Remembering

So I have come home the last three afternoons to barking dogs and chickens, who come running out to see if I have food for them. But the house is quiet and kind of lonely without Stevan here. Don't get me wrong. I have lots to do or need to do, but don't feel like doing half of it. The last two nights I have graded papers and taken too long to do it, since I'm watching TV. I then come to bed and read a chapter of two of a book I've been reading to relax.

Tonight I was going to begin working on my reaction/summary paper I have to write for my graduate class since I had the house to myself. Didn't happen. Maybe tomorrow night. Nah... I have dinner plans with my grandfather and my aunt who is in for a few more days. My conference/planning time tomorrow has a parent coming in to discuss a student so I can't do it then either. I still have to plan on being out next week also, make copies of worksheets and such for my students while I'm gone with Stevan. I can't seem to find enough hours in the day. I do hate being gone from work. Being a teacher seems to be the only job that I have had that even when you take off from work, you still have to work or you have more work. How fair is that?

Stevan's been doing fine the last couple of days. After radiation he eats, and then goes back to the hotel and sleeps for about three hours. Today I got a call from Nance at the Cancer Center. "Hello", and I hear "How is Stevan? Where is he at? He was supposed to be here at 11 o'clock for an appointment with Dr Selby." Well he's probably still at the hotel asleep. I will call and see where he's at. Yeah he thought his app was at noon. Me explaining, "Nope that was your radiation treatment downstairs at noon. You were to go upstairs to the second floor at 11." I then call Patti to let her know, he is on his way. And the funny thing about all of this is, I typed up a schedule, one page for each day to keep Stevan and JC organized.... Well they didn't read it for today.

Ok I've made mistakes too. Just last year I thought he had an appt. for an MRI at OKC. I took off from school and we drove up there. Went to check in... "You don't have an appt. for today. Your appt is for next week." Really?! So we ate lunch and drove back home. I'm really surprised I haven't made more mistakes like that but I try to stay organized and I have a computer printed out blank calendar that I write Stevan's appointments on and other important info that is related to him and his treatments or problems.

The results of the doctor appt. from today is Stevan will be taking his chemo medicine Valcade on days 1,4,8,11 on a 21 day cycle, indefinitely. They also are putting him back in his monthly dose of bone infusion medicine. They took some x-rays of his ribs. He's been complaining of severe rib pain in his sides, so much it's hard for him to move around. Didn't get the results of that back yet.

And to think I was planning on going to bed early tonight... Ok I was in bed by 10:30pm, but I've been typing this up on my iPad as I lay here. Have a great day tomorrow everyone! I need to get some sleep.