Football, Congestion and TMI

Someone mentioned today that my last entry was August 28th, so dutifully I will try to fill out 20 lines of blog with 3 lines of new information.
The day after my last post we had a party to celebrate our 45th anniversary and Joyce's 66th birthday. The room was full of friends and family. There is nothing more precious in life than good friends and close family. Joyce had a great time and even joined in singing happy birthday to herself. We all ate well, enjoyed the cake and talked and laughed a lot. Joyce enjoyed all the cards but when back at home opened the ones that played music at least 6 or 7 times.

The last three weeks before the most recent injection didn't seem to have the variation in functionability that the prior cycles had. We went to Lake Charles last thursday for another injection and it was almost seamless. Joyce has been on a nice steady path getting neither better nor worse. She is eating well and except for a slight congested cough this morning, has been very healthy for the entire time she has been diagnosed. That is about 3 years and 9 months. I called the doctor this morning and talked to his nurse. She told me to go get some mucinex DM and claritin and not to call back unless her symptoms got worse. Since she took the first dose Joyce has been pacing almost non-stop. She also appears to be fresh and alert and not droopy and tired.

We went to the first football game last saturday and she did very well staying calm for most of the game. I talked to the First-Aid people and they agreed to let me use their bathroom for privacy if I needed to change her "depends". That exercise actually worked quite well and when we got back home she was still dry. Sorry if the subject offends anyone, one of our friends said "Pal TMI with the 'depends'". For those who are taking care of someone like I am, sensitivities are dulled after a while. Anyway, I think all the problems of taking her to a game are covered for now. I am still placing a ticket lanyard on her with info to help anyone who finds her, to get her back to her seat. Hopefully she won't disappear.
Thank you all for supporting Joyce and I with your encouragement and prayers. They are all appreciated.

PAL