Monday...January 10th...2010

Linda is spending another day in bed...this is where she is most comfortable...we most likely will be watching the BCS championship game (Go Oregon DUCKS!) from bed...bad news is we only have a 47 inch HD TV there as opposed to a 55 inch in the living room..but we will cope....

Linda's energy level is extremely low...it is a struggle for her to walk or use the bathroom or shower or..or...so all is a struggle...she rests comfortably so that is where she is spending her time.

The CTscan is in the morning.....and Hospice is coming out in the afternoon....so with the Oncologist appointment on Thursday we should have a "game plan" by the weekend....again, it is "quality of life" vs "length of life" and Linda is the determiner of how that all works...and no advice or coaching is needed...Linda is the "driver" and has the information she needs..or will by the weekend...

Cousin Dr. Ron and wife Deb came by today and is of great support to Linda.....

To allow Linda the greatest amount of comfort, we are asking folks to no longer call her directly.....to call Dave instead.....so he can see of she is sleeping or not taking calls...or..or...it is not a simple matter of turning off the phone as we want her to have it for emergencies....

Also we ask....no insist...that people read the Blog to see what is going on...neither of us has the energy to go back through what the Blog can explain...calls are to be more of support... .

Linda wants her visitors limited also.....to family and close friends.....nothing personal but it's about the energy....she has also turned down visits and phone callers..again, nothing personal....it's about supporting Linda......cards or notes are welcome.....

Thanks for understanding....and no more asking Dave how he's doing..he has no clue about how he is supposed to be doing..this is his first time and he is doing the best he can...and not doing it too badly...at least he "thinks " so....