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It is hard to believe
that four weeks has passed since our surprise diagnosis in the emergency
room. It seems much longer. Perhaps this is due to the flurry of activity
that has taken place and the avalanche of emotions which have been felt
throughout these twenty eight days.
We have gone from
utter despair to cautious optimism and every other emotion in between as we
have endured more testing and further evaluation by doctors and
oncologists. They, too, have gone from
hopeless to hopeful. That gives us
something to grasp and use in the battle.
The road is far from
over. We have surgery in a mere three
weeks. There will be much to endure with
that and the initial road to recovery. As
part of the clinical trial there will be more tests, more waiting and more
watching for at least five years and probably much farther. But when you consider we didn’t know if we
had even one year in the cue, we are grateful for five or ten or more!
Today we experienced
wonderful normal. With the grand kids in
town we have had constant energy running around the house. Poppy (George) helped the girls build small
birdhouses from kits that Chris brought with him. It was fun to watch him share his skills with
the kids.
I spent the afternoon
with the girls at The Jungle (an indoor play area) where they got to enjoy time
with their cousins. George stayed home
and spent a little more time turning over some of his family financial duties
to others in the family. This will
enable him to concentrate solely on battling this cancer without worrying about
all of the day to day things that tend to burden us. Once he is recovered enough he can determine
which, if any, he would like to take back again.
This evening as the
twins took to singing on their makeshift stage (fireplace hearth) using their
makeshift microphone (made from Tinker Toys) they wanted our undivided
attention. Poppy wanted to watch his
DIY. When he said, “Because they want to
sing I have to stop my show” my reply was, “These are the moments we have
talked about. Stop and appreciate what
you have sitting here right in your home!”
Touche! These are the moments
that THEY will remember… and we will too (especially when we record them!) All we are guaranteed is today so we must
remember to turn off the electronics, the televisions, etc. and take part in
the living of life. Sometimes that means
doing things that we may not exactly want at that moment, or need to endure
(okay, the kids are not always on key when they sing) all for the sake of being
in the moment.
Family – gotta love
‘em. Kids – precious moments
shared. They all help ground us in the
here and now. They are a few of the
reasons we live!
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