I'm not feeling very settled in to Texas yet. Partially because it's not on the east coast, so it feels nothing like home. And partially because I'm barely here!
I wanted to let everyone know that I may not post much, or at all, for the next several weeks. The boys and I are heading to NY to spend some time with family while my grandfather is in the hospital. We've been through this before. This is the third fight with this same leukemia. And we know the odds aren't fabulous this time.
Few of us are handling it as well as we have before. We've been waiting for it to come back, but were shocked by how quickly it came on. No warning. We were hoping for another year to spend more time with him and allow him to finish his memoirs. There's still a chance that we'll have him around, but no one is counting on it. Ever the scientist, he even decided to go with an experimental chemotherapy this go round so that any result will be beneficial to someone.
Anyway, I have five days to get us packed, finish Ethan's birthday plans, and plan two events for church that will either happen while I'm gone or right after I get back. At least keeping busy is helping me dwell less on the chance that we'll lose him to infection before I get there.
Man, this post is sad.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Off again
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2 comments:
Let us know if there's anything we can do for you while your out here.
a couple items. (I am way behind on commenting.)
The stale marshmellow is because when you were very little, your parents gave you stale marshmellows as treats. You used to comment if someone gave you a squishy one that their's weren't as good as ours. I would be interested if Dorothy has an attraction to stale marshmellows as well.
I am thrilled that you are singing to your family. And that they are singing. Remember to record Ethan. It will give you and him joy in future years to hear how he sounded.
Your Grandpa is a great example of what in the book "Good to Great" they call the Stocksdale Paradox.(You have to read the book, highly recommended, to understand why that name. I can't do all your work for you.) "You must retain faith that you will prevail in the end and you must also confront the most brutal facts of your current reality."
love you, Dad
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