Upon arriving nearly 3 weeks ago, we kicked the jet-lag and went down to Naples to visit my grandparents. Just before we left, my Grandpa was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and was not given very much time left with us. After a very emotional roller coaster, we found out last week that though the power of prayer and the grace of the Good Lord, my Grandpa's cancer is not only contained in the esophagus, but with radiation and low doses of chemo and due to the location of the mass, he may have painless years with us instead of mere months. And, with just three radiation treatments, the stint they put in to keep his esophagus from closing on him as the cancer grew, fell out! The mass shrunk (at least enough to not be able to hold the stint in) and he can go back to eating whatever he wants and living life as he did before. Well, when he isn't wiped out by chemo and radiation anyway. The change in the spirit of my grandparents when they got the news from the PET scan was as noticeable as the difference between night and day. The relief that washed over them both was as visible as the car they stepped out of. Grandpa said that he almost dropped to his knees in praise in the middle of the hospital parking lot! What a relief. Many thanks to all of you who kept them in your prayers. Please continue to pray for them as they go through this process. While the news is good, the situation and the treatment still sucks and continues to take a toll on both of them.
We have also been spending the past two weeks with my sister and my nearly 14 month old cutie pie of a niece Rylee. While it has been anything but relaxing, we have been enjoying watching her warm up to the family and getting to know this cute little bundle of personality. I will be posting some very precious pictures of her and her visit soon. She took to Kaitlyn right away and it has been fun to watch them interact. Kaitlyn has such a kind and gentle spirit and it has been sweet to watch Rylee go to her for comfort when she is heartbroken that mommy left the room and didn't take her. When they leave tomorrow, I think it will be Kaity who will be heartbroken. We will miss them and it is so tough to be apart from the little sugar when she is changing and growing so fast. Especially when we don't know when we will see them again.
We've had a few funny stories since we've been back and I hope to get them blogged soon. I've been out of the technology loop while here, trying to entertain the kids quietly when home during the day and visiting with family at night and have been lucky to return e-mails, much less blog and check facebook. Maybe one day I will be able to find a happy medium between too much technology and too little, though I am not holding my breath. As with many things in my life, it seems to be all or nothing. I suppose it is the perfectionist in me. :)
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