CANCER...

Why is there such a word? A disease? And why do people have to suffer with it?

My mother-in-law has cancer. It is breast cancer of the lungs. It is terminal, but she fights it like you wouldn't believe. She had breast cancer in 1997, had a masectomy and this time the cancer came back in her lungs. She was diagnosed in March of 2005. In July she looked horrible, but today she is on an experimental drug that is for colon cancer, but is seems to be working.

My grandfather has cancer. It is prostate cancer. He is doing well. He is too old for chemo so he is on an estrogen drug. He is also developing Parkinsons. This is a man who is still working. No retirement for him. Living keeps him going.

A little girl on the December 2002 Board named Kayla has cancer. It is some god awful long name that I can't even try to spell. This little girl is the same age as Logan and it is heartbreaking. She was diagnosed LAST WEEK. She is going through all the testings right now to determine how far the cancer has spread. Worst of all it is in her lymph nodes. That just frightens me to no end. Cole has swollen lymph nodes! I pray daily for Kayla. I know how hard it was for us to explain to Logan about his hernia surgery. How do you explain to an almost 4 year old all the procedures she is about to endure.

Cancer. Why do people get it and why are the good ones the ones that God always chooses???

Still Swollen.

Cole's lymph nodes are still swollen. Travis took him back to the Dr. on Friday and she said we will just watch them and go back again in a month. I just pray they go down. It would really ease my mind.

Travis has been offered the opportunity to transfer to a different branch. This branch will have considerately more traffic which could yield more pay for him. After much deliberation, I had to remind him that I have started traveling for work and he would have to guarantee that he could make it to the daycare by 6:30pm to pick up the boys. Which as far as I know the new branch manager is aware of, he is tranferring. I believe he starts next Monday. And as of right now his surgery is still on for next Friday.

Fun changes for us. I am still applying here and there but realized that I really need to wait until I graduate because one of my classes this semester in an internship through my current supervisor and I wouldn't get credit for the course if I changed jobs.

Good or Bad...

Well I took Cole to the dr. on Friday, He and Logan both have ear infections, but Cole does not have a hernia like I thought. Although it looks exactly like Logan's did. Cole's is swollen lymph nodes, which still scared the bejeezers out of me. Negative thoughts fill my mind when I hear that. He goes back to the dr on Friday. Then we will go from there I guess.

Unbelievable!!

Well last night while getting Cole dressed for bed, I discovered that he too has a HERNIA! What are the odds. The bad thing is I am pretty sure it is a double and I don't know when I will be able to take time off of work for surgery.

The Fall is a busy season for me, I travel alot for work. Travis is having surgery on the 22nd of this month.

Who would have thought that all my boys would have surgery in the same year. I never did!!!