A Plethora of Strange Surprises

      Half of my favorite tree is gone.  Snow has fallen in Cache Valley, so in addition to scraping snow off my van this morning, I saw this sad sight.  I believe the other half will live, but much of the height is gone.  Mark says perhaps it will better our view of the temple.  Maybe.  Our sweet neighbor Johnnie has already called and offered to help take care of the limb removal.  There is another large branch that is torn and hanging down, you can't see it from this angle.  :(

       Yesterday was a hard day.  What was supposed to be a "quick appointment to draw labs and hook up the chemo" turned into a 10 hour commitment, with Amari who was bored to tears at the Huntsman.  She was really good, but it was not a good afternoon.  Relief Society brought us dinner last night, it was leftover from a funeral from a sweet sister in our ward.  It was a sad reminder that I'd often wondered who we would lose first, there are a few very sick members of our ward. :(

     This morning's surprises continued; a phone call from Katie at the Huntsman informed us of bacteria infection in Mark's port.  They instructed us to come back immediately to have the port surgically removed and begin antibiotics.  We're not sure if we'll continue chemo or not.  So here I am in another waiting room at the Huntsman while the nurses draw blood for more labs.  The doctor isn't sure what we'll do just yet, and another long day is in store.    Incidently the nurse here in infusion said our doctor will be in, in a minute.  Mark and I could've swore she said his name was Dr. Kavorki....(sounds too similar to Dr. Kavorkian) but his name is actually Dr. Voorhies.  Phew!  I will be checking the meds administered just in case ;)  We're so tired of this place, and of cancer rearranging our lives so often.  Check out Sardine Canyon this morning: