| 29 November 2006 |
| I was wrong |
| Well, it turns out I was wrong. Bryan said that my Dad told him the doctor gives my Mom 8 to 14 months. Labels: My Mom |
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| 27 November 2006 |
| No more chemo! |
Well, the good news is that Mom quit her chemo today. The bad news is that it wasn’t working and the cancer has actually grown since they started the chemo. The good news is that they didn’t say, “Well, the chemo’s not working, get your affairs in order.” Instead, they are sending her to Columbus for some sort of special radiation treatment. They don’t do this kind of treatment in Lima, so she’s heading to the James Center for it. The good news is they are trying other options and keeping a positive outlook. I’m hoping now that Mom’s off the chemo she will regain her energy. That will help her fight.
Thank you to all of you who are praying for my Mom. I believe that every prayer is being heard and will be answered by the God who loves each one of us more than we can ever imagine.
One of my favorite Psalms: (I read it so often my Bible falls open to this page now.)
I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart;
I will sing your praises before the gods.
I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.
I will give thanks to your name
for your unfailing love and faithfulness,
because your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.
When I pray, you answer me;
you encourage me by giving me the strength I need.
Every king in all the earth will give you thanks, O Lord,
for all of them will hear your words.
Yes, they will sing about the Lord’s ways,
for the glory of the Lord is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.
Though I am surrounded by troubles,
you will preserve me against the anger of my enemies.
You will clench your fist against my angry enemies!
Your power will save me.
The Lord will work out his palns for my life—
for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Don't abandon me, for you made me.
Psalm 138 (NLT)
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| posted by Aimee @ 8:37 PM |
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| 19 November 2006 |
| Mom 11-19-06 |
| My Mom is in the hospital right now. She had an episode Friday morning where her heart started racing and she couldn't breathe. Her doctor decided she must have too much fluid accumulating in her lungs and abdomen, so he admitted her to the hospital. They drained a lot of fluid off (she weighed herself today and is 13 pounds lighter than when they admitted her!) and that seems to be helping in a lot of ways. But, she had another episode with the racing heart bit this morning. So, she'll get checked out tomorrow to see if they can figure out what's going on. Mom is convinced that something is wrong with her heart. She has been convinced of that for quite a long time now. Hopefully the doctors can figure it out too. Labels: My Mom |
| posted by Aimee @ 9:20 PM |
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| Net Neutrality |
Got an email from my cousin CJ earlier this week. Apparently the internet is under attack. Check out the video. It's very interesting.
Save the Internet | Labels: interesting concepts |
| posted by Aimee @ 9:16 PM |
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| 12 November 2006 |
| My Mom |
| I talked with my Mom yesterday. She had been having a lot of trouble breathing & the doctor kept saying he didn't know why. Well, he finally ordered a cat scan of her lungs. What do you know, she had fluid on her lungs. (I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I'm guessing that it's hard to breathe that way.) So he gave her a "water pill." (Again, not sure what this is) And my Mom is convinced it is a miracle. She got up Saturday and was able to get up, get showered and get dressed without stopping to catch her breath! Amazing. She's still tired from the chemo, but she can breathe! Yay! Oxygen is good. Labels: My Mom |
| posted by Aimee @ 5:56 PM |
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| 10 November 2006 |
| What have you done? |
OK, it's been exactly one month since I've posted anything. I've been pretty depressed and basically hibernating. But, my good friends here in Wilmore took me out to dinner Tuesday night and that kind of broke me out of my slump. Thank you, my friends.
My Mom is doing OK. She doesn't seem to be as tired from the chemo these days. Or maybe, she's just as tired, but she's learning to adapt and cope and thus doesn't seem as tired to the rest of us. She is planning to host a Thanksgiving dinner for her parents and a few other relatives. She's going to buy the dinner at Meijer and just reheat it all. I'll be on hand the day before and the day of to help out. It should be nice. I need to learn to appreciate these mundane activities while I still have them.
I found this on a couple of other blogs I like to read. I thought it would be interesting to see what I've done. What I have discovered is that I haven't done much! (I'm pretty good at mundane. lol) I resisted adding comments to every item. (None of us have that much time. lol)
What have you done?
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk.
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe.
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life Labels: My Mom, stupid stuff |
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| About Me |
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Name: Aimee
Home: Lima, Ohio, United States
About Me: I own and run 123 Design Studio, a custom web and graphic design studio. I am mother to four wonderful boys: Max, age 10, Xavier, age 7, Eli, age 3, and Toby, age 1. Bryan & I have been married for 18 (mostly wonderful LOL) years. I eat excessive amounts of sugar and laugh inappropriately.
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