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OK ...... I'm back ....... and with a better attitude I might add!

Rick seems to at least be somewhat stablized ....albeit " stablized

with total exhaustion " . We finally dug out an old bottle of Lortab

and started giving him one of those and an 800mg Ibuprofen about

every 6 hours .......... that seems to keep him more comfortable.

If he doesn't take that, he tends to start feeling like he's having

those " spells " again, and he says he can feel the pressure in his

head. He's still sleeping much of the day ........ but hasn't

gotten any worse. (Funny how just " not getting worse " becomes a sign

of progress in these situations!) Most of the time his thoughts are

clear ...... and he's verbalizing everything just fine. Last night,

however, he wasn't as clear .... but of course THOUGHT he was. You

know, saying we had never discussed things that we had discussed at

length in the last two months or so ........ and when my son,

, mentioned going to talk to the basketball coach at the local

high school (to apply for a coaching job - graduating from college

in two months) ...... Rick asked him " how is Lance doing, anyway? "

Well ......... Lance hasn't been the coach here since 1998! He had

several of those little " slips " last night ........ but seemed fine

today. Not sure what all this means ...... but we are sitting tight

and waiting to see how he does over the next week or so ..... I

think that will give us a better picture of whether this

is " radiation brain & exhaustion " ...... or if the treatment didn't

have the desired results and he's not getting better.

Until then ........ I'm settled in and ready for the ride. All in

all, I'm doing " wonderful ...... by choice!! " That's my new answer

when people ask how I am! I've always answered that question

with " wonderful! " and meant it. Now when I say it, they KNOW I

can't possibly be " wonderful " ....... so I've started adding " by

choice!! " You see, I really believe it is a choice ....not one

easily made, ..... or even possible every day........ but still a

conscious choice. I learned a long time ago ....... if you wait for

everything in your life to be just right in order to find

happiness ....... you're going to be waiting a very long

time ....perhaps forever!! So, I have become one of the happiest

people I know, by deciding to enjoy WHATEVER there is to enjoy out

of each and every day ....... and even in our current situation,

there are sooooo many things to be thankful for and find pleasure

in. So, after allowing myself to have a brief " tantrum " ;-) ......

I'm " wonderful " once again!! (I told you it's not possible EVERY

DAY!!) It's like it says in ians ...... the secret to

happiness is learning to be happy " where you are " ......... and that

is soooo right!! Here's hoping you can each find a way to do the

same ....... at least " some days " ! :o)

Hugs to all!

Donna

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