Blogs » The Paradox of Long Lives » Young and Fearless, Mixed well with Perseverance

Subscribe


0
 
Young and Fearless, Mixed well with Perseverance
By coolgranny in The Paradox of Long Lives
September 7, 2009

Both sons and their families continue to amaze me. As the years pass, they mature more and more, and stay the course that we know as life. The oldest is in Ohio with his dad. His dad and his wife are celebrating 25 years of marriage. I sent a text to my son to tell them congratulations. It is a major deal to stay married in this day and age. My blond granddaughter made her first flight and all survived. My blond daughter-in-law said that all went well, and my cutie entertained everyone on the plane. The cornflower blue eyes were certainly attention grabbers, and her Mimi has taught her as much as she can about being the center of attention. All kidding aside, my three grands are all happy kids and that is what counts.

I talked to my brunette daughter-in-law yesterday for an update on her cancers. She explained that the tumor and the lymph nodes that were removed from the abdominal area were benign. Thank God. The two lymph nodes removed from the other side were cancerous. She begins her chemotherapy on September 22. When she was talking, I thought she sounded out of breath. She said she was cleaning windows. I gasped. She told me she wasn't lifting anything. I asked her what part of two weeks recovery did she not understand. She laughed and assured me that she didn't even hurt anymore. Her two weeks is up on Wednesday this week. Youth! I knew she was a pistol to be able to keep up with my son, but women don't get too many real sick days, and they should listen to their doctor's orders, and milk it for all it's worth. My son said that his brunette is back to her old self, and seems to be really positive. That is one of the most important aspects of surviving cancer. Now, that she knows what is wrong, she will overcome this challenge in life as well as she has handled others.

The Air Force has been very generous with my son. He has a new assignment with an 8 hour day instead of a 12. He gets an hour for lunch so he can go home each day, and his physical training is included in the 8 hours. His new boss told him when the chemo starts, he doesn't expect to see him but 2 days a week. My tax dollars are being spent quite well, thank you.

Thank you all for the prayers. We are planning on going back up there if and only if they want us to do so. My youngest tells me that they have it covered, and I believe they do. He's had to grow up quickly, but is happy about just being home with his family, no matter what circumstances brought him back. He's fearless and takes it all in stride, and is already looking forward to Christmas holidays.

The oldest is still working on his masters and trying to convince the blond wife that she can drive to the deer lease while he works on line. Five hours up and back is more than he usually puts in on a weekend anyway. I wouldn't do it just to basically camp while the guys hunt, but that's me. I waited until the boys were really running and potty trained before any serious road trips. Week after next is dove season and my oldest and I both enjoy the birds. We'll see. I will totally take care of the baby and they can hunt together.

As for me, I will be armed with more than a shotgun this season. A really dumb red ant bit me, and all I could think about was how badly one would hurt my grands. I will be armed with lots of BBQ lighter fluid. I don't kid myself that I will kill them, but if I persevere, I may get the mound to move. I can be fearless, too. As for youth, I will leave that to the kids and their kids. Works for me.