Spring time

Well it's that time of the year again when we plant gardens, clean yards and smell for new growth.  Not mom... she plants the garden alright, and she cleans the yard, but she gripes the whole time about how everything died over the winter.  Try as I might, I can't get her to see that things haven't died, but rather took on a new form or went dormant and are now springing back to a new live one that is stronger and more resilient because of the changes they have gone through.  Forget it, it's a lost cause I tell myself... and yet, each spring I do try to have the convincing dialogue that explains how the cycle of life must occur.

With that said, we did get mom's box gardens moved to a new location in the yard, soil filled and wanter lines realigned.  The yard is starting to take shape once again and we will do all that we can to fight back the other cycle of life... WEEDS!!  I do believe they grown thickest in mom's yard! 

I am hoping that all will fall into line and before summer is over mom is located closer to us.  We have been making good progress on donations, link clicks that visit our advertisers and supporters.  I am looking forward to having her closer so we can sit outside and enjoy a fresh glass of lemonaide and debate the changing of the guards as far as gardens and backyards are converned!

Happey Spring and Garden time everyone!

Too Much or Too Little?

How do you tell someone to not over do it?  When is Too Much or Too Little not good?  On the one hand, mom wants to do things and I want her to be able to do them.  On the other, I want her to rest and not to overdo it.  How does one who is sick with Cancer find this balance?  I want to take mom to the mountains to soak in the hot springs... but I know she doesn't feel up to running around.  The pool will feel good and maybe make her feel better... but when someone is too tired and exhausted how do you convince them that doing some things will actually make them feel better? 

I'm not a good gauge of this level of activity because I go and go and go.  And I know that when the time comes for me I'll drop dead of a heart attack in the middle of going and going and going, or I'll just sit down and won't get back up.  I just can't imagine not being able to do that right now.  And for this reason it's hard for me watching mom go through this illness. I know she is just like me in the sense of go go go... but she also likes to stay home and be a homebody at times.  Just not all the time!

Striking the balance between rest and excersice is not something that western doctors talk about.  All we get is, "do what you feel up to"... and what if "what you feel up to" is smacking them for being vague and stupid?  If I can give any advice, think about how you would handle this now, when you don't have to, rather then when the time comes and you have to make the decision.  For me, I'm lucky, I have my computers... if the time comes when all I can do is sit and relax, I know enough world Web Cams that I can still see every corner of the world!!

Weather

The snow has got to stop!  The weather has not been coorperating at all.  We've been trying to schedule another acupuncture appointment for mom but so far the weather has been just oo crappy for her to get out of the house.  Today the foot of snow we had made it tough for folks to get around at all.  And when it starts to melt of the moisture in the air makes it difficult for mom to breath easily. 

I think we're all ready for summer to be here!  The warm air is easier for mom to breath and get outside for fresh air.  Keep your fingers crossed that summer actually arrives soon, cause the first day of spring was pretty much a joke!

Where mom lives, out on the plains it seems to be a bit more humid than here in the metro area.  For people on oxygen humidity causes a host of other issues.  Breathing is one of the tough ones to deal with but the joints aching and the tiredness that mom goes through is also exhausting.

Where is Summer??

Time

Wow, the time it seems to fly! I talk to mom each day, or at least text, of chat online.  But never seems to be enough hours in the day to just hang out and do nothing.  We're on the go all the time. And frankly I think that exhausts us both but more mom.  Trying to get her not to over do is just impossible!  She feels like her house needs to be spotless and everything tidy, the kids taken care of and always something to do!

We are getting closer to finding a house in our neighborhood to move her closer but it's not going as fast as we'd like.  Today it's snowing and those are days that mom can't go outside much.  Harder for her to breath in that kind of weather.  Its these days that I wish she were next door more than every.  I'd like to bake something and take it over while it's still warm, knowing that she'd sit and eat something then.  She's a quirky one, doesn't like cookies after they've cooled off. 

Hope you're all having a good quality day with your families.  Thank you for the continued support of mine!

Update

Was hoping to take mom tomorrow night to another acupuncture appt.  But with the rainy/snowy/crappy weather it makes it hard for her to breath in the humidity.  When you're struggling to breath it just runs ya down to the point of just wanting to sleep all the time.  Unfortunately, mom isn't getting good sleep so recharging her battery is not happening.  I am hoping it gets better so I can take her next week.  I think the treatments will really help her to rebuild her adrenals and energy levels.

On the financial side, we suffered a little set back.  Amazon has decided to stop their affiliate program for the state of Colorado.  It seems that Colorado has decided to start charging an internet tax.  Amazon is pissed.  And rather than taking more money from it's customers it's going to stop paying affiliates who drive business to their site.  No commissions for us, but tax money for the state of Colorado... Way to go you moron politicians!  So, the Google Ads, Google links, and other advertisements you see are still very helpful to our cause.  I thank you all for visitin our sponsors on a regular basis.  Every little bit is helping us!!

New Milestone!

Well, first off, mom hates needles! She is so afraid of them it's not even funny.  But mom went out on a limb and trusted me and went for her first accupuncture appointment! It started out a bit slow but after the first needle went in and she didn't feel it, then the second... six needles later she was amazed she was doing it!  After a little moxa (stinky stuff that warms the skin) and some ultrasound we were well on our way to getting rid of some of the pain that she had been feeling.  Worth every penny to get her moving and groving in the office. I think she was trully amazed that she was feeling so well and the pain had lessened. 

Stay tuned to hear how mom feels tomorrow after a good nights sleep!

Thank you

Today was a particularly long day - for me and for mom!  Mom is not feeling great and just doesn't have a ton of energy.  If all goes well, tomorrow she is going to have an accupuncture treatment.  I think they will help with her energy level, pain and over all health.  Please keep fingers crossed and prayers coming!

On an upbeat note.. I wanted to take the time to thank each and everyone of you that read the posts, donated, clicked on the advertising links and read other websites or might show amazon or other sponsors sites.  All of this is very healpful to our mission.  For each weblink you visit we benefit!  So far, it's been just over a month since I started blogging and we have reached $558.54.  It's not huge, but we are well on our way!  I thank you each for your time, effort and contributions.  We march forward!!  The house next door is still on the market and we still have our mission!!

Thank you all, and God Bless!