My goodness...
My new thread title, sounds like a "rock band"---
"Norman Scan & the Gallstones!"
(Little joke :) )

I thought I'd post about my "latest" I guess, good news. :confused:

I called my chemo nurse's about the gallstone they'd found on my last scan, to see if I should alert my GP. She did a little research, and called back & said it was "there" last April. I had more pertinent issues at that time, so it wasn't even addressed. So, unless it is causing me any problems, she advised me to just "lay low." Whew... Oh, the other good news is, it's the same size as it was in April. Another whew! I just pray the little bugger doesn't act up! From what I understand, a gallstone attack is no fun whatsoever.

I then inquired about iron. I'm worried that I'll get "addicted" to Senokot (mild over-the-counter laxative,) since I have to take a Feosol iron supplement every day & without Senokot, I don't think I'd ever move my bowels (TMI, sorry) She said my count was 30, and my Onc would like to see it around 50....so, that means another month or more on iron. Anyone out there take iron supplements? I'm trying to add as much fiber as I can & drink lots of water.

I was also wondering if Kayla has come home from the hospital & how she's doing. Please let us know, if you read this & feel like some "company." Hopefully, you're, once again, on the mend & getting better.

Happy Monday, all.
S.

OK, it's me again....the "worry wart."

I was gone all day--came home to a message on my machine from my dermatologist's receptionist. I had, what I thought was a keratosis, removed from my shoulder a week ago. I wouldn't be upset, but I played the message over & over. She said, "You 'need' to call the nurse." Oh great.
My husband said it's routine and that they can't leave info on answering machines, even if it's positive....and even if it is a skin cancer, it's caught early.
It's not really been bothering me...just a bit. It's about the size of a pencil eraser...maybe a little smaller.
I'm calling first thing in the morning, but I had to double-up on my anti-anxiety med's.
You who know me, know I'm the obsessor from way-back.
I just pray it's nothing.
I'm only a little over a week, into my "good news" about my scan.
I swear, it's always something!
:(
Hopefully, I'm once again making a 'mountain out of a molehill."
I hope so.
Hope all is well.....
Hi to my Bud's. :)

hi singer,
Your husband is right. They can't leave results on an answering machine unless you've given them the consent to do so. I wouldn't worry. I know how it is though, hard to not obsess.. just call the nurse first thing in the am. Did they biopsy it? I just had a biopsy a few weeks back so I do know how you feel. Let us know what she says, as soon as you talk to her. Don't worry.. :)

Singer,'please let us know when you do. Like everyone says they will not leave results on the phone machine. Please let us know..

Love
linda

p.s. I was thinking about the message and knowing what you have been through they should have made a point to call you even if it was in the evening. I would do that all the time so someone did not have to spend the night worrying. The receptionist should not be calling anyway even if it is to get you on the phone. You are like me and listen for inflections in the voice to pick up things so I know you must have spent the night upset. I am upset and its not me.
Sorry for babbling.

Dear Singer,
I keep checking the boards to see if you posted. I am worried. Please post when you can.

linda

Yes singer.. I'm with Linda.. please post as soon as you can.

Gosh Singer, Now I am really worried. Please post something.

Love
Linda

I'm so sorry you lovely friends, you.

I spent the night, as you can guess, totally obsessed & not sleeping (2 days ago)....
Well, I called FIRST thing...
They were not answering their phones.
I kept on, until my index finger was numb.
GOOD NEWS!!! It was a keratosis & yes, it's benign.
Thank you, again, God.
Why they leave messages like that, is beyond me. I used up another one of my "9 lives" that night. I'm like you, Linda....I listened to her "inflections" in her voice & figured...
OK,....I can do this, too...

Anyway---I'm so sorry to keep you hanging.
I had to help out with the parents---that's a whole other story---thought my mom was having a heart attack---she's ok....Thank God. She has high blood pressure & is taking care of my dad. We (our family) need to seek out assistance for them.

I'm waiting for a phone call back from my GP, because although my med's are working, I'm experiencing insomnia....and today a headache. But, HEY----NO cancer.

I saw my Radiologist yesterday. My upper back problem is, probably from the radiation. He said it should subside in 2 months to a year. In the meantime, everything from my arms to my feet go numb. That's ok,....like I said, I'm alive.

