God Bless America

God bless America, land that I LOVE.

Stand beside her and guide her.

Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies,

From the oceans white with foam.

God bless America, my home sweet home!

 

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am very patriotic.  I cry at parades.  I cry when singing the star spangled  banner anywhere especially at baseball games.  I even cry when I see scouts getting ready to go to scout camp.  It is patriotic to me.

 

So, how can I post anything without thinking about what has happened in Boston.  So sad.  Two weeks after 9/11, Keith and I went to New York.  I think we have been back to New York every year since, minus 2 years.  It has been amazing to see ground zero come back to life.  What has happened in Boston is just so sad and I pray for those poor people.  They will bounce back, but it is sad that they even have to.

 

Last Friday, I was able to attend our niece's wedding.  Jessie Gold was a beautiful bride, she continues to be a beautiful lady.  I was able to see pretty much Keith's whole family, it was fun to be with them all on such a great occasion.  Fun to see cute Stacey home from her mission.  The best thing was that I felt really good.  A little tired, but I did feel good.

 

The next day Saturday, I worked for 7 hours and I think I did pretty well.  I worked the next day Sunday for 6 hours and that just about killed me.  I was so tired and felt the aches and pains.  Yesterday, when I woke up my feet were SO swollen, I had to put them up on pillows for a while to get the swelling down.  Boy am I out of shape.  WAY OUT OF SHAPE.

 

But on the whole, I am feeling really good right now.  I was speaking to my friend Diane.  She said they have noticed that people bounce back from chemo the first two times, but on the third time, it gets harder.  No rhyme or reason, no scientific anything, just what they have noticed.  I am happy to know that.  She also said the first few days I am really sick, is probably the neulasta, then the other days I am really sick is because of the chemo.

 

Yesterday, my wonderful friend Jonna went with me to pick up my wig.  I am not looking forward to losing my hair, but know it is inevitable.  My dear Mom went with me last week to look at wigs and pick them out.  With tears in our eyes we tried them on.  I love her so much.  She lost her parents at a very young age, and think about not having a mother or father.  I think about that a lot, and am so grateful to have them in my life to this day.

 

I am also so grateful for my wonderful family, and Keith's great family who have been so kind and supportive.  I am also grateful for incredible friends who call, text, send notes, go to lunch with me and just plain make me laugh.  I love you all.  This has been something that without everyone's support, I would be drowning.  But, because of you, I am a happy fish swimming.