Pam Fights Cancer October 5, 2014 Day 31 Not sure what time I got out of bed I just know it was early and still dark out. I made sure to be quiet so as not to wake Pam. I made my way to the kitchen to put on coffee and make a pitcher of tea (Pam likes a glass of iced tea when she wakes up). I started making breakfast for Gene before he got up and hit the kitchen. Just as I finished his eggs and bacon there he was. Today was my 1st day of going through the steps of his morning routine of blood sugar levels, blood pressure, meds, and insulin. Today he needed insulin, fortunately for me and maybe him, he gives himself the shot. I wrote down his vitals like Pam does so we can keep track of what he does or does not need throughout the day. Shortly into his meal he asked where Pam was. I explained that the rest of this week it’s going to be my ugly mug he has to see in the mornings because I want her to sleep. “I want her to get as much rest as she can this week so she has strength for her surgery. So this week I’m taking care of her and you, ok?” He tried to reply but got choked up, took a big swig of his coffee and said “I want to take care of her too.” That was about all he could say. I reminded him of the promise he made me give of taking care of his daughter on her wedding day. When he could get it out, he told me I was doing a good job. My mom showed up unexpectedly about 8am to come take Gene to breakfast. She was too late. We were expecting her at 11am. She was going to relieve us for a bit so we could get to the grocery store and pick up some essentials for the U.S.C. trip next week. It took some convincing but she coaxed him out of the house :) I let Pam sleep. 11:30am, Mom and Gene are back. Pam is up and showered and ready to go, the extra sleep has done her some good, her mood seems lighter. Mom tells us to take our time. Pam and I head for Lemoore to do a little K-Mart shopping. As we drive a serious conversation starts (Not a fight or argument), a long overdue conversation concerning our situation. Neither one of us is ready to stop the car so I continue past our destination and travel down back roads so we can continue to talk. I will not share the intimate details of this conversation as they are things that only a husband and wife can share. What I will share is that the words that were spoken between us were honest and candid and full of love. I believe we will both remember the words that were spoken, there is no need to write them down for the world to see. As usual, we’re 95% on the same page, I think if it were 100%, life would be boring, that 5% makes life together interesting. We drive, we talk, we shop, we drive a little more on back-roads and enjoy the countryside and each others company. Then we go home. All is quiet, quiet is good. The afternoon and evening are uneventful. This coming week will be spent preparing for our trip. I hope and pray things go smoothly this week. We never did go to the E.R. As I had predicted, so I consider that a bullet dodged. Today was a nice day in spite of all the obstacles we are facing. Even for as nice as it was though, there is still that sense of foreboding lingering about. I don’t know why, but tomorrow feels like it’s going to be the beginning of a countdown. Pam feels the same way about it. Weird.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 05:53:50 +0000
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