Saturday Morning

Good morning! It's 4:45 a.m. Are you up yet? Well, you know hospital living...I'm up! Cody participated in relay for life all night so I got to participate via text messaging...the next best thing to being there. Missed him, though. We always have fun at that event...staying up all night, eating junk food and raising money for cancer research. The bad thing (if you can call it that) is that the monies go toward American Cancer Society which does fund cancer research nationally, but there is not a local presence here. Instead, I have benefited greatly from Little Red Door - Cancer Research of Delaware County, and they've given me many free items - my leather lift chair, a raised toilet seat, free Carnation Instant Breakfast packets (to add protein to my diet) and other things that I would otherwise have to pay for. Great organization and they have many more items that could benefit me down the road. So, if you're looking for an organization to make a donation, please check them out.

I also talked to the nurse this morning and she said there's something in the chart from the doc that says I might get to move to one of the other floors on Monday or Tuesday so I can extend my stay and continue to build my strength. That's an answer to prayers right now. I need to be able to function on my own at home. The added strength would keep me in the fight. Then we get a new appt in Indy to discuss the transplant option and move on from there. HOPE again and FAITH that God will provide a new liver.

Never thought I'd like liver. Tracey loves liver...usually with bacon. But I never really liked the taste. Now it's looking like liver is my most favorite organ!!

Breakfast is still pretty far away. I've lost a lot of things from cancer, but NOT my appetite! Right now,I'm thinking of a veggie oomelet with peppers, onions, mushrooms and mozarella cheese across the top. Mmmmm Mmmmmm Sooooooooo good! Oh, yeah, and shredded hash browns with sausage on the side, OJ, maybe a little hot tea. or..blueberry crepes from Eva's Pancake House along with bacon or sausage. Or later for lunch, a nice BLT sandwish with nice, hot french fries (bad for the diet). Can you tell I'm hungry??? LOL at myself!!

I'll sign off for now. As you can tell, my spirits are soaring again this morning. I've got a lot of life left in me. "And I will not go gently into that good night..."

Love you all,
Lenette

p.s. David mentioned last night that they have a wall of dishes piling up on the sink...plus a few days of laundry. I know the boys will clean and get it done before I get home, but it sure would make their lives easier if they had some help. In fact, if any of you enjoys cleaning, the whole house could use a good once-over from dusting to vaccuuming, washing floors, etc. I know it's a lot to ask, but we all know how good it feels to live in a clean house. Please don't feel obligated, but I know quite a few of you have asked how to help the boys. And some of you have even mentioned that you like cleaning!!

David's email is davethemullet@gmail.com and cody's is crazycody@gmail.com. You can set it up with them.