Again, I'm so sorry to keep everyone hanging. I got caught-up with doctor appt's, and taking care of my parents, which is something I haven't been able to do for months & months. I now realize they're very fragile and need help. I knew it already, but it was painfully apparent yesterday.

I feel like a "chicken with it's head cut off." I'm having a hard time prioritizing.
That's why I'm late posting.

You're all so wonderful to care about me like this.
Oh--I had a psychologist appt., too. She's wonderful. She's making me realize how much I love life & singing. I'm doing well.... I just need to adjust my med's a little.

How's everyone else doing? Marn....Linda....Kayla.....Amanda.....Al ison.....?
I hope the best for everyone.
You're all so dear to me, and I'm feel bad I left you "alone" the last few days.
My proverbial head was stuck up my you-know-what....
But, I'm doing fine. Just to hear the words, "cancer-free" 2 weeks in a row, is a wonderful, wonderful Christmas Miracle. Life is treating me good. I'm overflowing with gratitude.
I love you all.
Please let me know how you're all doing.
This time of year is busseling (sp?) for everyone. I said I wasn't going to do anything for Christmas, but I'm finding myself doing a little here...a little there. I just need to stay away from the sick people out there. There's a lot of coughing going on.
Happy Thursday All.
:) :) :) :)
Love, S.
p.s. I haven't checked to see if Kayla's posted. Kayla, you're always in my thoughts & prayers.

whew......i am so glad that you are ok. I started obsessing about it and my husband said "what are you checking on the computer every 5 minutes"? I said my friend Singer got a call from the derm and I think something must be wrong. I had all sorts of wild imaginations going on, but the medical side of me kept saying that it still sounded like something benign. I have a good imagination and drive my family crazy with my thoughts. If my daughter does not answer her cell phone I start thinking she was kidnapped or in an accident. I even have a signal with her...if she says she is eatting a hamburger I will know that something is wrong....she is a vegetarian. Well anyway we all know that I am alittle nuts. I am glad that you got good news.
Sorry to hear about your folks. It is hard to see them fail but I am sure with some additional support they will do fine. My daughter is the Director of Aging
in Virginia and is responsible for 5 counties and many towns in those counties.
She is wonderful with the elderly and provides them with meals, transportation, medical and they have a senior center in our neighborhood that she oversees. Almost every community has help so I would see if you can find out who the agency is in your area and they will come to do an evaluation. I can ask my daughter who you should look up in the phonebook if you can not find anything. We are expecting a snow storm Sat and Sun.
and I sure hope that it comes down good. I want snow for Christmas. That's all. Besides peace on Earth but I know that will never happen.

Anyway, I am glad all is well. Another blessing yet again. Have a nice evening.


Love
Linda

Oh man....I am so mad I deleted a whole message.
I'm on a laptop, and one wrong move---and it's gone.

I'm sorry I worried you. Thank you, though. That's sweet that you care so much.

I'm so glad you have a nice mother/daughter relationship. My psychologist was telling me yesterday, that so many families have so many issues and don't even speak. What a shame. Your daughter sounds like a wonderful, caring young lady. I just ordered "Mobile Meals" for my parents for a Xmas present. I hope they like it, and it helps out, because really, it's helping "me" and my sister. They aren't eating good balanced meals anymore & it hurts me to see the "quickie" foods that they eat. I just pray they accept it, and will continue it throughout 2008.

Yes, snow will be nice. We've already had some....also ice storms, which are not nice.
We get a "mixed-bag" of weather in the NE.

How're you doing, otherwise, Linda?
I think you're amazing, having just lost a dear loved one, and here you are worrying about your crazy "cyber friend." I'm doing good. I don't think I could've gotten any better news these past few weeks. You know, though---I think doctors are told to "under-react." I was so ecstatic....jumping around....hugging people....and both of them (Onc & Radiologist) barely cracked a smile. Are they told to keep things "understated?" I suppose they've seen so much. It just makes me worried (there's that word again) that they're not telling me 'everything.'
Don't say it.....I'm not really going to start obsessing over it.....
Just wondering.

Well...back to cleaning.
You should see my pile of laundry. It's like a mountain of clothes.
But, I'm not complaining....
:)

singer in all my years in the medical field I have yet to see a doctor get bowled over by a patient getting good results. They keep reserved to protect them professionally. You are not suppose to get involved with patients on an emotional level. I use to get that all the time "don't get
involved". They feel you lose perspective when you get involved on an emotional level. Hogwash. I never thought they were right and never followed that tenet. It did me well most times to be on an emotional level with patients and I know it helped them feel like someone cared like family would. Don't worry or read into it. Doc's are strange creatures. Most of the time they are thinking about the next patient when they are still with you.

