As I sat here trying to think about what to blog about, I decided not to write about staging at all. You see, it's been a rough couple of months at our home and my thoughts are not 100% on staging……..
To start it out, my Dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He's in treatment and we're grateful that the Doctors think they got it all. He's never been sick in his life and has always been so active. He's turning 88 in September and has always been so strong. When I took him to the hospital for his surgery, it finally hit me that he's getting older. Funny it took this long, but he's never seemed vunerable to me and I saw it for the first time.
We're a really small family and I only have one sibling, my Sister. The week before our Dad's surgery, she fell off a ladder and broke her leg. Not just a normal break,but 3 compound fractures and 3 hairline fractures. Six days in the hospital and surgery to implant plates and screws. She's basically immobile for 3 months. She only lives about an hour from us, but I was used to seeing her all the time and she hasn't been able to leave the house much at all. Plus, with our schedules, we haven't been able to get to her house and help. I miss her and need her during this time with Dad.
Then, yesterday, we found out that my Mother In Law's cancer is back. She's a long term breast cancer survivor and I never thought we'd get that call. The cancer is now in her lungs, esophagus and they're running tests to find out if it's spread to anywhere else. I met her 39 years ago this month and I've loved her ever since. She welcomed a very young girl in to her home and made her feel special. I've always been close to my family, but she has always made me feel close to their family as well. She lives up near Moorhead, so we don't get up there as often as we'd like. As I reflect on the years, it seems like yesterday that I married her son…and yet we just celebrated our 37th anniversary. She was only 39 when we married!! Today, my emotions are still raging and I keep wondering why a wonderful person like her has to go through this again. I wish I could answer why, but all I can do is support her during this difficult time. And, I need to be strong for my Husband who is broken hearted that his Mom is going to go through this again.
I'm really trying hard not to feel sorry for our little family and I know that there are so many wonderful things around us to be grateful for. Our Granddaughter is a joy and we're so blessed to have her and everyone in our entire family……we just need a few miracles right now.
