"Well I wish you could see me, when I'm flying in my dreams..."
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 01:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
auntbijouI talked to my mom last night. My dad is eating again. Small amounts, but he's trying. Only thing is, his oncologist is concerned because he still has pain where the stent is, and supposedly, it should have eased up by now.
Personally, I think the tumor, because it is growing so much faster than they anticipated, is responsible for this.
But Dad is eating. He's down to 147 pounds (I think that's about 66 kilos), and on someone who's 5'8", that's a shade too thin. But he's eating for now, and that's a relief.
I'm still worried, because there are other things to worry about, but at least this is one thing off my mind.
In spite of this, life does manage to go on. Soccer season is on us. THO decided to forego coaching this season, since things with my dad are so uncertain. If we need to pick up and leave, we can do it now without worrying that we're letting ten little people and their families down, or having to file for a game forfeit. We had thought Miss Priss would not be able to play, because there weren't enough kids signed up at U13, but... the coach who had tried so hard to get her on the U12 select team last season asked (well, begged is more like it) if she would play U14. So, tentatively, she is on the U14 team this season, with the understanding that we may have to miss a game or three if we suddenly need to go to Houston.
And I've been suckered into being secretary for the soccer board. *sigh* I've managed to dodge that bullet since I joined, but E got me this year. It's because of my habit of taking extensive notes during meetings, but I just do that for my own mind, because otherwise, I'll forget everything. Now I have to organize it all and type it up. Therefore, from now on, I'm taking my laptop to meetings, because I can type much faster than I can write, plus read it, too, since my handwriting tends to be illegible when I'm in a hurry. It's also because a couple of friends of ours are on the board now, too, so when E nominated me as secretary, my friend, loyal and sweet, immediately seconded it, only realizing she'd screwed the pooch when she saw the dismay on my face. Oh well, c'est la vie. Or cess la pool, as THO says, which is probably more fitting.
I want to say thank you for the comments and the support you have all shown me. I don't feel so alone, and though some of you felt that writing "hugs" seemed inadequate, I have to tell you, I felt each and every one. Just knowing that someone is thinking about me, and caring makes a huge difference. So thank you. All of you. You're helping.
much love,
Auntie
Personally, I think the tumor, because it is growing so much faster than they anticipated, is responsible for this.
But Dad is eating. He's down to 147 pounds (I think that's about 66 kilos), and on someone who's 5'8", that's a shade too thin. But he's eating for now, and that's a relief.
I'm still worried, because there are other things to worry about, but at least this is one thing off my mind.
In spite of this, life does manage to go on. Soccer season is on us. THO decided to forego coaching this season, since things with my dad are so uncertain. If we need to pick up and leave, we can do it now without worrying that we're letting ten little people and their families down, or having to file for a game forfeit. We had thought Miss Priss would not be able to play, because there weren't enough kids signed up at U13, but... the coach who had tried so hard to get her on the U12 select team last season asked (well, begged is more like it) if she would play U14. So, tentatively, she is on the U14 team this season, with the understanding that we may have to miss a game or three if we suddenly need to go to Houston.
And I've been suckered into being secretary for the soccer board. *sigh* I've managed to dodge that bullet since I joined, but E got me this year. It's because of my habit of taking extensive notes during meetings, but I just do that for my own mind, because otherwise, I'll forget everything. Now I have to organize it all and type it up. Therefore, from now on, I'm taking my laptop to meetings, because I can type much faster than I can write, plus read it, too, since my handwriting tends to be illegible when I'm in a hurry. It's also because a couple of friends of ours are on the board now, too, so when E nominated me as secretary, my friend, loyal and sweet, immediately seconded it, only realizing she'd screwed the pooch when she saw the dismay on my face. Oh well, c'est la vie. Or cess la pool, as THO says, which is probably more fitting.
I want to say thank you for the comments and the support you have all shown me. I don't feel so alone, and though some of you felt that writing "hugs" seemed inadequate, I have to tell you, I felt each and every one. Just knowing that someone is thinking about me, and caring makes a huge difference. So thank you. All of you. You're helping.
much love,
Auntie
