Often times you have to stop and look at all the good things in the midst of the not so...I feel like we are making an effort to do that on a daily basis, however, there are just sometimes that you have to let loose, get it out and say it all...the good, the bad and the ugly...wrapping up with the good of course! I find myself snapping photos(
mainly because I just broke into the world of an I-phone and yes, I love it!) to capture ALL the activities of our days. I feel like when I look back on the photos it gives me opportunity to truly process, reflect or cherish the moment in a way that in the middle of it all is nearly impossible!
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Although it IS Halloween time, I must include a disclaimer that a few of the photos in the bad or even ugly category may not sit well if you have a weak stomach!
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| Wishing the headache away |
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This painting hangs in a hospital room-
dreaming of another world,
escaping reality... |
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| ...welcome to the fantasy world |
SIDE EFFECT moments...
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Bye-bye six pack, hello Keg-The first of a 37 pound-one
week-steroid-induced weight gain! |
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| bruises just popping up |
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| There's nothing going lightly about this! |
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| not much fun |
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"Can you tell me if I've
got something in my nose?" |
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| dad visiting |
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| Freedom to walk the halls |
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| Bad days when the stomach pain is so desperate that he is doubled over most of the night and into the day. Then somehow with all the efforts in place he gets an hour or two of reprieve. It's amazing still, the hope in those moments of less symptoms how we unconsciously let our guard down to feel some regularity and calm. The calm can last for hours, or moments. Tonight a few hours then settling in for bed and much needed rest, the bloody nose begins again. Will it stop before too much is lost? Does his body have enough reserve tonight, or will we head in for a transfusion. Everyone else sleeping, Jeff and Courtney gone, repack the bag that was optimistically unpacked for the day! |
GOOD moments!
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| Having a fun conversation with your dad about tractors! |
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Visiting Carterville Road in Provo-the road
we walked on while dating and where we planned a lot of our future together, 22nd years ago! |
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Finding the biggest chair ever...
...while wearing a cookie monster shirt,
it doesn't get better than this! |
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| Practicing the Flynn Rider smolder |
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| Practicing for the baptism |
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| Torrential rain storm - beautiful rainbows |
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Anniversary date night at the
Roof Restaurant overlooking the temple! |
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| Visits from good friends when he has immunity! |
NOT-So Fab days...
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Blotchy skin reaction to the drug
Versed right before surgery! |
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Catching some sunshine with
my emesis basin close by! |
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| Passport - central line placement |
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| Having Courtney and grandpa around! |
Beautiful days...
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Brigham City fruit stand in the fall after a
visit to the Temple open house! |
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| Heavenly Peanut butter bites! |
WEIRD moments...
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We love the days when the pain
can be rated close to 0! |
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Being spoon fed (especially when your mom is
making that feeding a baby face with her mouth open!through
a two hour bloody nose because you are starving and just
took meds that are eating your stomach! |
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| Trying to do homework online! |
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The start of a two hour nosebleed, one of the worst that came out his eyes as if crying blood
and of course ended with packing, ice,
platelets and a blood transfusion |
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Residual bruising and shooting sensations from
use of the central line during treatment. ewwe! |
Don't Limit Your Challenges... Challenge Your Limits.
- Anonymous
Experiencing "regular Moments"...
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A day on the soccer field is a
day complete for Ben! |
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Taking two 3rd graders on a shopping
day full of trying on hats and clothes,
giggles were heard throughout each isle! |
Remembering past good moments...
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Don't you just want the joy
in that face to last forever? |
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A look back at an old memory of reading time with dad! 2004
Court 12, Davis 9, Ryan 6, Ben 3, Emmi 5 months |
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