What Are You Waiting For, A Flood?!

Man, all those times I used to make fun of the kids that wore pants that were too short for them. Serves me right, doesn't it?

Eric left town for Vancouver this weekend, and I awoke early Friday morning to take my sister, Lisa, to the airport. I was starting to become coherent when my dear brother-in-law pounded on my bedroom door, almost throwing me into cardiac arrest. I opened the door already quite moody, and stepped into a river. Most of our apartment was sopping and the flow continued from the kitchen. Boo.

It was the dishwasher. Yeah. Remember that one time we just got a new dishwasher installed?! Apparently some hose or other dishwasher rhetoric exposed our apartment to the harshness of a water world (and, no Coloradans, I'm not talking about the Water World where the Fun Shines).

I had to take Lisa to the airport still, Jeff thankfully stopped the waterflow, and we have been living with 7 obnoxious fans in our apartment ever since. It also leaked into the two apartments below us, bless our unfortunate landlords. So the dishwasher was fixed day of but I still haven't used it since... I'm scared! Not that it makes much of a difference at this point considering the wind and the waves have created a sort of hurricane effect. The dishes are the least of our worries.

it's hard to capture the wind in a photo, but you get the idea...

I would like to turn the time over for Eric to speak about his adventures in Vancouver. But what I like and what I get are two different things. It sounds like he had a really good time with the Glem family. I think he needed the break, and I think the family was relieved to see how good he looks and acts. And I got to feel the worrying that comes with being away from him! I dwelled so much more on unknowns when he was gone.

He was feeling so well he attempted to play basketball this week. He has recently been quoted to have felt, "like a baby deer first learning to walk". His legs are so weak! But his shot isn't half bad. I'm sure he felt worse than he really was but I didn't get to see it due to some school activities. But if there's a next time I'll try to get a video haha!

Chemo #4 was today (the first half of this post was written yesterday--- and while I'm mentioning of it, the fans are finally gone!). He is weighing in at 138 lbs. It was overcrowded today so we were in an overflow room. Right now Eric is flopped onto the bed next to me, and really just not feeling well. But the session went well overall. We are feeling a little strange at this point because everything has become a routine, and there is nothing newly revealed on these occasions; it leaves you with a sort of empty feeling. It is the lack of emotion or assurance.

Still have little to no information on the bone marrow transplant. But they will be doing another bone marrow biopsy in two weeks. If his bone marrow isn't healthy there is no way they would do the transplant so let's hope for the best there! I promise you will all know as soon as we know.

Quick ShoutOut to Nate Fernsten and his fiancée, Rachel, they merit the Visitor of the Week for January 3-9! If you want the spot of Visitor of the Week, well. Requirements: be awesome and COME SEE US!!!!!