Friday, August 28, 2009

back to life, back to reality

i've returned from the land of the rising sun and have to admit that my 10 day trip was one of the most enjoyable times i have ever had of my life. different culture, new food, excellent friend, relaxing time, sleeping in, seeing sights, feeling loved, shopping, learning new stuff, ... i could go on and on. we went to hiroshima, china town, a temple with zen gardens and a bamboo forest, himeji castle, i got comfortable with chop sticks (i do believe i will be eating with them more often just for fun), i rode by train, taxi, bus, street car and bullet train. i can't tell you how it refreshed my soul.

john and the kids spent time at his sister's house in PA and went to the beach and and amusement park. mary spent a week at girl scout horse camp. so, they filled their time without me just fine.

so all that's the good news.

then reality sets in, ... jet lag, catching up at work, inordinate amounts of housework and laundry, falling behind in school, etc. ...all the normal stuff; which is fine. i'll handle that fine. what's not fine is john. i returned home to find him swollen, in pain, limiting his activities, and over all not doing well. he says he took his vitamins and such while i was gone but also sorta hedged on the whole deal. i suspect it was inconsistent at best. his MSM is what helps keep his swelling and pain at bay the best and he admitted that he forgot to take it to his sister's with them. oy. also a possibility, however, is the fact that he claims (and i believe him) that he has not missed a beat with his parasite cleanse. the cleanse that he is doing is pretty heavy duty stuff without much of a break between cycles. so i'm not sure if what's happening is the result of inconsisent supplements or a healing crisis brought on by the cleanse. in any event, he is fatigued, has swollen joints, and overall is not feeling well.

this chronic illness deal sucks royal ass.
seriously. the guy needs a break.

so, please pray for a break.
he needs one.
thanks.

also, just a side note, i was skipping ahead in my day minder and noticed that sept 15 is the next quarterly cancer check he has scheduled.
which also royally sucks ass.
cancer checks every quarter for bladder cancer or leukemia caused by the chemotherapy, ... for three years. geesh.
sucks ass.

that's all i have to say about that. thanks for allowing me to rant.
i still believe, however, that God is good. so, we'll just keep truckin' along and countin' our blessings.
now where'd i put my chopsticks?
k

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So glad you had a great trip. I will continue to pray for your family. Hope being back on the right regimen makes him feel better and that cleanse is over soon!