Medically - there is nothing new with Mom... just the same day in/day out routine. But a few personal changes and updates.
Bonnie had been wearing Halloween socks pretty frequently to radiation last week and the nurses all thought it was a hoot. They had all talked about coming in costume on Friday, so Mom brought the cutest Spider Hat to wear. One of the Wedgwood teachers brought it for Bonnie; it was a class project. It's a round of construction paper which sits on the head, with a giant circle on the front for the spider face and 8 crinkled long pieces of black paper for the legs. It is adorable, and the nurses loved it!
On Halloween night, Mom and Dad got about 35 kids - which is pretty consistent for that neighborhood. A few Wedgwood families came a-knocking - and one group stayed and chatted with Mom for a bit. She really liked that. Later in the evening, Sasha stopped by with a pair of dogs he was supervising for the evening. Two Yorkshire terriers - who were quite the bundles of energy - made a visit and met Emma, Mom and Dad. They were so cute, but never calmed down - bouncing everywhere, but they gave kisses and snuggles and didn't bother Emma much - so it turned out OK. Just a bit crazy for awhile.
On Sunday, some friends joined Pete and Bonnie for lunch at Misha's new place. Everyone was excited to meet Misha's parents and had only nice things to say about him. They all enjoyed the food, even the fried pickles! Yum! The place was crowded and noisy - but it is a sports bar!
Diane K., (Misha's godmother) volunteered to take Mom to radiation yesterday. I haven't heard how that went, but when I took her it was a piece of cake. I will get the full scoop tomorrow. I think Joyce (Mom's coworker of 17 years!) is taking her Thursday - so that should be nice to break up Mom - and Dad's - routines a bit!
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Thursday is my dinner day so I thought I would be super efficient and try the radiation run also. Sounds as though Diane did the same thing. Hey, thanks Pete for the addition to my costume. I even made Facebook, to my dismay.
ReplyDeleteyou've all been reading posts from joyce. unfortnately, she hd a mishap on the playground yesterday. a student accidentally knocked her down while she was walking. she scraped her elbow and knee but says she's otherwise ok. hazardous duty pay is in order. this is the second time we've had something like this occur.
ReplyDeleteabout 20 years ago, another playground person was knocked down and ended up with a broken hip. the kids obviously feel very bad but they just don't watch where they're going, often running with their heads turned around so they are looking where they've been instead of where they're going. it's amazing more accidents don't happen. we do get alot of students running into other students.
so, joyce, our thoughts are with you. take care.
bonnie
I'm fine today. I was walking and in mid-stride. That means only one foot on the ground. A couple of Bandaids and I'm good to go, but it could have been bad. Thanks for worrying.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, its Cathy Embach from Chicago!! Adrienne Forstneger gave me the info for Jenya's blog. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this trying time. Looks like you have a ton of love and support from many friends and family. God bless you and I'll keep you in my prayers. Love, Cathy
ReplyDeletecathy -(cousin from chic) so good to hear from you. i'm so sorry to hear about melissa (a 19 year old who suffered a stroke not long ago) but i hear she's progressing well. too many brain things happening. why don't you get my email from adrienne so we can keep in touch better.
ReplyDeletethanks for posting.