The Rising...

A much better day than yesterday for sure... Carol actually appeared in person downstairs with the rest of the family this morning! Completely under her own power as well, so we were all just tickled pink! She accomplished a shower on her own, make-up and spiffed up her hair. We were all very proud of her!

Fatigue seems to be her greatest enemy now. Her voice is weak, and her walk is slow and calculated. She progressed through the day attempting a few small tasks like talking on the phone with a medical supplier. It was nice to hear her voice kick into action like the woman I've always known as she worked so hard to muster up the energy to sound "normal" over the phone. To a trained ear, you could detect the occasional laspe of spunk as a small fade in her closing remarks gave her away.

Her PET Scan was to be today as well... hence "The Rising." Unfortunately after Kira drove her to the medical office, she was informed that her blood sugar was too high for an accurate scan to be completed. It was suggested that she and Kira take a walk around the building a few times in hopes of coaxing it into an acceptable range. She came close and the Radiologist said it was a go. Thankfully the CT Tech with a long tenure told her that if it were him, "he'd come back another day because her blood sugar really isn't low enough" and the accuracy of the image could be questionable when you're hunting for cancer. Though disappointed, we were very glad to know this... to prevent us the pain of convincing an insurance company you want a second scan :-(

Our evening included some smaller chores for Carol (against my will but I had to take Anna to dance class so she snuck'm in on me). She's now laying in bed resting and we're all glad she is... in hopes of tomorrow being an even better day.

Kudos to Kira, my sincere apologies to Tamara for messing up some well laid plans, and a big thank you to Anita for supper tonight ~ man that was some good vittles! One can never ever go wrong with chocolate dipped strawberries!!!!

Be well... Eric