Friday, November 21, 2008

The week before chemo with Lucia

We were fortunate to have a visit from our daughter and her family one weekend before chemo. When it came time for them to leave, our 2 1/2 year old granddaughter Lucia didn't want to go home. So our daughter graciously allowed her to stay with us for the week before my first chemo treatment.

It was the best gift I could have had. Lucia took my mind off my fatigue and coming treatments, and was generally a joy to have. She helped Grandpa around the house, and we watched 'Dora the Explorer' videos together. We went to story hour at the library. We went shopping, with me driving a motorized shopping cart.

Lucia played football with Grandpa. I'm not sure who won.



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

that is so neat and what a great treat for you both to have Lucia. She is a very lucky little girl to have you guys as grandparents.

Wendy

Duncan Babbage said...

Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Thanks too for sharing Barry with us this week. The course went very well—though you were greatly missed by all. Looking forward to having the whole team together again next time round...

Warmest wishes from Wellington.