Glad to hear that Annie seems to be doing so well. Wasn't that nice of her
co-workers to hang all those balloons?
As for Michael's appt with the neurologist, did I miss something? Hope
everything is alright. I find my kids misbehave more when my husband is not
at home as well. I don't think it is just because you are alone. I think
they just try to take advantage, knowing you are alone.
Hang in there.
Christine
At 08:30 PM 01/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Here's Annie's latest letter. Sounds like she's doing alright:
>
>Hi everyone!
>
>Work is going okay. I've been working 1/2 days for this week and last
>week. Next week I start back on full days. I think I'm up to the
>challenge. I'm still enjoying going to work. That feeling will probably
>pass in a month or so!
>
>I didn't wear my hat once I got to work today. I've decided to show the
>real me! It seems a little strange, but in the long run, it's for the
>best. Unfortunately the bright fluorescent lights make my hair look
>thinner than it is. It looks much darker and fuller at home! Another
>person in my work group has a hairdo similar to mine, so I should fit
>right in. But the other worker is a guy, so maybe it's not quite the
>same. I'll continue to wear my hat coming and going from work - to avoid
>sunburn and/or the cold.
>
>I had a low blood sugar episode today. I haven't had one in quite a
>while. Since I'm working, I'm not eating as much junk food - another
>good thing about working. It takes my body about an hour to recover from
>low blood sugar - I get a real shakey feeling. If I continue to have low
>blood sugar readings, maybe I'll be able to reduce some of my blood sugar
>medicine. That would be nice.
>
>I've started taking Evista - for post menopausal osteoporosis prevention.
> I can't take estrogen because of my cancer. (Not that I think I'd want
>to take it anyhow.) Dr. Fowler said that my uterine cancer makes me more
>susceptible to breast and colon cancer. Just one more thing to keep in
>mind. He said he doesn't think I have any cancer in me right now. I
>feel that it was all removed with the surgery and that the chemo was just
>an insurance policy. I'll do my best to keep "cancer free".
>
>When I went back to work, the gang had decorated my cubicle. There were
>about 20 balloons hanging down from the ceiling with a big sign that said
>"Welcome back Annette!" It was nice of them to do that for me. I left
>the balloons up for a couple days, but then they started getting in the
>way. Lots of friends stopped by to say hello, too.
>
>Have a great weekend everyone!
>
>Love,
> Annie
>
>Other things in the life of Jean :-):
>
>We've scheduled an appt. for Michael to see the pediatric neurologist on
>October 28th. Wish us luck. Michael keeps giving me different stories
>about what happened the night we were out. Today I asked him how he
>could possibly not have responded to the babysitter tickling him while he
>was in that unresponsive (absence seizure?) state. He said, "because I
>was sleep sitting." That reinforces my opinion about sending him to the
>neurologist. It sort-of *does* sound like he was in some type of trance.
> In the car this morning, he told me his neck hurts and he feels dizzy
>whenever he tilts his head forward.
>
>I met our new neighbors today (the dog guy moved!!) and they seem to be
>really nice. Well - I only met the woman, but *she* seems nice, so I
>suspect her husband is, too. She is due to have a baby in November!
>That was sort-of neat. She said the guy's backyard was very well
>fertilized (I'm a little surprised *any* was back there at all since he
>let his dog roam the neighborhood to make his deposits on other people's
>yards.) and she found some cans in the bushes. I told her there had been
>lots of parties there.
>
>Nothing else to tell lately. Tom has been out of town all of this week
>so I'm sort-of tired. Still have a little bit of this cold. My back is
>feeling better, though, now that I'm taking the Lodine.
>
>Michael says he's not going to invite his grandparents and his Aunt
>Regina to his birthday party (which is *not* until May of next year!)
>because "they don't like Power Rangers." Jeez! Kids! :-) Yesterday he
>told me that he's going to buy a house that's for sale near us. Then
>he'll buy lots of toys, so if we call him and he's out buying toys we
>should "just leave a message." He said he's going to have lots and lots
>of phones, "but he'll answer each phone one at a time." And he said he
>wants to check to see if my house is clean before he comes over (the
>little whipper-snapper!).
>
>Well, I have to go get the kids to bed. They seem to be at each other's
>throats more often while Tom has been away - or maybe I just notice it
>more since I'm the only parent on duty. :-)
>-Jean
>
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