Went to see Dr. Smith, my radiation oncologist, this afternoon.   She says I am doing well.   I will see her again in May after I have a scan.   I probably won't need a full petscan this time.   That is encouraging.   A lesser scan will show what we need and if there are signs, they can do a petscan at that time.    Anyway, one oncologist down.   I see Dr. Aye on Monday to find out if there are any other preventative therapies to ward off the return of the cancer   I will also get labs and my port flushed.

It rained most of the day today.   At least it has to have really helped the drought situation we have been in.

I did a bit of sewing this morning.   I am working on two projects that are difficult so it is a challenge.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I did not leave the house at all today.   It was sleeting almost all day.   The yard is covered in an ice shell.   So are the roads.   Glad I am able to stay home safe and sound in my little warm house.

Hope everybody else is safe and warm also.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A Cold front came through this morning and the temperature dropped 30 degrees, from 62 to 33, in less than two hours.    The rain turned to freezing and we are supposed to continue with freezing rain through tomorrow.

Judy cancelled bible study just in case as the worst is supposed to be just around our study times.  A bunch of older ladies don't need to be out on the streets.

I did my grocery shopping today and a couple of other errands so I can stay home.   I am retired, I could stay home anyway:)

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Well.   The immunotherapy is off.   The insurance company will not cover it.  I am waiting for another appointment with Dr. Aye to find out what her next suggestion for followup will be.    In the meantime, the good news to remember is that I AM CANCER FREE right now.   We just want to keep it from coming back.

A quiet day.   We did have a bit of welcome rain overnight.   Today it is sunny and in the 60s.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

The weather report said that it was over 80 in Lawton today.   My thermometer showed 75 which was warm enough.    Quite lovely in fact, with the sun shining and all.   I am starting to take Nicky for short walks when I go to pick up the mail.    He really likes that and, as he can do his business then, thinks I have come to my senses.     He doesn't think that good doggies poop in their yards, you know.   Condo dogs have that mentality.

This afternoon the Lawton Celtic Club met at the Shamrock at 2PM.    There were 8 of us there again, so we are doing well.    One of the ladies is going to join CWI.    I am excited.   This meeting, we talked about exciting facts about Scotland.    Next month, we will discuss St. Patrick, of course.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Not too warm, not too cold today.   Tomorrow it is supposed to get up in to the 70s.    I am trying to get motivation to walk with Nicky.     After all.   That is what I got him for.   To walk me.    These monhts of cancer sure took the wind out of our sails.   Oh well.   Spring and summer are coming and we will get back to our walks.

The mailman told me he missed me these past months.   He wondered if I was sick.   How special is that.:)

Did my grocery shopping today.   Figured that I don't know what the immunotherapy will do and want to be prepared here at home.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It was a cool but sunny day in southern Oklahoma.    No real wind so it was pleasant out there.

I was home all day but tonight went to the Quilt Guild meeting.  It was fun to get out on an evening with dynamic people.    Good meeting but we did not have a program, the presenter ended up sick in the hospital.   Danger of flu season.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

What a great day.    Started off really cold, but it is 42 degrees and sunny and calm now, so I am not going to complain.    Talked to Jeff and he had to get out and clear his driveway.    No white stuff here.

Went to the 8:30AM mass and then to coffee after Mass.   They served King Cake, a traditional pastry served just before lent.   I don't know if they had the Jesus statuette baked in the cake or not.   But I was able to visit with Robbi and Pam, two church friends.

Had a nice long talk with Kathy and Jeff Deeley this evening.   I had been checking my Ancestry and Genealogy information for details on our cousin Clarence (Bun) Deeley who Jeff and I both remember from our childhood.    He was the son of one of our Grandpa Michael J. Deeley's younger brothers.   John also came to Sheboygan Falls and settled and married here.   Bun was their youngest son.   He never married.   He was a hunting companion of our Dad.    I remember stopping there for Church stuff when I was a kid as they would use us kids for delivery persons.   Bun was always nice but didn't quit know what to do with us so he would turn us over to his sister, Katherine, who lived with him.    A lovely memory.   She always gave us cookies and something to drink.  A special memory for a young child who was one of 9 children.   To be special was unique.  Though we were always pampered at home.

