Thursday, September 17, 2015

Busy Month

Since the last post Karen and I found time for a day trip to City of Rock.  We had a lot of fun and Karen was able to actually walk a lot more than last year.  James couldn't get enough of trying to climb the rocks and started to cry when we had to leave.  The views weren't quite as good as last year due to all the smoke in the air from the fires.  In a way the smoke was a blessing since there weren't nearly as many people.

The first week in September was the closing on the sale of our home in Mount Pleasant.  It was sad to sell it.  It was the place where so many great and happy memories were made.  Where we were finally blessed with the children we had struggled to have for so long.  I hope the new buyers realize what a special place it was for us.

Karen has resumed chemo though had to skip her regularly scheduled chemo session after Labor Day due to some low blood counts.  It didn't affect the targeted chemo the next week.  She is actually recovering better after this last treatment and has more energy.  On the down side, the new chemo medications have some other side effects.  One of those is severe hair loss so Karen has less hair on her head than me now.  All just in time for some family portraits this weekend.  To help she bought some hats to keep her head warm and protected from the sun.

Braden

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  1. Aww we are sad that you sod your house too :( but yet excited for you and your new adventures! Thanks so much for stopping by and saying hi!! It was great to see you all!!So glad to hear that Karen's recovering a bit quicker and srry for the hair loss! The Hair loss for Audree came with her first treatment of Chemo and I took it harder than she did :) it was the first visible sign of how tuff the chemo is on her body and the change this was going to affect the rest of her life!! God Bless your Family! Hope you have a great week

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    1. Braden felt the same way. Me losing the rest of my hair was really tough on him. In addition to the hair loss my face went puffy and I have a purple bruise above my left eye. I looked like a zombie for several days. It really hit home again how much this is impacting our lives and how serious my condition is. We are grateful for every morning I wake up and am still here with my family.

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  2. I'm so glad to be able to read your blog!! I'm glad things are going pretty well and you're closer to family. I think of you guys a lot and miss seeing you!

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