We're home.

Jr and I went to Branson for a couple days and nights to celebrate our 37th Anniversary. We thought it was the 15th until Jr's phone alert went off the 16th and said that was our ann. (He puts birthdays, etc. in the phone.) We enjoyed it -- part of the time. He hasn't been eating out because of making other diners run and dodge when he begins gagging (a real MAN's gag), but we tried it a couple times in Branson and had one successfully-completed meal. The other ended w/ him running to the parking lot and ... well, you know what. The mgr was so nice -- got me wet dishtowels from the kitchen. He also got really weak and nearly fainted (Jr perfers the term "passed out") while we were at a show and had to take naps a couple times a day -- but hey, it was a change of scenery for us after months of being at home or docs so we aren't complaining.
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Neither of us is especially mushy but I did find an anniversary card that I thought was very appropriate for this challenging time in our lives that said:
"Hold on to me, and I will hold on to you through anything and everything life brings our way. Bring me your worries and I'll listen with my heart. Tell me what you need, and I'll do my best to give it to you. Love me even when it isn't easy, and I promise to do the same for you ..."
(Isn't that appropriate?)

Some men aren't good at being sick. This should not be earth-shaking news. My husband is used to being very active and healthy. Sometimes he is not in the best of humor through all this sickness, but he is not so bad that it is a situation such as another wife told me about. She said when her husband got cancer she was praying, "Oh, Lord let him live!" But after wks of treatment he screamed at her, even throwing things, cried and whined. She said that gradually her praying has transitioned to, "Oh, Lord, You know best so if You are ready for him, I'm ready to let him go."

Something is still not right so Jr now has an appt w/ a new ENT we were referred to because his throat should be better and he still can't swallow w/out washing it down w/ water, etc. That's next wk and the radiation doc wants him back too next wk so he's all excited about those visits coming up.

We have 2 friends who are going through chemo / radiation: Buddy Hughes and Jim Branim, so remember them in your prayers please. Congrats to Kenny Wreyford who just finished!!!