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In a Whimsical World…

Jun23

You can make it anything you want it to be.

Well, I got really sick a couple of Sundays ago. I was supposed to do more chemo that week, get the new triple picc line in, and be admitted to the hospital Sunday, yesterday.

Instead, I was running 103-degree fever, throwing up, and calling my daughter to come get me and take me to the hospital. I’ve been there ever since. Today is the first day I’ve felt halfway well.

They learned I had an extremely dangerous bacteria in my blood that is becoming antibiotic resistant, but after several days, they cleared it up. Yay! Then I have pneumonia. I’m getting blood this morning, and then they’re doing a bronchoscopy to see what’s going on with my lungs. Then they will hopefully send me home so my lungs can heal, and we’ll be back on track for the week of intense chemo and the stem cell transplant.

Fingers crossed.

Last week was supposed to be an easy week. ugh

Hope your day is going great!!!

Terry

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Black Cat Wannabe Black Jaguar

Jun14

I took the photo of the neighbor’s cat in my yard and then artified it with a jungle setting.

I haven’t felt like doing photo art in a long time, so I’m glad to be doing some more of it.

I also was working on typing up notes I had written in the hospital for The Chosen Fae back in March but never had time to type them up. So I now have 6,000+ words on that book. Woohoo!

I ran to the grocery store to get some things I needed and gas for trips to Houston.

We’re expecting more rain this afternoon. I wanted to walk, but it’s already too hot and muggy.

Hope you have a really cool day!!! Happy caturday!

Terry

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A Bee on Zinnia

Jun13

The bee was so busy, he didn’t budge even though I was right on top of him, taking the photo. 🙂

They keep saying we need to walk and engage in various exercises so that we can heal faster. But it’s hard when you have no energy. However, I walked this morning. The rains had cooled it down a bit, and yesterday it rained all day, so I couldn’t walk. But I got to see the green heron again. I tried taking a couple of pictures of him from a distance with my phone. I hope one turns out.

Additionally, I captured the moon’s reflection in the pond and took pictures of mushrooms that had appeared due to the rain, making the walk an amazing adventure.

Hope your day goes great!!!

Terry

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Dream a Little Dream!

Jun11

I made it through the 13-hour day at the hospital. The nausea medicine they gave me stopped me from getting sick from the chemo. Yay! And when I left at 8:30, it only took me 43 minutes to get home because it was so late. So that was nice.

I have a short day of bloodwork and seeing the doctor today. Yay!!!

I’m off to work on Wolf Heir. I should have yesterday, but I just couldn’t.

Hope your day is going great!!!

Terry

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Reflections

Jun8

I love taking images and making reflections in water!

I’m off to get some protein drinks for my very bad, awful, terrible, horrible day on Tuesday. 🙂 I’m starting chemo again today at the rate of 400 mg, that made me so sick when I first went into the hospital at the end of February. I’m hoping it won’t be as bad this time, but I don’t really have much faith that it won’t.

Have a great one!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Red Eared Slider Turtles

Jun5

I have two days of medical appointments now, and I feel bad. I hate feeling this way all the time. I managed to read 7 chapters of Protecting the White Bear last night after my granddaughter left. 🙂 I hope to have it done by Sunday.

Hope your day is super fun!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Bottlenose Turtle

Jun3

I took my grandson to feed the turtles Sunday. The turtle was the only one at first. He’s soooo big. My grandson was tossing one food out at a time, and the fish were getting them first. lol

I finally convinced him to toss out a few handfuls and then the red-eared sliders joined him.

Yesterday was a rough day at the hospital and I feel terrible today. Today I have my granddaughter staying over and we’re reading “Agatha Parrot and the Odd Street School Ghost” right now.

Next we’re shipping books and need to sign her up for the library reading program.

We need to eat and then I’m ready to go back to bed. Lol

Have a great day!!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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A Male Robin on our Walk

Jun1

The female was nearby but I couldn’t get a good shot of her. With all the rain, they’re happily eating worms.

I had my grandson overnight until this evening. More storms are coming then. We fed the turtles at the pond, but it was 96 and too hot. Not even halfway around the pond, he said we had walked enough. lol He’s 4 now. But we managed to go all around it so that we could feed the turtles on the other side.

While he’s playing with his dinosaurs and watching Trolls, I’m trying to read a little of Protecting the White Bear. Tomorrow will be a long day. So will Thursday and Friday.

Every week gets closer to Stem Cell Transplant Day though. 🙂

Hope your day is going great!!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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These are My Darkest Daylilies

May31

Aren’t they beautiful!

So, after blood draws and such, I’ve been bringing my granddaughter to my house so we can read about Oscar, the 11-year-old boy who survived the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. She was so absorbed in it that she read 3 chapters to me instead of two yesterday. We did an overnighter. We would always do them once a month, and I want to do that before I’m hospitalized, and then the 100 days start with constant care for me after the stem cell transplant. I don’t know when I will be able to see the kids after that.

She’s been reading other books — working on the bingo card for school —and on Monday, we can start the reading challenge at the library. I still want to sign her up for Barnes & Noble like I do every year, and HEB. She also read for her Girl Scout patch. We’ve been doing math, spelling words, and reading comprehension, and then we pick out one movie to watch afterward. We also fed the turtles the day before.

So next week I have 3 grueling days of testing, biopsy, etc, and so for June, I will have her on Tuesday and a sleepover and all day Wednesday.

We ended up going to the library yesterday and picked up 19 books for $15. They’re beautiful books too. I’m having my grandson overnight tonight and then all day Sunday, before the grueling Monday. But I have so much fun with the grandkids, and they love coming to my house, so if we can, he and I will go to the library too.

I’m still working on getting Protecting the White Bear ready for publication, and I’ve managed to write some more on Wolf Heir.

Okay, I’m off to reread Protecting the White Bear before I have dinner with the kids and bring my grandson home to spend the night and all the next day!

Have a super duper fun day!!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Playday with my Grandson Today!

May25

In between treatments and such and when I’m feeling well enough, I’m trying to see the grandkids before another hospitalization. I did that with my granddaughter last week and will on Wed and Fri coming up since I have no medical appointments and she’s out of school. We’ll be doing reading and math and having fun. Maybe trips to the pool, though I can’t get in and I need to stay out of the sun because of the chemo.

But my grandson is in daycare now full time, so I’m having him over for the day today. We’ll do fun worksheet activities, a stepping stone game for balance, maybe a kid’s exercise program, a nap, lunch, and an ice cream treat! Oh, and reading tons of books, of course.

I’m off to get some more proofing done on Protecting the White Bear before he’s dropped off.

Have a fun day too!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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