Owen slept all night and even slept until after six. I slept better than I do most nights but was up several times. I kept waiting for the text messages to come in saying school was canceled. I was beyond thankful when it did not come.
Sickness comes, lingers, and finally goes away. We are in the linger stage. I was so thankful when Owen woke up and he didn’t cough for almost the full first hour he was awake. It’s always a hard decision to make for me when is the right time for him to go back to school. According to his doctor, he could have gone back sooner but with the school closings that decision was made for us and I was glad. It gave him more time to take it easy. He has been on his medication for a week and his energy and appetite had returned.
I was so thankful the text never came and there wasn’t a delay for school. We got ready for the bus and he was so happy. He was going back and forth from the front of the house to the back of the house. It wasn’t long and we went outside to wait for the bus. He didn’t hesitate long or have to tell me a lot of things. This dude was ready to go back to school.
They were off and I went to my radiation appointment. I finally got up into the double digits. Eighteen more to go. The procedure is not bad at all for me but it is probably the most emotional part of the journey so far and it has nothing to do with the actual procedure. I’m very thankful for a supportive staff and they always put their patients first.
When he came home from school he first asked when he was going to see his grandma and then he asked when he would see his teacher again. I asked him if he enjoyed school and he said, “Yes.” It always makes me happy when he answers me. He wanted a snack immediately and started eating it. I love that he was feeling better.
I had my bunny ears on for a while and then my head got hot so I took them off. Owen kept telling me to put them on. He cannot handle how I look right now. He only wants to talk to me when I have my head covered. He wants to know when I will have “yellow hair” again and he cries sometimes when he looks at me. Cancer was not the most emotional part of my cancer story. I knew this would be hard on my sweet baby O. I try to stay one step ahead of it but I want to cry with Owen. I told him that he would have to wear bunny ears too if he wanted me to put mine on. He walked away.
A few minutes later he returned with stuff all over his hands and went directly for my head. I asked him what it was all over him. He answered by telling me he was going to put it in my hair. I quickly told him no wiped his hands and his face, sent him to the bathroom to wash his hands, and waited for him to come back. I explained to him once again that this is not how he behaves with others and he had a choice. We could both wear bunny ears or we could both not wear bunny ears. He wore them the rest of the night and so did I. I’m not even sure at this point if it is one of those pick your battle kind of things or more trying to keep it from all being too emotional.
He asked to go see the fish on Sunday. I told him yes multiple times. When he went to bed he kept crying that he wanted to see the fish on Sunday. I asked him if he was crying because he was excited and he said yes. He is learning to process them all.
Our journey is not always easy to explain but the love sure is. Through emotions I see victories and I know that each day we are learning and growing. I’m thankful for the return of my sweet baby O’s big laugh. I pray he sleeps tonight and we have a great day tomorrow. Love with all your heart and know that together we are stronger. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Sickness comes, lingers, and finally goes away. We are in the linger stage. I was so thankful when Owen woke up and he didn’t cough for almost the full first hour he was awake. It’s always a hard decision to make for me when is the right time for him to go back to school. According to his doctor, he could have gone back sooner but with the school closings that decision was made for us and I was glad. It gave him more time to take it easy. He has been on his medication for a week and his energy and appetite had returned.
I was so thankful the text never came and there wasn’t a delay for school. We got ready for the bus and he was so happy. He was going back and forth from the front of the house to the back of the house. It wasn’t long and we went outside to wait for the bus. He didn’t hesitate long or have to tell me a lot of things. This dude was ready to go back to school.
They were off and I went to my radiation appointment. I finally got up into the double digits. Eighteen more to go. The procedure is not bad at all for me but it is probably the most emotional part of the journey so far and it has nothing to do with the actual procedure. I’m very thankful for a supportive staff and they always put their patients first.
When he came home from school he first asked when he was going to see his grandma and then he asked when he would see his teacher again. I asked him if he enjoyed school and he said, “Yes.” It always makes me happy when he answers me. He wanted a snack immediately and started eating it. I love that he was feeling better.
I had my bunny ears on for a while and then my head got hot so I took them off. Owen kept telling me to put them on. He cannot handle how I look right now. He only wants to talk to me when I have my head covered. He wants to know when I will have “yellow hair” again and he cries sometimes when he looks at me. Cancer was not the most emotional part of my cancer story. I knew this would be hard on my sweet baby O. I try to stay one step ahead of it but I want to cry with Owen. I told him that he would have to wear bunny ears too if he wanted me to put mine on. He walked away.
A few minutes later he returned with stuff all over his hands and went directly for my head. I asked him what it was all over him. He answered by telling me he was going to put it in my hair. I quickly told him no wiped his hands and his face, sent him to the bathroom to wash his hands, and waited for him to come back. I explained to him once again that this is not how he behaves with others and he had a choice. We could both wear bunny ears or we could both not wear bunny ears. He wore them the rest of the night and so did I. I’m not even sure at this point if it is one of those pick your battle kind of things or more trying to keep it from all being too emotional.
He asked to go see the fish on Sunday. I told him yes multiple times. When he went to bed he kept crying that he wanted to see the fish on Sunday. I asked him if he was crying because he was excited and he said yes. He is learning to process them all.
Our journey is not always easy to explain but the love sure is. Through emotions I see victories and I know that each day we are learning and growing. I’m thankful for the return of my sweet baby O’s big laugh. I pray he sleeps tonight and we have a great day tomorrow. Love with all your heart and know that together we are stronger. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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