So, a lot has been going on. The normal crazy days at work, but more personal things. My grandmother has been battling Leukemia, something we only found out at the beginning of September this year. Just recently she was given the option for Hospice Care, but she denied the care and is now at home with my grandfather and her sister (who has been a nurse for many years). The family is taking turns to go and visit. My parents are heading out to see her next week and my sister and I will be heading out one week from Wednesday. I wish the hubbster could go with but with teaching the students who keep failing their tests (due to lack of studying) and his graduate classes, he will not be able to go.
This has been in the back of my mind so much lately. I have volunteered so many hours towards this cancer foundations and now it is affecting my family in more ways then we would have ever imagined. My family has been very fortunate in this aspect of illness. My grandfather had some skin cancer, but it was removed and that was it. My friends and second family have been the ones I have fought so hard for (queen bee, 'uncle al' and so on). This one is serious and I feel a bit hopeless. I want her to be able to kick cancer's ass, but the doctors just don't think that is possible.
I'm going bald in October (Go Bold, Go Bald), it's a campaign to wear a bald cap for a full day, no exceptions. I'm raising my money for Livestrong and I am fighting this one for my grandmother. I am almost to $100 and I wish I could motivate more support, but we are all hurting for money, this I know. I'm thinking about sending the event info to the news media here, I will keep you posted.
This is one of those things that I would not have shared on my public domain blog. But I needed somewhere to vent about it all.
Thanks for listening.
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