Big Day for Grandpa & Lina Update

Life seems to take a hold of me differently each day.  Maybe it comes with the 'rollar coaster' personality I have.  Maybe it's the various situations that are thrown at me or choices I've made.  Most likely, it's a combo of all three!  Needless to say, at 35, I've just started to figure out how to address each of life's curve balls.

One of those ways is to watch how others catch those curve balls.  My parents are two of those people.  You have probably read of the curve ball thrown to my father in a previous post.  Now there's a curve ball I think our family had thought would never be thrown at us.  The Norford family has been very blessed with good health and long lives.  My parents are in their early 70's having no major health issues.  And now this.  Cancer ... you probably have seen my spelling for that (S-C-A-R-E)!  Anyway, watching my parents address this diagnosis has been so encouraging.  (Check out their blog here) 

And today, Dec 2-08 is Dad's CT and Bone scan at the hospital.  Yesterday when he was telling me of their plans today, it included driving back and forth from the hospital before, between and after the testing, making sure mom doesn't miss any university classes!  Can you believe that?  I think I would be skippin' out on those classes!  Not that mom doesn't care.  My parents are just addressing todays schedule and making the most of everything that have going for them.  That is sooooo my parents!

And then there is the curve ball of our political circus and how that affects me!  Actually, I'm not even gonna waste space and energy on that right now.  It's just a joke!

An update on G's sister Lina.  She has been sleeping A LOT!  Unfortunately, a side effect of the medication she was on is causing nightmares and hallucinations.  So she was taken off those meds and is much more alert and recogmizes loved ones.  However, the pain is intense and she is definiately suffering.  Time spent with her on Saturday was precious and we are not taking those moments for granted.  She too is making the most of every moment.  Very Lina-like!

Please be thinking and praying for our families today.  Thursday will show us the results of my father's tests and so we await that day.  What we do know, is that the unknown can be a little nerve-wracking!  But here we go ... into the unknown.