“I’m wearing purple. Will you wear purple, too?”
I peeked from inside my closet to see that Jeff had pulled on
his purple polo. The sparkle in his eye was
playful but, my goodness, he was serious, too!
He wanted us to match! There was
a time when our accidental color-matching brought forth a groan from Jeff and
sometimes an outfit change. I couldn’t
help wondering what this new development was all about. In fact, I am still left wondering.
This summer Dr. Porter dropped Jeff’s dosage of Cellcept to
one pill every other day. After one
month of this regimen, blood work showed good levels and the irritating cough
that is associated with Cellcept stopped.
Dr. Porter is still hopeful that Jeff will be able to wean completely
off the immunosuppressant. We’ll see
what he says at Jeff’s next visit later this month. Thankfully, it is scheduled for the day after
the pope leaves Philadelphia so our travels in and out of the city should be
normal.
Jeff’s plan to pack several of his doctor appointments in September seemed like a good idea until September 1st arrived. He greeted the day with a moan but he has very little to complain about beyond having so many check-ups. All is good.
Daughter Kim was captain of our family’s bowling team for The Dude Hates Cancer fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. As Pop would say, “Fun was had by all.” None of us won any trophies but we did help raise money for the important research that L&LS funds. Jeff remembered not being able to bowl very well three years ago because he was having issues with his shoulder and still hadn’t regained his strength. Although we probably hadn’t bowled since then, Jeff’s old form returned and it was evident that his strength has improved considerably, too.
All summer Jeff spent two days a week with Daughter-in-law Theresa and our two little granddaughters, two-year-old Rosie and brand new Penny. Theresa recently returned to work after her maternity leave and is impressed with Jeff’s prowess at getting both girls to nap simultaneously! Jeff says his motivation to succeed is high because he wants to nap as well.
Jeff’s plan to pack several of his doctor appointments in September seemed like a good idea until September 1st arrived. He greeted the day with a moan but he has very little to complain about beyond having so many check-ups. All is good.
Daughter Kim was captain of our family’s bowling team for The Dude Hates Cancer fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. As Pop would say, “Fun was had by all.” None of us won any trophies but we did help raise money for the important research that L&LS funds. Jeff remembered not being able to bowl very well three years ago because he was having issues with his shoulder and still hadn’t regained his strength. Although we probably hadn’t bowled since then, Jeff’s old form returned and it was evident that his strength has improved considerably, too.
All summer Jeff spent two days a week with Daughter-in-law Theresa and our two little granddaughters, two-year-old Rosie and brand new Penny. Theresa recently returned to work after her maternity leave and is impressed with Jeff’s prowess at getting both girls to nap simultaneously! Jeff says his motivation to succeed is high because he wants to nap as well.
Please pray for Steve and Robyn as Steve is left with only one more treatment option for lymphoma and Robyn is preparing to care for him at home.
