It is hard to believe July is here - and you can feel the heat - the past few weeks since New York have just flown by. On the Sunday mom and I returned from New York, I had a great visit with my cousin Holly and her beautiful family who were in town visiting another cousin of hers.
I've also been feeling well enough to continue my volunteer work with the Society. I told my story at the a corporate "kickoff" for Light the Night, an Fall event of the Society's where people walk at dusk in honour of blood-related diseases, holding illuminated balloons - red for supporters and white for survivors. I'll be posting more information on that event in the next week or so as many of you have been a part of "Tricia's Trotters" in the past few years...
In the past few weeks, I've also spent some time with Tasha in her last days before she returned to work part-time - a final piece of her recovery from breast cancer. Many of you ask about her and I am happy to report she is doing very well and her coworkers were ecstatic to have her back.
Last Friday, I drove with mom and dad to Regina to see Amy and Ryland get married! I lived with Amy and her mom Ellen years ago when mom and dad first moved to Calgary, so she's like my little sister. It was a great weekend, a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding - they are a fantastic couple and I'm so happy for them. We also managed to see Grandma Antonini, who is in the hospital right now, as well as some of the Antonini's for great visits. It was sure wonderful to see everyone...
A week ago I started Day 1 of my chemo cycle again. I'm not sure if it was the drive home from Regina or the timing of my chemo drugs, but since I returned home, my hands, arms, and legs are cramping so violently that it's making me nauseous - I may drop the post if the cramps attack again! This week my bloodwork showed one liver function was quite high so they stopped part of the chemo. Hopefully it recovers by next week so I can restart that drug. I also will be having minor surgery tomorrow on my neck wound - just a "nip and tuck" as I understand, to release a small part of the grafted skin that pulls when I turn my head. Ah, plastic surgery! Also - I finally have an end-date for the daily blood thinner injections I am doing - mid August will mark the last of the injections, and my tummy can recover!
Stampede starts tomorrow...the sure sign of summer. I think it's supposed to be 36 degrees. I even bought cowboy boots this year! I hope your summer is starting out well...make sure to soak it up before it's gone! Cheers
3 comments:
Hi Tricia,
It was great to see you in Regina, and also to see you back here in Calgary. Thanks for the visit I had with you & Marie. I appreciated it so much and hope all the bone pain & nausea you are experiencing comes to an end soon.By now your "nip & tuck" surgery will be over and again I am hoping you are recovering quickly from that, and that you will soon feel well enough to try out your Stampede boots!
Your spirit continues to awe both Bob & I and we send our love and prayers.
Much love,
Mary Ellen xoxoxoxoxo
Hi Tricia,
It was great seeing you and your mom and dad. We continue our prayers for you and send you our love.
Deanie and Ed
Dear Tricia,
Once again, you have so much to tell us about your visits, visitors, activities, travels and treatments. Thank you. As ever, we hang on every word.
Your news of Tasha is particularly good. Going back to work, even part-time, is always a mark of recovery and we are happy for Tasha, her family and her co-workers.
From what we heard, your Regina visit to Grandma in the hospital was the best medicine for her as she faced yet another setback on her road to good health. We're pleased that Amy and Ryland's wedding was all they hoped it would be, right down to perfect weather for the outdoor celebrations.
You seem to take your test results in stride, Tricia, and you accept delays with remarkable calm. We trust that your minor surgery went smoothly and that it has already eased the turning movement of your head.
The Calgary Stampede will be in full swing now. We hope that you are able to pull on your boots and take in some of the excitement. The summer heat which you describe would be too much for us after Scotland's coldest, wettest June on record.
Today, David and I arrived back from a week's holiday in England. Yesterday, in the Dorset town of Christchurch we visited the 11th century Priory Church. There, we entered your name in the special intentions box, lit a candle and said a quiet Memorare for you. Wherever we go, you are never far from us in thought and prayer.
Lots of love,
Louise and David
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