Feel a lot like Christmas! 12-17-2018

I just realized it has been many weeks since I wrote on the blog. This will be a bit shorter as we recap these last 5 or 6 weeks.  As I said earlier, we decided to not use any of the other possible procedures or suggested treatments because there was no guarantee that anything  could even make a difference and the side effects sounded worse than anything I have had yet. So we said goodbye to our doctor and the infusion team.

Last week we began with Hospice. We have been very impressed with our team. We have a great nurse and  good social worker. The chaplain was just delightful and very positive. They brought us a wheelchair for longer trips where the walker wasn’t feasible. They also brought in a hospital bed where I can actually sleep instead of using the recliner each night.  It is very comforting to have someone checking on you every few days and they stay up on any needs or changes I might have. We appreciate these good organizations and their desire to help people.

We are looking forward to all of our family arriving in town this week. Mark and Stacey’s girls just found out on December 16 they were coming to Utah and they are very excited.  Paul and Vee’s children have known since before Thanksgiving and have made sure that all of their friends and neighbors and teachers and grocery store employees and the rest of Austin knows they are coming to Utah for Christmas! We do have some fun times planned for all 32 of us together. Everyone else will be coming and going as they can.

The highlights of our month so far have been attending the Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas concert, the AFC Christmas concert, and enjoying a wonderful Christmas CD made by our daughters, Emily and Rachel.  We sure wish each of you a wonderful Christmas celebration and a  NewYear full of blessings and joys.