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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving to you all. This is Karen writing for a change. I just could not help but tell you how thankful I am to each of you who have helped us get to this point by your words of encouragement and your prayers. I have been cooking all day with my little granddaughter, Morgan. I will have to admit that I had a couple of tearful moments as I was preparing homemade cranberry relish with my Mom's old grinder that I remember her using so many times for Thanksgiving as I was growing up. Tearful, because although she is still living, she cannot remember the many happy times that she always enjoyed with us. Tradition has always been to attend a big family reunion with Mom's siblings and all our cousins every Thanksgiving. This year will be very hard for several of us. For Kenny, because of the death of his Dad and Mom, Raymond and Lois Jones, also for Rick & Ron because of the death of their Mom, Margaret Rockhill; and to Butch, Terry and me because our dear Mom is in a nursing home. We are hopeful that someone will bring Uncle James (age 95)and Aunt Mary Lee Jones, and I know that Aunt Mildred Thompson Holder (age 87) will be there. The older generation is dwindling and I can't even name all of the younger generation. It is a bit scary to realize that my generation will soon be the OLDER generation, but such is life. Although we have our aches and pains, we have so very many blessings to be thankful to God for. Terry's remission is one of our biggest things that we are thankful for. I am going to try to attach a few pictures taken recently at his 50th birthday party. May God bless you and your family this Thanksgiving. Love and Hugs, Karen

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have SOOOO much to be thankful for! Every day is a blessing from God! This is the second Thanksgiving we have spent as a cancer survivor. We still have six months to go before the doctors will consider him cured! Just don't want any more leukemia cells hanging around! He is finally getting better from the virus and we are going to the BIG family reunion Thursday to see everyone we did not get to see last year. To all the family members we will see that still read this, Lidia told him not to be hugging and kissing everyone. If he relapses he could end up in the hospital. I know he is hard to keep from this as this family is a real hugging and kissing family! But for his sake, please hug him around his waist. Being so tall helps! We can't wait to see everyone! I started cooking tonight! I am making Aunt Lois's receipe of chicken and dressing out of the family cook book. We hope everyone has a save and happy Thanksgiving! God Bless You! Alyce

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Had Too Much Fun!

Had too much fun and is now paying for it! That is what Dr. Salzman said! Around too many people at one time. He is now running a fever and it is a viral thing that has to run its course. Sorry so long posting! Just so much going on and not enough time to do it all! We spent Tuesday at the hospital trying to decide if he had pneumonia or not, but thank goodness it is not! So he will spend the rest of the week at home. Hopefully, it will be gone by this weekend. Just hard to get rid of something once he gets it! If you see him next week ask him if he is using his hand sanitizer and drinking water! He was dehydrated too and got a liter of fluids. Thank you to all of you for a great birthday, although all of you that read this was not there! The place was not big enough to invite everybody he knows! That will have to be back at a place like Workplay. And one day we will do that! When we know his, I mean Karen's, immune system can handle it! He had a great time and would not take nothing for it, as he told Dr. Salzman. They were so sweet to come, he REALLY wanted them there! I will update after we see the doc again. We love all of you! Alyce

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Clot Is Still There and Terry's 50!

Terry went to the doctor this past Wednesday and they did an ultrasound on his leg and he still has the clot. It has dissolved somewhat but is still clearly there. He does not have alot of pain so that is a blessing! But he will be on the coumadin the rest of his life. He turned 50 this past Saturday and that is a blessing too! He is just so glad to still be here and I am SO thankful he is here too! Alot of people are! We celebrated with Kristina and John going to a quite dinner just the four of us and we reminisced about how and what we went through together and how thankful we were sitting there with each other! God is so good! He goes back on Wednesday just for blood work to make sure the coumadin is at the level they want it to be. No doctor visit! My mom had her arteriorgram and got a stent. They may have to go back and do another one if her blood pressure goes up and down like it has been doing. She is doing good though and hope that continues for a while! My Dad and brother are opting for a block with both their back problems. I told them if they have to have surgery I was making them share a room so they can gripe at each other and I wouldn't have to hear it! I just talked with Butch and he and Jackie had gone to see Ruth today and said she was doing good. Last Sunday he said wasn't so good! She has her good and bad days like we all do! I love her so much and wish so bad she was not going through this! Hug your family! God Bless All of You! Alyce