Relax and do laundry. I am waiting to clean the house on Sunday so it is nice
when we get Dad on Tues. I have a gift basket I am making up for him in his room so he does not have to get up in the night....cough drops, water, peanuts, warm socks, kleenex, etc. I am worried that Madison will get under his feet and he will fall or Madison will get hurt too. I am keeping Maddy in our bedroom at night when we sleep so I can relax. Last time dad was here
he was walking down the back staircase and took the picture off the wall on his way down the stairs putting a hole in the wall. I do not want anymore of those accidents happening.

Take care

:Love
Linda

We have a nurse in the family, and she's told me the exact same thing.
Man, you said it---doctor's are different creatures. They're definitely a necessity...but, I just don't see what's wrong with showing a little emotion once in awhile.
I MADE my onc hug me. He had no alternative....I wouldn't let go. LOL...

That's so sweet, what you're doing for your dad.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again....if the world was full of "Linda's," we'd be a much better place....certainly a more 'caring' place.

I don't have much $$ to deal with this Xmas--so, everyone knows "Singer" is doing the bare necessities. I'm even having a rough time even getting around to Xmas cards. So many people do not even know what I've been through. I've managed to keep it pretty quiet--as you know. Now, I have mixed feelings. My psychologist said it's totally up to the individual, as to whom they want to share their inner-most feelings with. That's the problem---I had so many superficial-type relationships---not necessarily bad---just not nearly as close as I have with you people here. Go figure. I pour my heart out here. I guess I'm still pretty guarded. My illness taught me so much. I'm a changed person, that's for sure.
My psychologist has also taught me to not wear my "heart on my sleeve," which I did, prior to getting sick. I was too much of an "open book," and when this disease hit, I had to do some serious soul-searching. I'm still a "work in progress." Aren't we all? What a journey.

By the way, I'd do that with Maddy, too. She's a small, little thing, right?
We have one little feral kitty (she's 2 now) that's probably only 7 lbs, at the most.
She was probably the runt...but, we love her. We have to be careful all the time, not to sit on her. She's getting used to it now, and runs away, when we can't see her...poor thing. Imagine some big creature sitting on you!

Onward with laundry.
love, S.

Hi singer,
there you are! So glad everything is good. But deep down i knew it would be. ;) I'm doing ok. Trying to see all my friends before my husband and i head back east for xmas. I'm hoping to see some snow, since we never get any where we live. I've been procrastinating w/ my xmas shopping so I have to start that this weekend. Sometimes it's almost harder to celebrate both holidays! But i'm glad things are ok w/ you. Sounds like you are returning to a little bit of normalcy doing laundry. I actually like doing laundry for some reason. It's almost theraputic in a way. Linda, sounds like you are doing well too. You really are amazing, with all that you have dealt with. Kayla, thinking of you too..
Have a great night everyone..
xxx

Marn,
Where's "Back East?"
My neck-o-the-woods? --Ohio/Penn/New Jersey/New York state???

Yeah, I would imagine celebrating 2 holidays back-to-back get difficult.

Wow...you like doing laundry? You can come help me anyday. I've got a real problem with it. I think it's because I need to clean some closets out & get rid of some of these things. My closets aren't that big, and they're all overflowing. Since my illness, I've let a lot slide, and now that I'm a bit better (a lot better, actually) I'm trying to make up for lost time, which is impossible. It only frustrates me that I can't do everything! I have to take breaks, due to my neuropathy and my aching back. But, I am seeing some improvement, practically everyday.

Nice to hear from you.
Enjoy your shopping.
love, S.

We are heading to boston. My husband is from there, so we go back there every christmas. I always love getting away from all the hoopla here in los angeles, so i look forward to it. After boston we are going to ny for a few nights for some alone time. After being around family 24/7 we will need it. This xmas is going to be a tough one for my husband because his uncle, who was diagnosed w/ esophegeal cancer earlier this year, has taken a turn for the worst-- so this will probably be his last holiday. I guess we really have to count our blessings. Yes, I enjoy doing weird household chores, but I am a neat freak and like to clean clean clean. It drives my husband crazy because he is the complete opposite. Well I am off to bed.. It is so late here, and I am finally getting tired. Been having trouble sleeping lately, so when I get tired I take full advantage. Hope you had a great night!
xxx

Hello girls,

marnb, sounds like you have some fun times ahead of you. I love to go to NY and to Boston. I have only been to Boston one time but would love to go again. NY is my place and we have had many great times there. The last time we stayed at the MUSE in Manhatten and it was a great hotel. It was my Mother's Day present from my daughter. We took a train to NY and stayed 3 days there. It was a blast. Hope you have a good time. Sorry about your husband's uncle. Esophageal Ca is no picnic...hope he improves.

