I have been having my CA 125 checked every 5 weeks & I have now had an abnormal result. I go Monday for a CT of the abdomen & pelvis & then will be starting chemo again according to my brother-in-law, Bob. I haven't seen or talked to Dr. Orr so I don't know when I will actually be starting chemo....the sooner the better. I don't even have an appointment set up at this time to go over the CT scan. Since no one ever called about my abnormal CA 125 I am a little concerned about how and when I'm going to get the results of my CT....I had to wait 5 days & then my CA 125, which was 88.5(normal is 0.0-38.1), was available for me to see by accessing LabCorp's web site. Dr. Orr would have had my results within 2 days. I also succeeded in pissing off one of Dr. Orr's nurses by calling too many times to see what was going to happen next. I had a feeling that my CA 125 was going to be abnormal as I have been having a little bit of discomfort in my abdomen when I eat...not as bad as previously but still it's not normal.
We had a nice celebration of Bruce's life. The tree I had planted is growing nicely & the large stone is perfect. I mixed his ashes into the mulch around the tree & some day I hope some of my ashes will be placed there as well. I still have what I like to believe are the ashes of Bruce's heart which are to be kept until they can be mixed with some of my ashes that are to be scattered at sea.
I also made it home this year for the Old Settler's Celebration in Maxwell, It is when we have class reunions. It was my 45th & would have been Bruce's 50th. My class reunion dinner was cancelled as only 4 said they would be coming. Denise & I decided to go to the Alumni Banquet which neither of us had ever attended. Two of my classmates were there. I never saw any other classmates while I was home. We also went to Bruce's class reunion. They had a balloon release for each classmate that were deceased. There were 8 balloons. I was in Maxwell for 4 days and then flew home for 3 days & then back to Iowa with Brannon, Anita & grandkids. Tye & Mia also joined us. We all came so we could go to the Iowa State Fair. We stayed in Cherie & Bob's camper with the kids while Tye & Mia stayed at Cherie & Bob's condo. Cherie & Bob were in Minnesota at Lake Vermilion. We had a great time. Cherie even came home the day before we were to leave just to get to see & spend a little time with us. It was a lot of flying for me in 2 weeks time but well worth it. Well, that's all I can add for now.
