Scattered Thoughts . . .

We were back at the hospital today dealing with all the fun that cancer entails once again. On the positive side, I somehow managed to get an entire fairly comfortable waiting room to myself as Sheila did her thing with one of her doctors.  I think Sheila's day, overall, was good... it was a bit emotional for her... but, in the big scheme of things, it was a relatively good day.  Today, Sheila met with a new member of her medical team and this doctor is one from my own medical team.  We really do spend far too much time in hospitals... ...and, we're only just getting started this time around. Sheila and her doc as they were hunting me down... A fairly comfortable and, since I was alone the entire time, a rather private waiting room.

It is amazing what just a couple of nights of halfway decent sleep can do for one's emotional well-being! After our appointment with the Oncologist and putting that stressful waiting period behind us (awaiting test results which determine specific treatment)... and after arranging for counseling with an outstanding counselor specializing in cancer... and after arranging for insurance coverage for additional treatment to help with the side-effects of ten years of cancer treatment... Sheila managed to get a couple of nights of halfway decent sleep.   She still didn't sleep well and she is still understandably struggling with some anxiety but she managed to calm down enough to catch up on a little bit of sleep. This was enough to see a visible difference in Sheila's demeanor this morning.   That is great news! This evening we'll be making some Kansas City-style country ribs and homemade fries... That should help with both of our attitudes!