Cathy has resumed her standard "perky mode" now that she is 4 weeks removed from her final chemo, so she is back to her "old" glowing personality.
However, I'm referring to the fact that she has now completed her 3rd [of 28] day of daily radiation therapy so I'm thinking somewhere along the line she'll be able to light up a room literally!
Yesterday, 3/10, was another one of those busy multi-tasking medical days. Cathy left home at 7:00 AM for an 8:30 surgery appointment including general anesthesia to remove her "medi-port", was home by late AM and made it for her 1:30 PM radiation. After dinner she walked [in a rather yucky mid-western late winter rain] for nearly an hour!
Today Cathy spoke to her small group at Women's Bible Study about her experience and growth through this "journey", put in an hour or two at work and then returned home to take Hope off the bus and get her situated after school. When I got home after work I found her working on orthodontic "models" before leaving to have dinner at Gino's East [pizza] with her High School youth group girls ... right now she's back to a [nascent] red-headed whirling dervish!
And speaking of red head, her "chrome dome" is now getting fuzzy and there are distinctly pigmented areas in her scalp. THIS IS GONNA BE FUN seeing her hair grow back!
By the way, the four of us were able to get away for a 4+ day extended weekend in the sun at the end of February. It was great to have some sun, sand, warm weather and rich family time together. THIS was a few days after Cathy, against my prior stated wishes, pulled off a completely surprise party for her husband's monumental birthday [one with a "0" after it]. While languishing thru her chemotherapies over the prior 2.5 months, she had been planning for what turned out to be an outstanding evening for me ... that feat alone was overwhelming.
Thanks for your on-going concern, reading these posts and praying for Cathy's restoration.
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Cathy, You will never cease to amaze me! I don't even think there are words to tell you how much of a constant encouragement you were to me in high school, and even today, we are 200 miles apart, and you are still such a consistent representative of Jesus. I was telling my (non-christian) roommate about you, and reading some of your blog to her today, and even she could see how your love of Jesus has set you apart. I love you, and I am praying for you all the time!
I am so glad that you are on the road to recovery! I have been praying and will continue to pray for you and your family! It was so great to see you a couple of monthes ago, I agree with what Ali said about how encouraging and wonderful you were High School, and continue to be. You are truely an angel Cathy and my heart is so happy that you are doing well! Much Much love, Bridget
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