Bubba and I both moving on!

If you read last night's blog, you heard that Bubba, Laura's endeared Doge Spirit, had a little trouble. Well I'm happy to report that Bubba is back on the road. The main thing is that he's fixed to the point that we feel our daughter is safe. It only took a new battery and a fuel filter to make things right. That and of course my credit card number helped too. A very small price to pay for keeping someone so important to us in a safe and reliable environment. Or as she might say, "keep her dancing trough the panic, with an olive Branch lifting her homeward" Too random for me to understand, right Rach?

Okay, now my doctor visit. Cindy and I went in with a number of questions about other drugs, more aggressive issues, the need for upcoming scans, and the new swelling of some glands in my neck. It didn't take long for Dr. Becky to answer them all. Answers that we hadn't thought about and that we accepted. Answers that once again get back to the simple fact that cancer is different for everyone and so unpredictable. It only took a second for her to say, "Okay we are changing to another Chemo, one that your cells haven't been hit by yet. It just happened to be the Chemo that Cindy and I had researched and were wondering why we hadn't seen it yet. So now my Chemo routine has been changed to once a week on Mondays for 3 hours or so there at the clinic. No pump for the rest of the week, just one day a week in the easy chair. I'll do this for 6 to 8 weeks to see where the path leads next. This new Chemo came with lots of warnings just like the others about side effects. So far I have responded to this one just like the last, with minimal side effects. I know it's only 24 hours but hey, I pick all positive things along the path, and this morning I'm late posting be case I slept better, and the swelling and pain has gone down some in the neck so those are good things. We will see if it continues as the weeks go on. I sure do like not having my pump hanging off me all week. I'm looking forward to being a little more mobile each week between treatments, and getting out to enjoy some of this brisk weather that I really do love. All this keeps me at the attitude and spirit level that I need on this path. Boosted by the energy of all your thoughts and prayers.

If you look close on the path, the sign says, "TAKE CARE, PATH MAY BE SLIPPERY", I can handle "Slippery" as long as the path goes on. Unlike Pippin, who "wanted life to be more than long" Enjoy your lives day by day, so that you have time to see what you really love and how they love you. These are your blessings.