What Would You Do?

So here’s the dilemma one of my neighbors posed to me this past week: Let’s say you have cancer (or any disease will do), and you know your time on earth may be limited. Naturally, you want to spend as much time creating memories with your family as possible, right? But, being a cancer patient, the medical bills start piling up and health care costs start skyrocketing, so you are forced to cut corners and forgo luxuries. So where do you draw the line? You want to go places, maybe take a trip with your kids to somewhere that they’ll always remember, but how do you justify charging up your credit card for a beach and “quality time” when you’re having to cut your grocery bills? Do you do it? Can you put a price on creating a memory? Or do you just eat a lot of macaroni and cheese? Any thoughts?

Rain, Rain Go Away!

Could it rain any more in the Houston area? This morning I spent four hours parked on the Gulf Freeway in Houston, trying to get to the airport so I could go to Mississippi for a meeting at the new ablation clinic. No dice. Streets flooded, flights cancelled. You know, it’s unsettling to actually park your car on top of a highway overpass.

And my thought for the day is for all the fathers out there. I heard in church yesterday that the greatest gift a father can give his children is to love their mother. I thought that was so sweet, and so true. Happy Father’s Day to all!

Death to Cancer Cells

I’m not too comfortable about this date, but I’m looking at it as “death to cancer cells!” since I start back on chemotherapy today. I just had my last ablation procedure at the American Cancer Ablation Center in Gulf Shores this past weekend, and it was a great success. That facility is merging with another cancer treatment facility in Jackson, Mississippi called Sapheneia, and I will be traveling there for future ablation treatments. I have had more and more opportunities to talk to people about the procedure, and it really is amazing! (oh, and for those of you that asked, my daughter’s first colonoscopy was fine. She is YOUNG to have one, but with a family history like ours, it’s better to be over-cautious than not!)