Saturday, June 28, 2008

Saturday

And here we are at Saturday and Ade is not as well as yesterday....perhaps it's the pain meds,perhaps it's eating a little too much(we did eat a huge amount yesterday),perhaps it's a little anxiety but whatever it is we're dealing with it and he's resting and napping as I type away...The change of venue has been amazing for him and I suppose we have to deal with the ups and downs ...it's hard for us to not be able to help more and everyone knows that if we could share any of the pain we would in a heartbeat!I'm sure today will get better so we'll add more later. In the meanwhile I'll enjoy the ocean view and have breakfast ready when he wakes up.

Well! It was better and we had a great day! After the usual excellent breakfast at our Mom we went for our walk on the beach and watched the fisherman...actually one guy caught a barracuda and it was really exciting to see him reel it in! We have a little heavy,what is the meaning of life discussion but for the most part Ade and I just enjoy the beauty of this place and being together and miss Phil and the rest of the gang!!
We had the two lovelies return groomed and looking so gorgeous! My Mum and Aunt Yetta and off we went for the daily Jumba Juice. Ade was yearning for a Hot and Sour soup from PF Chang so we picked some up for what was to turn out to be an amazing picnic meal indoors...all the left overs and bits that we love!

Cousin Martin brought us yet another awesome 'skit and donner' movie.(blood and guts). Great day......

Friday, June 27, 2008

Friday

Friday was such a great day!!! We all had an enormous breakfast,spoke to Phil(little sister) loads,and missed her more....Mum had to get her dose of Wimbledon and Ade and I did the beach walk and a swim. The weather is wonderful especially coming from London. Ade felt so good that he decided we should go for a Jumba Juice and so we did! Swallowing it he was a little nervous but all was well and we enjoyed every last drop planning to go back!

The rest of the day was amazing and my brother felt and looked great. We are all so incredibly proud of his amazing strength and courage and we know that he is just pulling out everything he has to beat this!
Shabbat dinner was great and we ended the day with another good movie!
How cool is that? Two out of two!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

My getaway

Here I am in somewhat sunny Boca Raton........and as you can all see I haven't come near the keyboard since that last sentence! I'll let my big(note not 'older')sister become my secretary because there is so much I want to add and I have been up and down mood and feeling wise!

So here I am (Russy,Rochelle depending on when and where we met!)....I couldn't wait to meet Ade in Boca to be with him and my Mum. Phil coming would have made it perfect but she will be here next week and then in a couple of weeks with our bro!

Arriving earlier than Ade,my Mum and I were able to pick him up and I'm so glad we did! He really wasn't well after the plane trip and actually the experience was awful! But bring him home we did and after he had his medication and a much needed sleep he felt so much better!

We spent the rest of the day relaxing here in this gorgeous place,watching him gently gain back colour and strength. We went for a lovely walk on the beach and he felt so great that we even went out for dinner with cousin Martin and Aunt Yetta, all of whom were so pleased to see him!

My Mum and I were so thrilled that he was up to going out and we all had a lovely evening enjoying each other and the magnificent view from the restaurant at the top of the tower at the Boca Beach Club.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Don't go see it!

With the radiation recover on going I am trying to get things back to some semblance of normalcy. Yesterday Mike and I went to an afternoon showing of Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull. Save your money. Much the same as all the other episodes. I will say this. Harrison Ford looks like he did in those episodes. Hasn't aged much. What the hell gives? Around about the same time Diana, Robyn and a friend went to see Get Smart. Kids liked it but the adult was not overly impressed. Oh well. At least we some quality time with the kids.

After the movies we went to Qdoba (sort of fast food Mexican). I actually ate there. So as you can see, I am feeling better. The swallowing issue is almost back to normal and the pain from the ER visit has gone. Lets hope the improvement keeps going because I need to be in good shape (ha ha) for the start of the next round of chemo July 1st.

This Thursday I am going down to Boca Raton to spend a couple of days with my mom. Russy from London will be joining us. I am really looking forward to this as I have not been away from Baltimore for over three months. While I am away Diana and the kids will go to Toronto to see Diana's family. This will be a much deserved break for Diana as you can well imagine. To safe travels.