Back from my trip to my sisters

I have been gone a long time, enough time to out date my profile and all the other changes on the OH site. So I have redone my NEW profile and added lots of pictures! I had a wonderful time visiting my sister. She has such back cancer, I wish so much I could do something for her. But our time was filled with wonderful memories and treasured moments. I ended up staying and extra month with her, as she was having a new cimo (sp) that made her much to sick. My sister lived between her 3 daughters in California and I traveled with her on her very confusing living conditions. I did not have any computer access, which totally paniced me at first, but it seemed to not mater in with all the challenges of the day. My daughter drove me home from California in time for Christmas at home, and I have to admit it was good to be home. I wish my sister lived next door so I could share a cup of tea very day with her and just visit or maybe share a hug. Thanks for listening. Pam... aka Aunt Pam

Welcome back! I know what you mean about being split in so many different directions. My sister just built a house and now she's an hour away from me. That doesn't seem like much but it really is. I want to be there to support her and her family both because I don't have (and can't have) kids and she has two little ones and because my niece has leukemia (she's doing great right now but we all know how fast that can change). Last week just shows how important and great this distance can be. My niece went in for her chemo treatment (injected into her spine) on Tuesday (we'd spent x-mas with them on Monday). On Wednesday I went to my pool therapy and had an urgent call when I got home from my sis. They'd rushed her hubby to the hospital (yeah, like you want anyone on chemo to be in a hospital if they aren't the one being treated) to have emergency hernia surgery (he'd been putting it off and really needed to have it done but wouldn't back down and go take care of it). So I had to rush to the hospital (and wait for hubby to show up so he could push me in my wheelchair) to be there for the kids. If we had lived closer I would have been able to just stay with the kids until she figured out what was happening and not expose my niece to any of those nasty germs. Of course it will take a couple of weeks to see how my niece responds to the unexpected trip to the hospital (hey, she's only 5 and doesn't understand germs and wants to play) before we'll feel like she's made it through without problems. My sister's husband is doing ok but needs help and my sis is being torn in so many different directions (their builder walked out before the house was complete and has left many, many problems and that's just one of her issues). If I were closer I'd be able to do something to help (even though I don't get around very well on my own, either). Anyway, enough of my story. Welcome back. Being home always feels nice -- even if our emotions are split. Take care, Lori