Been a while

Stan here:

A few people who follow this have asked for the update.  Well, the update is that there have been a few computer problems of late and it has been hard to keep everything up to date. That is getting fixed.  So back in action in a day or so.  Even if this thing was working good there is not all that much new to report.  Deb's chemo date is the 24th and I am sure she will update at that time.  As time has gone by it seems she is feeling better and things are going in the right direction.  She was warned that she would lose her hair again and slowly but surely she became annoyed that whenever she wore anything fall like or dark it would be littered with reasonably short grey hair at the end of the day. So she took the measure of taking that down to the short and she now has a reddish (auburn) new wig that she looks rather different in.  I have always thought that she deserves some red tint in the deal. Somehow, knowing her like I do, it seems like red is a color that fits her quite well. I have always heard stories about redheads. Something like they are opinionated and can be kind of resilient.  So now she has a color that fits her quite well.

On the resilient side she has been working a little more lately. Last night she got called in on the 7-11 shift and this morning she had to teach a birthing class to expectant parents. So she rolled in at 12 last night and the alarm went off at 6:30  this morning to get up and teach this class. The only reason I tell this is to let people know that things are more normal than they have been in a long time.  There are times when the energy level is in question and she becomes disappointed that the get up and go has got up and went. As long as the ability stays to put one foot in front of the other she seems to have the ability to do it, no matter how she is feeling.   We are planning to attend the GR symphony opening this evening to see our son Ross and hear the concert.  So to give you some feel for things a normal person would want to rest after teaching a full day class. But her parting words this morning to me were to have the car warmed up because if we got going at 4.00 we could take in art prize before the concert.  I am not sure why I am boring you with this story other than to welcome you to my life.  Also, to tell you that things are seeming to be a little more like old times around here.  I am quite certain that at 4 I will load a redhead in the car and shortly thereafter we will be walking the streets of GR looking at some form of art that some person thought would meet the eye of a 60 year old guy that is on his first date with a redhead.

So what we have is a date with chemo on the 24th.  Another one in three weeks.  And then the potential of a reversal surgery.  Of all the things that have been a problem this has been the thing that Deb has at the top of her list.  If all goes well this would take place at or near the Christmas holiday season. You know the song " All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth."  I am not sure sure I could write that good of a song about our issue but I think you get the idea.

Otherwise life is OK.  Romney is tanking, the Tigers are going to still win this thing, I am going on a a date with a redhead tonight, a bunch of people are going to learn how to have and take care of a baby today, and the potential for the life that Deb deserves is seeming like a higher probability.

So long:

Stan the Man