Christmas is a magical time of year!

It has been an amazing three days with so many ups and downs in my life!  I had one main goal during Christmas:  Be able to keep the tradition of going to the Farm on Christmas day.  I achieved that goal!  We had a wonderful Christmas Eve with all the family in the area and even made it to a beautiful family church service in the evening.  I took many moments to rest throughout the day and missed some of the events but the girls had a magical day.  They, of course, received so many new toys to keep them busy for years!!!  They also were surrounded by family who loves them so much!

My White Blood Count was so LOW on Thursday that I was put on Antibiotics as a precaution.  All medicines seem to have to make me dizzy but I have learned how to deal with this.  Friday was still a tiring day but not too much pain to speak of.  Saturday I now know what the doctors and nurses were talking about when they said my body would ache worse than the flu-like feeling.  I woke up on Saturday feeling like I was 110 years old.  My bones hurt to the core.  I took Tylenol which was not enough to get rid of it but it would make it bearable.  We made the 1 and a half hour trip to the Farm and enjoyed hours of catching up with the family and feeling the LOVE that is one of the best medicines!  The ride home was horrible for me!  Every bounce was felt and the pain was horrible. By the time I was home I could barely get up the stairs to my room.  Keith took such good care of me!  What a blessing he is to me!  I took Benadryl and fell asleep for over half the night.  The pain began to subside and now I am just a little achy if I stay in one place long.
I sit here now while the girls play and thank God I am feeling better!  Pain is one thing that makes it very hard to stay positive or even be in the right mind.  I am thankful for all the medicines that will help to initiate this cancer from me but there are moments that I do wonder if I will make it!  The bad does pass and the good always shows through which gives me the most hope!

I pray all of you had a wonderful Holiday and will enjoy the coming of the New Year!