Breathe

Every once in awhile I just stop and think about what is going on. It hits me, much like the thought about my children growing up and changing did a few months ago.

Life sure is different now.

 I have been running around these last couple of days with Ed here, trying to accomplish a week's worth of tasks in a few hours.

We have several appointments in the next week. This will keep us on the road, and thankfully in a new vehicle. (Yay!)

My niece, who lives in Orvieto, Italy, is coming to visit Ed today. She is an artist, and we look forward to spending some time with her.

We look forward to fetching Cherie from camp, though Ed is convinced she is starting to feel sad that the week is already half over!

Probably.

Tomorrow it is back to the clinic for a physical. Tuesday it's another spinal tap, chemo, and an MRI. Wednesday Ed is scheduled for surgery, a new port! After that, on Wednesday, more chemo.

Things are going well here. I think Ed is considerably more healthy now, and I'm glad Nurse Grandma had him when his counts were really low last week. He spends more time awake, and is able to do light tasks.

I'm trying to get him out in the vitamin D sunshine more.

Other things: (because you do realize every once in awhile, that life goes on outside of your own little world of crisis management)

Flowers are blooming, birds have babies, rabbits and squirrels are playing with their young. It's a COLD summer here in Minnesota, and the furnace turned on this morning.

Yes. Whoops!

Minneapolis hosted the all-star baseball game last night and everyone's talking about it. All the sweatshirts and blankets sold out in the neighborhood downtown.

I am totally missing choir this summer. One might wonder How? --With everything going on.....

Choir is a spiritual energizer for me. Singing gorgeous chorale works can be exactly what one needs to handle the rest of life.

There is a reason why choir members tend to have healthy immune systems.

Think about joining a choir!

It gives you time to breathe.