Medically speaking tomorrow will be a very sad day for me. I
will have to say good bye to the VNA nurse, Katie that I have had since July.
The office has changed her route so that it is closer to her home. I completely
understand what they are doing and why but I have a real gem of a nurse. We get
along greatly and she takes great care of me. I have been blessed in one way. A
couple of times when Katie was out a nurse named Cookie has covered for her and
she will be my new nurse. This is a blessing because I have already met this
lady and she too is a great nurse. The nurses that do this type of work are
very special people and the world needs to know just how wonderful and caring
they are. Katie has done everything in
her power to see to it that I always have the supplies that are needed for both
of us here in the house. I must say I was pleased to learn that the nurse that
came last week, Diane and insisted on giving my port a flush against my wishes
has changed her attitude about me and the flush and noted my file. Not only did
she do that she has taken every effort to try to prevent me from going through
that reaction again, for which I am very grateful.
My biggest concern about changing nurses was being allowed
to run out of supplies. However, from what I have learned about the new nurse
Cookie, she will not let that happen either.
Medically speaking I feel that I am greatly blessed for
someone who is dying of cancer. I have a team of professionals who are doing
the best they can to care for me and truly care about my quality of life. Today
my primary cancer, Dr. Hu, called and asked me how I was doing in every area of
my life specifically has the new treatment changed the quality of my life. How
great it is to say no it has not adversely affected it.
We live in a marvelous age and although bad things happen to
good people we can choose to live a good life no matter what life throws at us.
I would like to believe that I am one of those good people that a bad thing,
(cancer), has happened to.
Part of my being able to have a good attitude about what has
happened to me is YOU. Having friends and family who are interested in just how
I am being treated and exactly how I am handling it. I know some of you read every word of my
posting and others only skim it. But that is totally okay. What means the most
to me is your little notes of encouragement and showing joy in my happiness.
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