May sound crazy but this is what has been the topic of conversation this evening!Pop is counting down in hopes to make this all go faster. Looking toward the future instead of fretting on today. Pop finished his 2nd radiation treatment around 5:30 this afternoon. He was a little weak and shaky but after getting back to the room he rested for just a minute and decided he really needed to eat! We went to the dining area and found a group of fraternity brothers and their sisters fixin up some spaghetti! And Terry and Toni, as you probably can relate with this, when they were done they had enough to feed the whole Moffitt center.....and boy did it smell delicious. Of course Pop had to tease the girls about standing and watching the guys cook....I thought it was great! Not sure if it was because these college kids had taken the time to be so generous as to come here and offer up their time to serve or if he was just hungry but whatever so worked....He ate TWO big helpings of spaghetti and salad! I was just proud to see him eating and when he went back for seconds I was gleaming with joy! Praise God, this is just what we needed tonight! I informed the young girl sitting next to us that they were to come back every night and cook so that he would eat ~ J/K :) She said she would sure do it if it kept him healthy. I think Pop eating so well made her day as much as it made mine.
While eating dinner I pointed out to him that the ceiling tiles in the dining room had been painted by children, really neat looking at all the talent these children have. He mentioned we could do that in the restaurant...what a great idea! He said we could buy new cases of these ceiling tiles and maybe get with the schools and let the kids of LP show us their talent! Once again everywhere you look in this place you see God's work!
He eventually came back to the room with a full belly and bedded down. Still feeling a little nausea but has kept everything down. He told me that tomorrow he wanted to get outside some and get a little exercise and sunshine. There is a big back porch here that has a daycare right next to it, you can actually sit on the porch and watch the kids play on the playground. I mentioned that to him and he said that he would love that. Hopefully the weather will be pretty!
Wow, I'm sitting here updating this blog and watching the CMA awards, thinking that he is asleep and he asks me to turn up the TV. I don't think I can ever remember him telling me to turn the TV up.....its usually "would you turn that down!" Really glad that he is at least listening to this beautiful music. It's funny how all of these songs have a different meaning to me tonight!
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.” Charles Swindoll
ReplyDeleteLove you Dad! Keep fighting.
Hey Slim and family, this is aggrevation and Charles just tuning in. Thank you so much Shannon for sharing tonight at the shop. How blessed you are Slim to have such a wonderful family., I am sure you know!!!!! YES..God is good and we see all around us, His awesomeness is beautiful to behold. You guys know we are storming heavens gates with much prayer and petitions........I believe in the peace which surpasses ALL understanding. Phil 4: 4-9. That is His word and it cannot lie. So we will stand on His word. See, Slim little did you know that ALLLLLLL those chocolate tootsie rolls were gonna get you so much love and prayers. Hang in there babe........:) charles and bs.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that he ate two helpings, that might be a little better than how he eats at home some nights, "a bowl of frosted flakes for dinner!" I just thought i would check in and say hello and Love you! Keep smiling and go for a nice walk with mom tomorrow! I am off to work so I will catch up with you tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteEat good tonight, Love you bunches, and miss you tons
Sammie