Monday, March 1, 2010

Finally Getting Better!

Went to the doctor today, and the sore is healed Yea!!!! after all this time we are going on the fifth month. I am still walking with a cane and I don't have a lot of strength, but I haven't had a lot for a long while. I will go to the pool and walk 3 or 4 days a week and that will help me gain some. I was just getting some when all of this started, and now I think my heart isn't up as good as it was before the surgery, by that I mean I 'm not able to walk as far as I used to be able to if that makes sense. I will gain it back by the end of the year I am sure, it just takes WORK. I am not the best person to exercise, but I will try to do more strength ones and walk in the water. I need to get back on a good healthy eating program also, I just haven't had the heart to go at it along with all of the rest I was dealing with. I haven't really gained any weight, but I haven't lost a lot either, about 5 or so lbs. I hope to get working on that next week or soon. I just need to eat healthy and not so much sugar. I feel lots better when I eat less SUGAR wonder why that is????? Could it be that it isn't really good for any of us. All kidding aside I truly don't have the joint aches when I eat less sugar. I cleaned all of my kitchen drawers and my kitchen pantry before Megan got here on Thursday night, and it is wonderful to have them straight and I can find things again. We had everything scattered and messy none of it where it belonged, from all of the good help of people not knowing where to put things, Ed helped a lot but the Cinnamon got to the cabinet over the stove and the pepper was over in the baking cabinet. I am grateful for all of the help I have had from everyone I have things organized again phew! So it is all okay . I truly am grateful for all that he does to help me, I couldn't get it done now without his help. He always changes the bed for me and vacuums the floors, and sometimes he cleans the kitchen and bathroom floors. I still have a few Christmas things to put away and I want to sew some things for little Elle soon. We have most of the sewing room clean and I need to organize my materiel's so I can find what I want to work with. You can tell I feel better as a month ago I just didn't have the energy to do anything, and was happy to get a meal on the table. Ed did most of the dishes in the dishwasher and emptied it also. I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and the knowledge that I have that I am His child and I know that He takes care of us all. He is helping Sherry also as she is doing well at this time. She is done with the radiation and is still doing the chemo twice a week. She is using the kind you take by mouth. At this time they are somewhat optimistic that she is getting better. The frontal lobe cancer she had and the surgery she had really worked for her. Some people with that surgery are left with memory problems and seizures so she has been blessed. We are blessed, the doctor said he had a patient that just came in that was experiencing some re-growth of his cancer and it had been 3 and a half years, so that is good news. In the beginning they said she would be lucky to live a year. I pray she has more time, we all know that she is terminal, just don't know the time limit. But I guess none of us know what the time limit is really do we? We just have to live on Faith. I love all of you and so enjoy reading your posts on the blog, as it makes me feel close to you and know what you are thinking, doing and feeling. I am happy you like the Little Nellie Posts and I will try to do a few each month and when Amy gets down here again maybe she will help me post some pictures of those times. I do enjoy the memories and recalling those times.

8 comments:

AMY AND MIKEY said...

hey grandma, good to hear how you are doing! I'm so glad your sore is healed, and that soon you will be getting more energy. I love you so much and miss you. I had a doc appointment today, but Mike and came straight from the coast to the appointment, and he wanted to go home, so sorry we didn't stop by. Next time we will. I have another appt in April, so I will see you next month, that seems far away! I love you-

Megan and Greg said...

Oh grandma, pictures would be such a good idea! I've never seen pictures of you when you were young! I would love it!!! It was so good seeing you guys! Thanks so much for letting me stay with you and feeding me :)
I love you.

Danielle said...

Oh, I'm so glad you're getting better! Don't expect TOO much out of yourself- it WILL take time to get energy back...

That is so great that Grandpa helped so much. It sounds like he's been real good to you through all of this.

I'm so sorry you are having to watch your sister go through all the chemo and radiation. Sounds horrible. Just know that it will all work out as it should!

I love you so much! I would love it if you could find a way to put pictures from the past on the blog!

Lizzie said...

I am so grateful you have Grandpa. You are such a good match for each other. I can't believe it's been 5 months already. What a frustrating recovery! It's good the sore is finally healed. You probably thought the day would never come! Grandma, losing 5 lbs is tons!!! Especially not being able to move around much. That's a huge accomplishment. I wish I had more will power to eat less sugar. It's so hard. It's one of the first things I think about when I wake up in the morning. How pathetic is that? Love you so so much and miss you.

Rebecca said...

Grandma, I love you and am so happy things are getting better. It's amazing how there is light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how bad things get. We are enjoying your Little Nellie so much, especially Aliese. Good for you for desiring organization. It gets old after awhile, even if you don't feel good, to be disorganized. We love you. We're so grateful at my house that you're our grandma and nonnie.

Rebecca said...

P.S. Tell grandpa that I'm so grateful he is there to help you so much. If I were there I would come and help you every week. It's so unfair we can't live closer, but at least you've got such a good guy around. Love you both.

Sharon/Mom/ Grandma said...

What great granddaughters you have! :-)I am so happy your foot is healed!!! YEA!!!! It's amazing how just hearing that makes you have more energy. I am so glad. I am glad you can get more exercise, but like Danielle says, take it slow!! Don't you love all of us telling you what to do? I am grateful for Dad to, he is a good husband. Pictures would be fun. I'm excited to go to the temple. I need to talk to you and get that figured out, I am still tired. :-( I am sure it will go away. Love and miss you!

AMY AND MIKEY said...

Grandma you have not blogged in such a long time! You need to blog! I haven't talked to you in such a long time- I have been a bad grand daughter- So I have a doc appointment the 26th at 11 am, so I thought after my appointment, I could come over for lunch or something. Also, does your sister still want hats? I never made them, and I don't want to if she doesn't want them anymore- but if she still does, then I will defintely whip them up, I just didn't know if she still wanted them since it's been awhile. Let me know. hope you're doing well- love you- And BLOG!