Singer, glad that each day you are improving. You will find that before you know it you will have more energy than you know what to do with. They
experts say that everytime you wear something to put it back in your closet the opposite than the other clothes are hung. Then after awhile all the clothes that are still hanging in the other direction you know that you have not worn them for over 6 months and to get rid of them. I have not tried that yet. I have an attic full of clothes in those canvas closets. I hate to get rid of them

Well I have to get busy bringing the wrapped presents down to the living room. My hubby fell down the 3 stairs that lead to our bathroom and hit his back. It hurt. We have a problem with falling down our stairs for some reason. lol


love
Linda

Marn....I knew you were from the Boston area....sorry I forgot.

Well....I have a new "worry."
When will it end?

My Onc chemo nurse just called & said I have a low ferrotin (sp?) level & now I have to see a GI Specialist!!! She tried to calm me---and said, if there's a problem, it's "lower GI." OH DEAR. Here I go again.

Is that colon-related? It is, isn't it?
I asked wouldn't I see 'blood' or something, if I were to be alarmed, and she said, not necessarily. That it could be a minute amount. After all, I've been taking Feosol, and it's making my stools black. I'm a "30" count & they want me to be "50."

I'm calling my chemo nurse back to discuss this. All of a sudden, I'm scared again.

They're telling me it's "protocol." It is??? Why doesn't everyone else here go through this, after a "cancer-free" diagnosis? I'm freaking, once again.

Great. OK....So I had 2 good news in 2 weeks....
I bet I'll need one of those colonoscopy's. My mom had colon cancer 2 years ago & beat it....She's still here, in her 80's, although they removed a lot of her intestines & she said it's not "the same."

Somebody help calm me. I'm trying to think rationally.
Thanks.
S.
p.s. If (Heaven forbid) there was something 'bad' in my colon, wouldn't it have shown up on my Pt/CT scan???? I pray......

OK,
So....I called back. I'm feeling a little better....just a little.
They said most doctors would feel "30" is normal, but my doctor is being on the safe side.
She said it could be "something," or most likely nothing.
I guess he's being thorough.
If it is "nothing," then I'll probably get an "iron infusion" and be done with it.
I'm getting confused again.
My chemo nurse told me again, it's protocol, and to not "get in a tizzy."
You're talking to the "Tizzy Queen." She's forgotten.
Thank God I'm on anti-d's....I'd be obsessing more than I am now.
OK....
I can do this, too.
If it is anything (again, Heaven forbid) it's apparently in it's early stages.
I'm so weary of all of this.
Just when I thought I could "go on".....I can, right?
It's yet another 'kink in the road.' I hope a little, eeny, teeny kink.

Sorry to be the worrier once again. This so helps.
I'll find out later when I'm scheduled.
Do colonoscopy's hurt????
:(

Dear Singer,

Sorry for this worry again. How has your hemoglobin been? Has that been low? Is this the first time they did a ferritin level? You can have a low ferritin level and have a normal hemoglobin. The first place you look when it is low is in the GI tract. Yes that includes the colon ...bleeding ulcers, polyp's
can cause low levels. That does not mean you have them it is just something they need to rule out. Some people have low ferritin levels and do nothing about it. With the medication you are taking it may have caused some irritation in your stomach. It is hard to tell unless you get a colonoscopy. You are put to sleep to have it done so you do not feel anything. The prep is worst than the exam. I would think that the PET Scan might show up hot spots if you had something elsewhere. Did you ask your nurse that? The fact that your mother had colon cancer is a good reason to have a colonoscopy done anyway.

Ferritin is a protein found inside cells that stores iron so your body can use it later. A ferritin test measures the amount of iron in your blood.

