Lee is improving daily. We made a fast trip back to Duke on Thursday, Sept, 5th. He had an appointment with the EENT surgeon @ 9:30. We left the house around 6:30 that morning and arrived back home around 2:30 in the afternoon. Like I said, it was a fast trip with me doing the driving half-way there and all the way home. I am becoming accustomed to the fast-lane!
We have been on the go all week-end! Seems there has been an important commitment for each of us. That is a good thing. Staying busy helps Lee regain his strength, and he enjoys having his independence with driving, etc. Since returning from Duke, his dressings to the graft sites were discontinued and changed to soaks on one site, Aquaphor, on the other, and the one on the scalp to be left alone. All sites are open without dressings now. The grafts are to be treated as "skin" with baths, avoiding soap and shampoo. So far, so good.
The plan now is to return on September 19, for a visit with the oncologist. We should be able to determine the future schedule of Lee's radiation appointments. We anticipate some overnights in Durham, and some more fast trips as we move back and forth between the appointments. We are hoping to work in a few beach week-ends along the way. It all depends on how Lee is feeling.
My Friday afternoon was filled with a drive to my hometown of Lenoir. Unfortunately, it was for the receiving prior to the funeral of an old an dear friend, who was also my second cousin, once removed. She had been in poor health the past six months, and died at the age of 64. I have many good memories linked to our relationship. So many of those were connected to our home church in the North Catawba community where I once resided. Afterwards, I was able to visit with my sister and brother-in-law who live in that area for a couple of hours.
On Saturday, we met our ABOOF group ( A Bunch Of Old Friends for 26 years!) to celebrate my birthday at the Olive Garden in Hickory. It was a special luncheon and always a treat to get together. We have been celebrating our birthdays together for a long time. We used to prepare meals in the evening, but with advanced aging, we find it is easier to do a breakfast or lunch in a restaurant!
After church on Sunday, we met at the Wisteria Gastropub in Morganton for an early afternoon lunch with my brother, sister-in-law, and niece, Eleanor from Raleigh. We were joined by daughter & grand daughter, Julia & LIllie, son Greg, wife, Cathy, & son Will. There were ten of us and we celebrated birthdays for four of us who have birthdays within two weeks. That day, September 7, was also in memory of our deceased Mother's birthday.
It was a great visit, a more normal Sunday. We are grateful for these blessings that we receive.
More Later......................................................Brenda
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