18 May 2009
Jessica is now officially a Purdue Alumni, Class 0f 2009! I was feeling well up to the trip to West Lafayette for the ceremony, in fact I would not have missed it even if I had to crawl there and back. Jess had made arrangements for me to sit down front on the aisle and away from as many people as possible, which also worked out great for Mom. (Amazing how tuned in you get to other people coughing, sneezing, etc when you have immune system issues. I heard a bunch that day!) Unfortunately, the 992 graduates that day were split into two sections, and Jessica's group was on the opposite side of Elliot Hall. We never saw her cross the stage because of the line of grads in front of us, but the rest of the family got to see he from the balcony. Purdue had an official photographer there, so in a few weeks I will get a really nice picture to post.
The graduation party on Sunday was a huge success, and I have to thank so many people who stepped in and lent a hand. My Mom and Dad, Gena, Amy, Bill, and Betsy - you guys were fantastic! Roger and Steve Jones, thanks for being Grill Masters! The BBQ chicken and burgers were gourmet! Mike, Matt, and Mitch Johnson - thanks for helping with all the heavy lifting! And to all of our family and friends, you are all God's blessing to us, and we thank you.
And of course thanks to Jessica for doing the hard part - getting here BS in Health Science in four years. Well done Pumpkin!
I will post all the photos from the weekend on Facebook. Let me know if you need a link to the website!
My focus this week is to gain back some strength and weight before next week's final round of chemo. I really hope to finish this off and stay above 200 lbs, but it is going to be close. Doc K's plan to admit me right after the last session for 72 hours of IV meds and hydration really helped the ongoing fight with nausea, so if anyone is in town on Friday May 29th or Saturday May 30th, drop in to DMH say say hey! I love visitors!
Thanks for tuning in. God continues to bless all of us in so many ways, and for that I am so very grateful.
More later! God bless you all!
M
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My brother Bill, one of my many heroes, suggested that a blog would be a terrific way to keep all of you who I love so dearly up to date on how things are going in my life, and because he is way smarter than me, I am going to do just that.
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