Wednesday, December 30, 2009

PET Scan Tomorrow

Hopefully Tomorrow we will finally have our scan and get our good news for the New Year! It has been a while since I've posted a picture of Earl because he was looking so thin but here he is and you can see he looks great. He has gained a little weight and is feeling really good. We had a wonderful Christmas and we are both so anxious about a Happy New Year and a new beginning that will be cancer free. I will let everyone know tomorrow about our results and please keep us in your prayers for good news. Love you all! Donna & Earl

Monday, December 28, 2009

Ready for a New Year!

I hope everyone had a super fantastic Christmas. We did! Spent lots of time over the weekend with family and friends and ate way too much. We cleaned up all the Christmas mess yesterday and I headed back to work this morning. Earl was scheduled for his first PET scan this morning at 7am, so he was at MUSC at 6:30am. They got him all hooked up to the IV and three hours later told him the machine wasn't working so they rescheduled him for Thursday. We will get the results that same day. I know it will be good news and we can bring in the new year and put this cancer stuff behind us. Every day means so much more when you have traveled on this journey and you really learn to appreciate every waking moment and not fuss about trivial stuff. I hear people complaining about silly things and I just smile. They have no idea how great their lives are. I just pray that it won't be too late before they figure it out. I wish everyone a Happy New Year! Love you all. Donna

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Merry Christmas Y'all


Three days and I am so excited I feel like a six year old waiting for Santa to come. We are going to enjoy a nice holiday with our family. Drew is home from school and eating me out of house and home. Olivia has her Grandmother running her to the mall almost daily. Thanks, mom. I did some baking this weekend and plan on doing some more tomorrow. My family is coming for dinner Christmas Eve before we head to midnight mass. It is my favorite service of all. The world is such a quiet and peaceful place when you get out of Church at 1am. You get home and crash and before you realize it, Christmas Day is here. I will make my traditional Christmas morning breakfast while the kids open presents and then we will eat supper at my sisters. Earl is doing fantastic. He is enjoying being back to work even though he still tires pretty easily. All in all Life is great. We never know what tomorrow holds, so make sure you tell everyone today how much they mean to you. You all mean the world to me! Merry Christmas! Love to you all.

Donna

Monday, December 14, 2009

Happy Happy Holidays!


Hey Everyone,


I have not been too good keeping up with this blog and I apologize. I have been busy enjoying our life. Things have really been good for us and we are getting ready for Christmas. Last weekend me, Olivia and Earl went out and got our tree and decorated it Sunday. It's nine feet and beautiful. I will get some new pictures soon, promise. Earl lost his mother last year on December 30, so I know this is a difficult time for him but I am just doing my best to give him lots of joy. It has been an incredible year for our family but we are all doing well now. Earl has a PET scan on Monday and we get the results on Tuesday. I am sure all will be fine and won't allow myself to think otherwise. Thank you all for your love and prayers this year. I really don't know where we would be without you in our lives. Love you all. Donna & Earl