Happy New Year!
These years, they do go by quickly. I was just thinking about life and the uphill and downhill rides we take- specifically how the past couple of years made the first 50 years seem easy. For the moment, I am doing well and hopeful that I can lower the stress I put on Yvonne and my family. I have been off of the last steroid I was taking for over a month now, so have no excuse for blowing up or being aggressive anymore! My blood tests continue to improve but there is always something out of whack. My white blood cells were up in the 8+ range this week (very normal) but my red blood cells and platelets were both below normal. I will try to improve nutrition and continue to exercise in hopes that normalcy comes sooner than later.
What can I say, it was 1976. Nixon was gone from public life in 1974, Watergate just a memory. The last helicopter carrying last minute Vietnamese refugees left the rooftop of the Saigon US Embassy in 1975. Jimmy Carter rode the wave into the presidency as there wasn't a lot of positive news for the U.S.A. The Cold War was freezing along while yours truly was enjoying my junior year of high school. For those who can remember the mid 70's disco was just becoming to get big, the Beatles and the English invasion impact was over. Popular music boiled down to easy listening stuff that was played on AM radio. As an example of the topsy-turvy times, one of the most popular songs of 1976 was Paul McCartney and Wings "Silly Love Songs" wow, how low could we go? I hadn't embraced disco yet, trying to find musical artists that still played catchy light rock or pop. I was stuck in a time warp myself, still accumulating Beatles and other 60's music as fast as I could via the used records stores.
Boz Scaggs came out with Silk Degrees and for at least a month or so my prayers were answered. There were many great songs including Lido Shuffle, Lowdown, and "What Can I Say." A song about unrequited love. I can say that 2011 will be different than 2010, I hope you and yours see improvements, peace, love, and as Elvis Costello said- understanding. LH Greg
11 comments:
Patience grasshopper, Patience
:)
Praying for you this morning
Love Les and Cathy
I am back in hospital (St. Joseph's Tacoma) due to some weird pains and fatigue. Early indications indicate my cancer is back...Thanks Cathy, you are a great sister who deserves all that God can give. I am doing pretty good, just some aches and small pains right now. I am having an MRI some time today and then some blood tests will come in tomorrow I hope. Yvonne is here with me and we can watch football games and walk around the hospital when we get bored. Dad- enjoy your ride down to SD we still hope we can make it. Love, Greg
I hope you get better and go to SanDiego too!!
Alicia's taking us to the blazer-Houston game tonight. It is her Christmas present to us this year. Not often that the four of us do family stuff anymore!
Greg, our love to you and Yvonne. Keep fighing ! Hope to see you guys in S D if not there ,in Tacoma. Lots of love, Dad and Alice
By the way , we are still in Logan.Hitch trouble !
Have fun tonight Cathy! Yao is out for the season (again) so the up and down Blazers have a fighting chance.
They'll win because we're there haha
Got some good news, my MRI showed no growths in the neck or head. I find out early Monday morning about the next steps.
Good news,
Praying thar more will come
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