The important thing to remember is that they are on top of all this. Was this your first ferritin test? If not, what was the last reading? Every lab has
a different reference range so I do not know what the normal is for that lab.
Where do you fall in the range? I feel confident that this is nothing but the
effects of chemo and radiation which takes a toll on your iron stores.

I will not tell you to relax as I would be upset as well and want to kick something.

Let me know
Love
Linda

Hi Linda,
Yes, I asked the chemo nurse about the Pt scan showing anything...and she said, unless it was "large" it would not show up.
They've been really good about watching my blood, and to tell you the truth, I don't know what any level really means. All I know, is they've been concerned with my iron levels for awhile.
Every time I received chemo, they did bloodwork, and until I was going through radiation, they didn't seem concerned with my iron. I think radiation does a "number" on some people (me, for one...) although it's not as invasive as chemo---tell my body that.

I'm so trying not to freak. My husband is going, "Well...you needed this anyway. They've picked & probed every inch of your body, except for this." And the fact that it's in my family (colon "c"--I'm not even typing it out) I should've, by all rights, already have had a colonoscopy. Her doctor told me 3 years ago, after she had her surgery, that all us in the family (over 50) should have one.

They're trying to assure me, that other doctors would view this as being "normal" (the 30-range) but my chemo nurse is saying (again) that my onc is being thorough. I've had irritable bowel syndrome, basically since I had my son (well over 20 years ago), but they attributed it to my nerves. That's basically when I started taking anti-anxiety med's, and have continued off & on, ever since.

OK...so, calm down Singer. It's not the end of the world--and chances are I'm fine.
Please tell me that.
Thank you, Linda.
I just thought I was "good to go" for awhile.
NOPE! Another kink.
Love, S.

Singer,
You are going to be ok. Just try and think about it rationally. You just had a major trauma to your body w/ the chemo and now you have a few issues from it. Cause and effect. I really do not think that this is a separate thing from your lymphoma. It is most likely all tied together and your onc and chemo nurses are doing the right thing by letting you know when something feels off, even if it is just a tiny tiny bit. I think getting a colonoscopy is something you should be doing anyway, especially since it has run in your family. Please do not worry, i know you will anyways, but having a colonoscopy is so so easy. The only annoying part is the prep and that is not even that bad. Plus you don't even know if you need one yet. Make an appt w/ a gi doc and continue to enjoy your christmas miracle. This will turn out to be nothing and then you will want to kick yourself for all the worrying you have done. :)

I know, Marn. I need that "kicking machine" in my living room 24/7!
When will I learn?
I guess it's just a learned behavior I need to work on.
My psychologist is well aware I'm an obsessor-type, and she's helping me learn to "kick" it.
I just talked (again--they're probably going "it's HER again") to another chemo nurse, and again, she assured me it was not urgent, and that I'll probably be scheduled in January sometime.
I swear. Chemo and radiation play havoc on your system, doesn't it?
I was just relishing in the fact that I was "done" with tests for awhile---wrong.
Here comes another one. But, really I'm blessed to have an onc that is thorough...I'm well aware of that.
I think I'm going to have some "liver" tonight.
My chemo nurse asked me if I was a meat-eater, which really, I'm not too much.
I guess I should be aware of that, and add a nice juicy steak once in awhile.
It's not that I'm a vegan, or anything---I just like grains & other things more.
Thanks for calming me, you guys.
You're my bestest buddies, and I love you.
love, S.

Dear Singer,
You will be fine....STAY OFF THE INTERNET.....YOU will ruin your holiday with unnecceary worry if you go on there. Trust me the info you will see will not help you. Promise me you will not go there. Ok, now with that said this may
just be from all the treatment.

Yes, eat liver and red meat once in awhile. All green leafy vegetables too.

You can also see a hematologist on your own but most hematologists are in the same office as an oncologist and they usually are trained in both fields.

Take care.

Love
Linda

Okay. :)
I promise I'll stay off the internet.
I know there's good sites AND bad sites. I'm like my mother. When she sees any adverse effect to anything--she has it all of a sudden.
Just the fact that they told I'm somewhat low-priority, helps.
She said they probably won't get around to scheduling me until after the holidays.
I've needed a good GI specialist for some time---so I'm trying to look at this like a win/win situation. Practically all of my doc's are under the same roof (hospital). It makes it convenient.
Gee...you guys really know me well, don't you?
That's what my husband just said. He walked in as I was typing, and I said, "Linda just told me to stay off the internet." And he goes, "Wow...they must really know you well."
My reputation precedes me. LOL!
Thank you.
Don't let me go awry.
I'm trying, believe me. I'm working on the "half-full glass" approach to life.
All is good.
Love, S.

