Still Good News After Six Months

Well, folks, it's been over six months since my last post.  Plenty of great things have happened in that time:  I returned to my work as a teacher librarian in Selma Unified, our first grandchild, Amari, was born, we planned an exciting backpacking trip for next summer, Jim and I took a few short road trips together, and a myriad of other things.  

The six-month point also marked my first PET scan since the lymphoma diagnosis.  I won't lie, I've been nervous waiting for the results of that test.  Our hope was for the words "the lymphoma is stable" to come out of Dr. Lemon's mouth.  We are joyful and thankful to report that this is exactly what we heard when I saw him yesterday!   We are thankful for all of the prayers that have been said and for all of our amazing, supportive friends and family who have and continue to support us through this journey.

Of course, in typical Dr. Lemon fashion, he couldn't leave the appointment on that high note LOL. He followed up the good news from the scan by telling me that I am the "Poster Child of the Immunocompromised."  He went on to advise me that I need to be completely quarantined for the duration of this pandemic because I am "in the highest risk group.:  Holy cow!   Just the thought of that is mind boggling.   He did spend some time explaining cleaning and safety procedures that he would like us to follow.  I won't bore you with the details.  Suffice to say that we have a new norm coming to our house.  

Today, we had a family meeting in which we asked the kids for their ideas on how best we can institute this quarantine.  Jim and I had spent yesterday brainstorming ways for me to quarantine, but we wanted the kids' input as well.  After much discussion, it has been decided that Jim and I will go into quarantine together.  Our bedroom will become our home base.  We already have our home offices set up in there and it has private access to the backyard so we can stretch our legs.  This plan does require some sacrifices on Jim's part:  he is going to be stuck with me for weeks on end, he won't be able to do any of the shopping for our household (the kids are capable), and he will, like me, be separated from Amari for this entire time.  I really appreciate that he is willing to do this with me.  As I've said before, I don't know why I'm so blessed, but I sure am thankful!

The irony in all this is that we will essentially be living in one "great room" with an attached bathroom.  We recently told the kids that we plan to build a tiny home and live in it after we sell our house in a few years.  This will be a good trial run to see if we can survive in a small space together!

As always, we ask for continued prayers that my lymphoma remains stable.  We also ask for prayers for our community and world, that this virus pass soon.  Be kind to one another and practice social distancing!

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  1. Grandma ReginaMarch 21, 2020 at 8:26 PM

    WOW is all I can say. If you or the kids need anything, or help with anything, let us know....we'll be happy to help.

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  2. Renee GarciaMarch 21, 2020 at 9:25 PM

    🙏💛

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  3. Diane ClementsMarch 21, 2020 at 11:21 PM

    You guys continue to amaze me. I send positive thoughts and prayers your way. Great to hear a positive medical report on you. So thankful you have a supportive family, electronics, and social media to get you through this...who knew we would all go through a pandemic and experience isolation in our lifetime?

    We went to the nursery today to get flowers and bark and thankfully they had posted rules and a 10 minute limit on how long you could stay. We were fortunate that there were only two other people and we got in and out with everyone practicing social distancing. It helped that John called ahead and had made sure they had what we needed. We are all learning to adjust, aren't we?

    Thanks for the updates....xoxo

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  4. Mary ClementMarch 22, 2020 at 11:59 AM

    I have no doubt you will make this work! You are an amazing family that work together as a team always. My prayers are always with you🙏❤🙏

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  5. UnknownMarch 22, 2020 at 7:29 PM

    Take care, prayers for all of you.

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