Great Day to Be Alive!

Wow 70's!! It doesn't have to get any warmer than that to make me happy! It seems like everything is better when the sunshine's! I can really feel the warmth of God's blessings on me. Yesterday I actually got some cleaning etc. done around the house in the morning, and then went into Robbinsdale HHH for my infusion after lunch. In talking with the nurses about my pain levels (and after seeing that picture of myself on Facebook) I told them I didn't think that even though I was taking Oxycontin every 12 hours and Vicodin every 5 hours all the time, it didn't seem to really deaden the pain. So the nurse talked to the pharmacist and then to Dr. Londer's nurse and then Dr. Londer, they all came to the conclusion that they should up the level of the Oxycontin that I am taking, and change from Vicodin to Oxycodon when needed. They hoped that that wouldn't be continually. If that doesn't seem to be doing the trick I can call them back and they will readjust until we get it right. I also see Dr. Londer again on Monday before I get my chemo, so that will be good too! I really want this all working right before I go to Boston next week. I came home and did some more cleaning etc. (really taking down Easter decor) and trying to figure out what my schedule would be for the next couple of days, when the funeral was going to be etc. So I sent an email to Lois and finally got a response late last night, that they still hadn't gotten things set yet. Sharon's body was arriving last night, and her husband Bill and brother Brian were flying in this morning. So hopefully by this evening they will have everything set. Lois is guessing it will be on Monday in Anoka with burial on Tuesday up north. I asked about bringing food, and she thought that Friday or Saturday would be good for that as Kenny and his girlfriend who were driving back from Connecticut would be arriving on Friday night or Saturday. This morning I called Bonnie and we discussed shopping tomorrow afternoon and then taking it over to Lois's so they would have it for dinner and snacking the rest of the weekend. A group of us, retiree's and card club members are going to do this rather than flowers....I know how much it meant to me when Gene died and we have done this for others that really appreciated it. This afternoon I will go into Pathways for a session on Healing Touch, and then this evening the card club is going to "Life on the Mississippi" on a riverboat docked at Harriet Island. It should be fun. The card club plans an outing every May as our last meeting for the year. Strangely over the years lots of things stand out as coinsiding with these outings. Like 16 years ago how sick I was at the Chanhassen and 5 years ago, I missed cause Gene was rushed to the hospital and his body was shutting down. A lot more too, but those two really stand out in my mind, and now this! Well, I better get this posted!! Love and Prayer, m