I'm proud of you.....I really am....you have nothing to worry about. Your glass is full so drink from it and enjoy.

Love
Linda

Likewise.
I'm proud of you, too.
I know you're having a hard time, missing your brother, and you're such an angel :angel: to take the time to settle me down.
What would I do without you?
Love,
S.

LINDA,
Are you getting the snow you wanted?????
We certainly are.
It's beautiful.
I'm glad I don't have to drive in it, though.
"Have yourself a Merry little Christmas, let your hearts be light....."
:angel: :angel: :angel: :angel: :angel:

Hello Singer,
No Snow....I am sad. We were suppose to get it today and Sunday but the
weather has changed again. It is very cold and winds up to 40mph but no snow. Oh well... I have been cleaning to get ready for Dad. I made up his bed with my green flannel sheets and red blanket for Christmas. It looks very cheery. You sound like you are doing well today. I am glad. I am waiting for the hubby to come back with dinner.

Have a nice evening.

Love
Linda

I wish I could give you a little of our snow....we have some snow to spare.
It's a pretty, light snow, too...but, they're warning people to stay inside.
Sounds good to me.

I've been having shoulder pain again. :(
I think it's because I'm trying to do too much again...although I'm taking breaks.
During treatment, I felt bad almost all the time, and just did the bare necessities here at home.
Now, I find I'm so far behind, it's pathetic.
I cleaned a mini-blind in the bathtub & hung it back up---well, after I hung it, there was still debris on it...so, back in the bathtub it went for a soak. I don't think I'll ever buy mini-blinds again. They're so hard to clean. Anyway---I had sleeping numb arms last night, and I think by cleaning & hanging that blind over & over, it started my shoulder (where my initial node was removed) hurting. I suppose I could take a Tramadol--it's been a long time since I've had to take something stronger than Tylenol.
I've been doing laundry & so much cleaning...and wondering why I can't resume where I left off---but, I just got out the calendar, and it's only been since November 9th, that I finished radiation. Just a little over a month. My psychologist even told me I was "rushing" things.
I don't feel bad---just weak & not quite up-to-par.
I've decided to take a singing job, too.
Does that surprise you? It does me....But, if I'm ever going to "get back in the saddle," I need to start somewhere. We've decided New Year's Eve would be a good start.
My psychologist thought it was a good idea. She's been so good for me to talk to.
My whole life was so turned upside-down, and although it probably will never be the same, I need to get on with life. And that includes my career.
So, .... back to the grindstone....although, I must admit, I really, really missed it.
That's another reason why I'm trying so hard to get things together here at home.. we'll probably do a little traveling.

But, it will not be near the amount of traveling we used to do.
For one thing, I need to be home for port-flushings, scans, and now looking into the GI Specialist, that I'm trying not to obsess over. I'm doing pretty good. Especially, when I'm busy. That's the key. Staying busy = no obsessing

Anyway, your dad's bedroom sounds lovely. I'm sure he'll enjoy coming and spending time with you and your family. You sound like you have quite the knack for decorating.
I can't believe how fast this month is whizzing by.
Well...before retiring tonight, I'm going to try to tackle one more chore.

Later...love, S.
How are you doing?

Hey Singer,
Well no snow today but the wind gust to 50mph and is blowing all over the place. It is cold. We had some flurries about a mile from here but nothing else. Oh well......I hope this wind calms down on Tues. when my dad is flying in. Hope that you are doing well. Not thinking too much.

Send some snow my way though. I got the house all cleaned, despite the vacumn cleaner switch went off, the power went off 2 times, the circuit breaker went off and through some lights off...etc, etc. I am glad I got it all done and hubby fixed the vacumn for me.

That is exciting about you singing again. Good luck on all your ventures.

I hope that Kaylar is doing well. You have a nice evening....

Love
Linda

Hi Linda,
Is "Dad" there o.k.?
I'm glad he's spending some time with you.

Yes, I'm a little concerned that I'm rushing things a bit.
I got the "go ahead," though to resume my life. They just told me to ease into it.
It's going to take some time for my throat to loosen up, though. I've got over a week and a half to practice, thank goodness.

How's your dad like his Xmas bed? Is he nice & comfy?
:)