My Valentine

My Valentine

He gets his peripheral IV wrapped after all the medicine is drained into his veins.  Today as a Valentine "treat", he got a red cover to hold it in place.  His nurse was very attentive and sweet. We found out that the PET scan appointment was changed, but it is still tomorrow, so the great nurses were able to rearrange everything to keep him on schedule for Chemo and radiation.  He is still feeling awful. He is losing weight because he doesn't have an appetite.  His water tastes terrible. He can only eat meat and veggies today in preparation for the scan tomorrow.  I suggested we float some cucumbers in the water to change the flavor since we can't flavor it with fruit, but he didn't like that either.  He thought bell pepper strips dipped in peanut butter sounded good, but when he tried it he said, "Do we have any celery?"  We did.  "I think celery would be better and I can eat these peppers without peanut butter."  Obviously his taste buds are changing.  He can't believe how slowly this week has gone.

A mystery envelope arrived at our door from a kind friend who said someone else gave it to him to give to us and he didn't know what it was.  It was a gift card for gasoline.  Yay!  Just in time for our trip to St. George.  The Decker's left a treat for Valentine's Day on our front porch.  The "Valentine Queen" came and brought surprises for all.  Roland made me this sweet card.

The fine print reads, "This is a picture of my heart."

The adult kids video-called us and opened their Valentine box with us looking on.  We feel so loved.  They are coming this weekend and Austin and Tikla are going to take care of all the meal preparations.  Wow!  

Clearly the blessings keep stacking up and we are so appreciative.  My sickness that I am definitely NOT having is already going away. :)  That's convenient because tomorrow is going to be a LONG day.