Feeling Good

Tom went back to work on Friday night. He says that he is feeling better than he has for a long time. He pulls his stitches every once in a while and can't wait for the starry strips to fall off, but that is his only complaint after this surgery. I can tell he is doing better as he is joking around and seems to be enjoying life more. He is still struggling with reflux but is handling it well. He forgot to take reflux medicine the first night home from the hospital and paid the price dearly all night. He is really hoping to be done with hospitals for a while. He would like to not see a doctor period, but we still need to continue with his cancer for many years to come. The fact is that we have two doctors appointments yet this month.

Next week he starts his college classes and that will give him something else to focus on. It also is a great opportunity to talk with the kids about their future and what getting a higher education means in the adult world. They have asked many questions about college. In the past few years the boys have been to games at Western and Kyle thought it was cool to see the place where many of our family members have attended and graduated from. Tom would like to take them to the college he is attending to show them around. It will be interesting how it impacts their thinking in the years to come. College choice and consideration is really not that far away anymore.

Thanks again for all the concern. I don't think that I could handle all of this without the help of so many people. I was told this past week that I am a strong person. I can't take the credit, it's truly a gift from above.