After seven hours of clinic, we are finally in a room!! We are in room 50 on 7 central. David did not even get into his own room before running down the hall to check on Haley! The amazing news is that David has put on three pounds in three weeks!!!! I love Benecalorie and Ghiradeli brownies!!! His neutraphils were 900 ish so we have the green light for chemo! We will be here through Saturday. The doctors think he looks great and are thrilled with his weight gain!!
It has been a long day and my foot is throbbing. An ER doctor looked at it and said that I broke two toes and that I need to keep wearing this boot that my grandmother let me borrow. My foot is blue and swollen but hopefully with rest and elevation it will heal quickly. My nerves are wearing thin today playing the waiting game. We had to wait for a clinic room, wait for his port to be accessed, wait for his labs to come back, wait for IV to start, wait for a room on the floor to open up, and now after seven long hours we are in a room. He still has to have chemo today.
Thank you to you all for your kind words about my incidents yesterday. Just know I do not always show great restraint when it comes to my babies!!! Ask any Hornet momma and they will attest to how high strung I get watching Kyle play sports. Kyle often plays post, and he can get pretty beat up in that position and I often "encourage" the referees loudly to call a foul! There is also a funny story floating around about something I accidentally yelled last year during a game. Mike and I are super competitive and being a Christian sports Momma is very difficult to do. Sports mommas-do you agree???
I am ready to call it a night! I need some down time and rest desperately!!!!! Early goodnight from 7 central!!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Worst day ever. Seriously.
Today was seriously awful. It was so wonderful to socialize with my Hornet basketball Mommas and cheer on our boys, but some bizarre and sad events happened along the way. First off, before heading to the gym to cheer on our boys, I had to organize my stuff for our upcoming week. In my rush, I was barefoot and slammed into the frame of the door and David's bed. I am not sure what Is broken, but it is swollen and blue tonight and hurts. I am going to get an x ray tomorrow, but today I just iced it and hobbled. I can barely walk.
Then our Hornets made it to the championship game in our age division. Sadly we lost In a heartbreaker at the buzzer to a team we beat yesterday. It was a competitive game, but games like that are character builders. Kyle was so upset after the game, and he also had to say goodbye to me and David because we were heading up the road to cville. He was crying over the game and the separation. I love that my boy has a competitive spirit, but it is a heartbreaker to lose.
Then after the trophy presentation, I loved on my boy and said that hard goodbye. I left the gym crying because leaving is always so hard, and one of the parents from the opposing team made the comment loud enough for me to hear that I was a crazy person to cry over a basketball game.
Oh I so wanted to hobble over to that lady and let loose. Lord knows I was entitled to clue her in as to why I was truly crying and it had everything to do with upcoming chemo treatments and saying goodbye to my big boys and nothing about losing to their team. I am still very mad thinking of it, but this is one of those times I am choosing to let God be the judge. Sadly that lady made a hard situation even harder by choosing to judge me.
Then I remember all the times that I have chosen to be righteous and judge others. Maybe that lady that I got frustrated about driving so slow last week was someone like me tonight who was bawling too hard to drive the speed limit. God used that lady tonight to show me first hand how it felt to be judged so that I may twice next time before judging others.
Then on my way to UVA tonight Dave wanted pizza. I pulled into Little Caesars to get him a pizza. As I was getting in the car, may door apparently touched the door beside me. I did not know it because I was getting David all set up with a pizza picnic in the car. She tapped on my window and started calling me a witch that starts with a "b" over and over. The day caught up with me and instead of mouthing her back I just started bawling on her. I explained my side and she continued to scream obscenities at me. I finally just apologized and drove off. It rattled me so bad on top of the comment at the gym, leaving my family again, and my throbbing foot, that I continued to cry even harder.
Then I had a geat chat on the phone with a friend and Hornet basketball momma, about our faith and how hard times are used to strengthen our walk. She had also given me a new praise CD that i got to enjoy on our ride down when I could talk Dave into turning down his iPad!
A long, hard day has ended well. Me, my mom and Dave are snuggled into Camp Pendleton tonight. I pray we get good news tomorrow and this chemo is a go. Good night from Camp Pendleton!
Then our Hornets made it to the championship game in our age division. Sadly we lost In a heartbreaker at the buzzer to a team we beat yesterday. It was a competitive game, but games like that are character builders. Kyle was so upset after the game, and he also had to say goodbye to me and David because we were heading up the road to cville. He was crying over the game and the separation. I love that my boy has a competitive spirit, but it is a heartbreaker to lose.
Then after the trophy presentation, I loved on my boy and said that hard goodbye. I left the gym crying because leaving is always so hard, and one of the parents from the opposing team made the comment loud enough for me to hear that I was a crazy person to cry over a basketball game.
Oh I so wanted to hobble over to that lady and let loose. Lord knows I was entitled to clue her in as to why I was truly crying and it had everything to do with upcoming chemo treatments and saying goodbye to my big boys and nothing about losing to their team. I am still very mad thinking of it, but this is one of those times I am choosing to let God be the judge. Sadly that lady made a hard situation even harder by choosing to judge me.
Then I remember all the times that I have chosen to be righteous and judge others. Maybe that lady that I got frustrated about driving so slow last week was someone like me tonight who was bawling too hard to drive the speed limit. God used that lady tonight to show me first hand how it felt to be judged so that I may twice next time before judging others.
Then on my way to UVA tonight Dave wanted pizza. I pulled into Little Caesars to get him a pizza. As I was getting in the car, may door apparently touched the door beside me. I did not know it because I was getting David all set up with a pizza picnic in the car. She tapped on my window and started calling me a witch that starts with a "b" over and over. The day caught up with me and instead of mouthing her back I just started bawling on her. I explained my side and she continued to scream obscenities at me. I finally just apologized and drove off. It rattled me so bad on top of the comment at the gym, leaving my family again, and my throbbing foot, that I continued to cry even harder.
Then I had a geat chat on the phone with a friend and Hornet basketball momma, about our faith and how hard times are used to strengthen our walk. She had also given me a new praise CD that i got to enjoy on our ride down when I could talk Dave into turning down his iPad!
A long, hard day has ended well. Me, my mom and Dave are snuggled into Camp Pendleton tonight. I pray we get good news tomorrow and this chemo is a go. Good night from Camp Pendleton!
Fun Distraction
We were so sad when David was sent home from UVA thursday, but it has been such a fun weekend. We have helped host a basketball tournament here which has mean a lot of hours and work on Mike's part. It has gone well and we are heading back for more games this afternoon.
These two have enjoyed snuggle time, playtime with Oma, and more play time with Ashley and Matt! It has been super cold here this weekend, so it was so great that Hope could stay warm at home.
We love our basketball family. Everyone has pitched in to make this a smooth tournament. I have personally enjoyed it so much catching up with my Mom friends:) Being in the hospital three hours away is a little lonely for this social Momma. :) Mike has worked so hard getting to the gym before the sun has come up and staying until late in the evening.
We have done well and we are heading back for the championship bracket today. We love the kids on the team and we love the families involved.
This boy loves basketball. He loves his team and his loves the game. I think I can hear balls bouncing in my sleep:)
Kyle has a lot of heart. He gives it his all and takes it hard when they lose. This tournament has been a welcome distraction for me. I love cheering on my boys and all my "team boys" playing their hearts out. I have even had some fun "helping" some referees keep up with who is fouling my boy! Mike only told me to hush a few times yesterday! HA! I am a super competitive Momma that gets a little Momma bear over my boy.
We are off for another full day. Sadly my next blog post will come from Camp Pendleton tonight as we head down the road later today! In the meantime... GO HORNETS!
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