Planets Lining Up

Here we go again, this cactus just blooms whenever it feels like it and although my parents called it a Christmas cactus, it has bloomed at Thanksgiving, Easter, Valentines Day, etc.  It just does it's own thing and each blooming is special.


What makes this odd is it is February and blooming is not something you see..hummm, gotta think it's got it's own schedule!!


The best part is I have not killed this plant but to be fair my sister usually calls me to tell me to water the damn thing.






Okay, on Feb 15 I finished my radiation treatments and even got a certificate -- hell I thought I was getting a PH'D!!!

I know some think this went by fast, six weeks, aka 30 treatments but trust me, it went slower than molasses at times.  It was painless but bothersome to go in each day. Well, painless until the end when the "sunburn" boob started and a cracked/raw sore under the boob just about drove me bonkers.  I am applying every cream known to mankind, including the script which is an antibiotic cream so I don't itch the damn thing-- hoping this clears up soon.  But so happy this is over.  Now my next thing is to see the dentist, get my teeth clean and a note saying it's okay to have this IV infusion to help strengthen my bones.  My bone density exam indicated I am a candidate for osteoporosis so this infusion (once a year) should help.  I'm also taking calcium and Vitamin "D", which I was taking anyway.  Calcium pill is a like a horse pill and you take it twice a day, tried to take both in the morning and that was not working, so one in the morning and one at night.  I figure when they get done cleaning my teeth the dentist will want to do other work as well, and I am not a fan of dentists but hey, you do what you need to do, right?

Also on Feb 15th hubby got to leave the hospital where he had been since Feb 2nd for pancreatitis and pneumonia.  He had a really bad gallstone attack and was a very sick man, spent almost a week in CCU and was so drugged up he won't remember any of that, thank goodness.

After things calm down and he is doing better, he'll need to discuss surgery options and that gallbladder needs to come out.  But for now he is home and that is good news.

He just told me he lost 25 pounds but he does not recommend this diet.  If he continues to lose weight, which he needs to do, he will feel much better.


So that is our update and our February..fun, huh?  More another day, keep smiling folks, life is good.