I trust everyone had a nice week. I Haven't had a good week IN ANY RESPECT! It started out great but rapidly went south Tuesday afternoon when my husband's physician called and I learned that the cancerous kidney that was removed in May 09 has spread to his lungs. I've been trapped in an emotional whirlwind since that time. We have a meeting tomorrow morning with his oncologist.
I've started a journal and I am taking it with me to the appt and I want the answers to the questions I've jotted down. I know that you are likely thinking "why did the physician deliver this type of news on the phone?" but trust me if I didn't force it out of the doctor, my husband could have followed with him and concealed it from me. If they removed his kidney he did it to me in May 09. He understood full well that the tumor inside it was cancerous and I really really had no clue until the surgeon came out and said to me "well fortunately the cancer was entirely contained inside the kidney and it seems like there was nothing on his lymph nodes so that is good!" I was totally floored and I wanted to KILL my husband and march into the recovery device!! It wasn't the time or the place , and so I figured it was a good idea to wait til he was house to kill him!
I never got the opportunity to do it but let me just say if he doesn't go to this physician's appt monday he fails to need to worry about cancer killing him cause I am gonna look after that for him!! His strategy would be to go to work Monday morning and get paperwork prepped for new pupils arriving and then leave and come meet me for the doctor appt. I understand how he gets when he is in work, he gets side tracked, incredibly pre occupied and occupied and he easily forgets important things. I already told him if he wasn't at that appointment on time what his destiny was!!
I already figured out how to inform the boys once we realize what we're dealing with. They're Autistic and are into things like germs, creatures, science and nature so I am gonna tell them that Daddy has a really terrible germ that they can not catch inside his body and he'll need to visit a doctor to have treatments or meds (whatever the action plan is) to help his body fight the germ. They may be just 6 and may not completely understand cancer so germs is the greatest way I can explain it for now. If it lingers on for a couple years I'll ultimately need to come out as well as explain just what this germ is. I am hoping with everything inside my body this physician has a magic "death to cancer" pill and he can be cured quickly. Probably... No such luck so this is what I've thought of to tell them the tension in the house or even the tears they see aren't their fault and could be the germs fault!
So between my son Michael's night terrors and sensory overload issues, CJ's recurring biting managing mechenism and his sensory overload and now this with my husband, I'm so surprised I have not hit the bottle!! That is just what everyone wants is to get their very own issues and deal with me consuming!! So I will be doing loads of emotional eating. I am good during the day but it is at night after everyone goes to bed that I am at my WORST. Most nights are bad but I've had worst nights this week than many others!! I'm crying at the drop of a hat but mercifully NEVER in front of the boys to date! And all I want to do is actually destroy this cancer animal for having the audacity of coming back into my life after declaring my Mom and Father!!
On a far lighter note. I have a number of product reviews I had like to talk about.
The very first one is the Debbie Meyer Green Containers offered from HSN. These containers are fantabulous! They really do what they say they do. The food actually stays fresher much more. My Sis - I - L in San Fran sent a set to me and I love them so much I bought another set.
The next one may be the Ped Egg. I love this small thing. It's like a miniature microplane greater for your feet. My feet were forever dry and sore but it was getting worse as the years were passing. I purchased this thing and with a little pet jelly (my feet were that dry) or cream (I use this now) during the night and using the Ped Egg before applying said pj/lotion, my feet feel amazing!!! No pain, no soreness, no more dry cracked feet!!!! This all-in less-than a week!
The 3rd is a set of white moisture gloves I purchased at the $1.00 store if you could believe that. I have been having dry, cracking skin problems with my hands for the last few months and no matter what I was doing nothing was working. I have been placing these gloves on and heavily lotioning my hands during the night and they feel wonderful in the morning! I was amazed the option to my problem was at the $1.00 shop!! LOL
I am so sorry for going on and on and boring you guys!
Enough about my issues...tell us about your week and what is coming up for this week for you. Something new and exciting, any new challenges you're facing? Come on sisters, share it here.