~Dad and me (@ 5 months)- Lawson Road Church of Christ~
~Dad and me 23 1/2 years (?) later, in Fiji~
He is really awesome! Yesterday was Father's Day and it was a full day! It was actually more like a "Father's Day Weekend," because I took my dad out to breakfast on Saturday morning instead of Sunday. I actually ate some bacon! That is strange. Anyway, it was delicious and fun. Then Sunday morning I went to The Church at Vilano. I tried to get either one of my parents to go, but I only asked them a half hour before it was time to be there, so I knew the chances of either of them attending with me was slim. It was a very nice service, the community there is always so welcoming and kind to me. And the music is fantastic! Funny coincidence, I "randomly" opened my bible the night before to a passage in 2nd Corinthians and it happened to be one of the main scriptures in Sunday's sermon.
After church, I went to the grocery store to pick up subs for lunch and some other stuff. While looking at organic soups I got a phone call from a familar number...turns out it was Scarlett's asking me if I knew where I was supposed to be at that moment. Oops. Apparently I mixed up the dates of my gigs. I said I'd be there ASAP. Dropped the current plans, picked up the guitar, my dad followed me there and helped me load equipment and stuff. It was a good gig...just super hot!! I didn't even wear a wig. Got to see lots of loved ones and enjoyed singing the afternoon away. I had few glasses of chardonney which I felt slightly guilty about later...but oh well, it's not like I do that every day! Later a swim in the pool...even Pooka came in and did some doggie paddling! It was overall a great Father's Day and I am grateful that I was able to spend it with an abundance of the people I love, including my dear Dad!
Today I went to get my Monday labs at the Cancer Center and asked to speak to Dr.W, my oncologist, about current shortness of breath. One of the drugs in my chemo mix called Bleomycin can cause damage to the lungs, so I am a little concerned when I notice that my breathing seems to be especially shallow and strained feeling. I just want to know what is going on in there! My latest Pulmonary Function Test was fine, but that was done about a month ago (?) and I am still concerned. So Dr. W wrote me a "prescription" for a chest x-ray which I was able to drive five minutes to another building and have done. I am glad that I did. Hopefully the results will set my mind at ease. I did notice that my breathing actually got better once I got out of the house. Part of me wonders if the strained feeling breathing could be connected with (1) the house? (2) or some sort of empathetic thing...I do live with two elderly people, though I don't know if they experience shortness of breath. I know it sounds loony but I am extremely empathetic, so I wouldn't be entirely surprised if I was feeling someone else's feelings.
Anyway, I will just be glad to get an idea of what is going on in there...with the tumor and stuff.
Well.....I am officially rather pooped. Time to be lazy, thinks I.
Bye 4 Now.
And....I LOVE YOU DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
