14 - 17 radiation treatments

• Feb. 23 - Monday - Centralia didn't have school today. The kids and I attempted to sleep in till 0800am. Brody went with Tim to the farm. Olivia and I had a girls day planned. We made it to Topeka for my 10:00am radiation treatment, but no sooner had I made it into the waiting area. Dr. K walked by and said did they not get a hold of you. WHAT!?! I'm not sure what you are talking about. She informed me that the machine was broken down!!! NO, I did not get any calls. I guess the only good thing that came of this long wasted trip was that Dr. K did see me. I have a small area that is pinker than the rest so she gave me a script for some steroid cream to apply to that area four times per day. Like I need one more thing to do. Olivia and I were back in the car and now headed for Manhattan. We had made arrangements to meet Alicia Stallbaumer between her classes for lunch. For the past 3 years Olivia and I have taken her out for her birthday because she is my godchild. We waited till now because this was the first time we all had available to get together since the first of the year. It was worth the wait! We choose Rock-a-Belly Deli located in Aggieville. Check out the group photo. After bring Alicia back to her house so she could get to class, I took Olivia to have her hair cut at Shaggieville. This was a fun little shop with great service.
• Feb. 24 - Tuesday - Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) - I was able to see Olivia off to school then Brody and I were off ourselves to daycare and work. Annually in February is National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week so our department does something for our patients and fellow employees to promote a heart healthy habit. This year we severed breads with a choice of five different teas at a open house Tea Party. A tea party wouldn't be complete without wearing a hat. Check out Margie Henien, Myself and Dawn Osterhaus in our hats. I would like to thank a neighbor for letting us borrow the hats. I left work early to get Brody picked up and off to my number 14th radiation treatment. That means I'm HALF WAY THROUGH the treatments today. Yippee!
• Feb. 25 - Wednesday - Ash Wednesday - I had the house up early this morning. I was needing to be at work by 0730am. Brody did better with getting up and going this morning. Could he becoming somewhat of a morning person? NOT. Brody and I meet Theresa Sudbeck at our house and she drove us to my treatment. After my treatment we made a stop at St. Francis emergency room to see Ashley (Theresa's daughter). Thanks Theresa for going the extra few miles on the way home to swing by the farm to pick up Olivia. All were very tired so the house was off to bed by 0830pm.
• Feb. 26 - Thursday - Another day in the life of a working Mom who has to travel to Topeka for a daily radiation treatment. These are full days for the family, I'm so proud of my husband, daughter and son for being so supportive through these busy days. I think they have grown in many ways along with myself through this journey. I'm happy to report that the two ladies that I asked for prayers for in my last posting are home and are recovering from surgery. All to well I remember these feeling and pains. A little bit of advice: you will need several pillows, take your pain pills, drink more than normal fluids and invest in some milk of magnesium. Take care and know if you have any questions please give me a call or drop me an e-mail.
• Feb. 27 - Friday - Ahhhh! a day off work. Brody and I lazed around together for awhile this morning. I did get a load of laundry done and helped Brody pick up the toys in the basement. Dana Bradley came down to the house. We took Brody out to the shop to spend the afternoon with Tim. Dana and I took off for Topeka. We made plans to meet Karen Teter for lunch. We had a delightful time, and hope to do this again in the future. Next time it will be my turn to buy! We made it to my seventeen radiation treatment ahead of schedule. I was lucky to be able to go to my treatment an hour early. We were back to Corning to pick up the kids by 0500pm just in time to begin taking call for surgery for the weekend.
• Feb. 28 - Saturday - Waking to see everything covered in a blanket of fresh, crisp white snow is always refreshing to me. After we all had breakfast together, Brody decided that he wanted to go with Tim for the morning. Olivia and I hung around the house it was great. For the evening I had plans to meet some of the girls in my class for dinner and following we went to Rene' Feldkamps house. This was the first planning party for our upcoming plans to celebrate our birthdays together. As Rene's nephew guessed; we might be turning 30 year old this year. Ha! Ha! That was very nice of him to say even though he and the rest of us know better.
• March 1 - Sunday- Tim and I enjoy Sunday mornings when the kids come sneaking into our room to wake us up. These moments are priceless. After church and lunch it was a great day to rest and hang around the house. Being able to hang out at home is more of a treat as of late. Olivia and I went to Dominic Hammes (my Godchild) piano recital. I have included a photo of him during his performance. After that we made our way to Baileyville to attend the Senior Play. To watch one of the performers Chelsey Rottinghaus who gave a very vocal performance. Great job! While Tim and Brody went for a Sunday drive.