Friday we received about 3 inches of snow. It started around 1pm and continued till 6pm. As soon as we all got home we went ‘side’ with Jack. Jack says ‘side’ for outside. So out we went! We walked all around our apartment, we made snow balls, climbed up hills, and then we fell down the hills.
It was just beautiful! They are saying we might get another inch of snow tonight or into tomorrow morning. We will wait and see. It’s pretty cool to know that GA has snow and more snow then Vancouver!
A dear family friend of ours was recently diagnosed with the rarest cancer cell, Multiple Myeloma.
I will never forget the day she went to the doctor. The day before we meet up with her and her daughter for the Dave Matthews Concert! The very next day she went to Grady for her doctor’s appointment, she had been to the doctor before with complaints of stomach pain and hip pain but the doctor’s couldn’t figure it out just yet. Finally they figured out that she has cancer. The cancer cells had attacked much of her body and she is already at the late stage 3 of the cancer progression.
She went for about a month with out treatment as the first round gave excellent results. However, since she not only has a rare form of cancer, but the rarest cancer cell with in Multiple Myeloma the levels have come back up rapidly and she is undergoing chemotherapy again. Basically she HAS to have the stem cell transplant. We are working on the government funding for that so hopefully it will come through soon and we can start that process.
Soon after Thanksgiving, she was readmitted to the hospital due to her calcium levels increasing in her brain causing her to hallucinate and have signs of dementia. A few weeks later after additional and extensive chemo treatments we learned that her heart couldn't take the pain any longer.
My friend, a mother, a daughter, a wife, and a sister lost her battle after 6 months of being diagnosed.
She is in heaven pain free. Though she'll never know how much I think about her everyday, you are still with me.
She had given me a quote several years a go as a reminder of who we are and what we do isn't always easy.
"If it wasn't hard everyone would do it. It's hard that makes it Great."
Jack sat with Santa this weekend. We went up to Bass Pro Shop early Saturday morning and was early in line. Jack had plenty of time to walk around the store and find many things he wants for Christmas! He was such a trooper! He didn't cry which I thought he might. The little 15 month old girl in front of us cried so I distracted Jack so he couldn't see her. I think it worked.
Our little munchkin is 18 months old! Where did all the time go? Oh wait I remember...sleepless nights but priceless moments.
