It's been such a busy time, as you might imagine, at my house with evacuaees coming and going. I barely read emails any more. Today I spent hours trying to locate my brother Tom, but still no luck.
My sisters have been home to Jefferson Parish to look at damage and collect some things for the long stretch it's been predicted they'll have to stay out.
Here's an update on my health. I finally returned to the surgeon August 31, when I had the first group of ten evacuees, but before my sister, niece and nephew came. I got good news there - the original pathology report was wrong. The margins around the tumor were negative, so he did get the whole tumor and I won't have to have any more surgery. On the other hand, there were three positive lymph nodes, which we knew already. For this reason he recommended I have the two chemo treatments I skipped. The oncologist naturally agreed.
Tomorrow I'll have chemo number seven. I'm hoping the final two treatments won't be so bad, now that I'm physically stronger. Of course, I won't be so strong by Friday, but whatayagonnado?
While at the surgeon's, he pulled the drain out of my side. He twisted the tubing and pulled out the drain which had a lip to keep it in, like a plug, and it hurt so bad I yelled, "Owwwch! You bastard!" He said, "What did she say?" And his nurse cracked up and said through giggles, "She called you a bastard!"
Here's my big Pollyanna comment: while it's devastating what people have suffered from Katrina, and what has happened to my family, with the rug yanked out from under them, we took Sunday to cook dinner for all that landed in the surrounding area and had a real Thanksgiving Dinner. Yes, we had turkey and stuffing and sweet potatoes, but mostly it was thanks-giving that our family made it out okay.
Is it any wonder where I get the silver lining attitude?
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I don't have your email address. It is "lost" somewhere in computer land.
How is Sharon and Cheryl? Are they now living in Natchitoches?
Was there houses destroyed? Kim is on the westbank, but I wouldn't want to live that way, but that is just me. Wanda and Scott are at her parents, but the kids are in Ark (which you know) but she won't ever stay in her house again because of the mold.
We are in Marksville. So we may stop by someday, if that is ok.
We have been home 3 times ... sneaking in. My house is standing, amazingly so, but I won't ever sleep there again. We are buying a place in Marksville. Very nice people letting us rent to own. We are going back Saturday to get more stuff. I am so eternally grateful to have stuff to get as I figured my mobile home would truly be mobile with the wind and water. We lost the metal roof over our house and porch, but the walls and ceiling are still there. We had water flow under our house, but nothing standing even in the yard. I have pics to develope, but don't know how I will get them posted yet.
But everyone is safe and sound so that is important.
I love you very much. Take care and when you get a moment, send me an email. How is Susan and her family? Did they move?
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