I missed rabbit hunting in Wisconsin AGAIN!.    People still miss me and that makes me feel good.   It was always fun to go to the sausage tasting at that local bar also.    Good days.   Maybe I'll go back for that one year. 

So a good Sunday.  I start my immunotherapy on Thursday.   Will keep you informed.    I have a class on Wednesday.   Ash Wednesday but the schedule is working out.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I went to Mass this morning and then followed that up with the Bible Study.     I did not realize how much I missed that weekly event.    A dynamic group of women and a bible study.    What more could I ask.

The rest of the day was uneventful, except,   I almost forgot to get my lottery ticket:)    Remembered just in time.   I do that in Dick's memory and would hate to miss a week especially with the "lucky numbers:: that Dick picked for us.

Tomorrow I get to stay home all day.

Dia dhuit

Mary

Yea.   The pet scan was clear.    That means that they got all the cancer.    BUT I still have a big chance, as I have Stage III cancer that it will come back.    We are not going to dwell on that now and I am looking ways to avoid that, like Chemoradiotherapy which can reduce the recurrence by a LOT.    I will opt for that as I have not completed my bucket list yet and want to have time to do that.

Tell everybody that the cancer is gone for now and that is what we want to celebrate.    Tomorrow will come coon enough.   Right now I am CANCER FREE and grateful.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A busy but still laid back day.

I saw Dr. Toy, my chiropractor, this morning and he put me "in my place again".    I only see him once a month now.

Then I did a few errands, including renewing my auto license.   The rest of the day was very quiet.   Bart stopped by this afternoon to check out the cats and for a visit.   I got a couple of phone calls so felt very loved today.

Tomorrow will find out about the petscan.    PLease pray that all is well:)


Dia Dhuit

Mary

Boy,   I go on vacation and completely get out of the habit of blogging.   Sorry.    Not that much happens around here.   

Last night, I went out for dinner to the Outback with Bart and Barb and one of my great granddaughters, Abby.    It was fun.    I always like it when I can eat a meal with somebody especially family and/or friends.   I am a pretty good cook, I think, but eating alone is no fun.    Meals should be nourishment for the soul as well as the body.

Anyway, it was fun. 

Today I made a batch of Chili Mac, so guess what I'll be eating for a while.   I will freeze some of it.   I was hungry for it.    This is a good sign as my appetite has been really bad since the surgery.  

Can hardly wait til Tuesday to find out the results of the Petscan.   I might hear on Monday but as I have the appointment with Doctor Aye on Tuesday, I expect that this is when I will get my results.  I want the results as well as the implications anyway.

Another week coming,  going to be a bit chilly.   Nothing like my northern friends I know but chilly none the less.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I am home as of Tuesday night.    Just been too tired to post.

What a trip.    A LOOOOOONG drive but well worth it.  The Arizona Oasis, where Bret has his mobile home, is really  lovely place.    On the River, near off roading.    I even got to do a bit of hill climbing with Bret at the Sand Hole.     What a blast and it brought back lots of memories.

Being with my boys together was such a joy.   AND my niece, Vikki and nephew, Todd were also there and Todd brought his girlfriend, Samantha and his daughter Skyiler too.    A regular Johnston reunion.    We hope to do this more often now.    It was too many years in between gatherings.

Spending time with Janet, Bret's girl, was also super.   She is such a lovely person and they really love each other.    And boy can that woman cook.

I have to figure out how to do pictures again and then will send some pictures on this site.   YOu saw us on Facebook anyway.    Dear Janet sent some.

Dia Dhiut

Mary

Another lovely Oklahoma day with sunshine and little wind.

I spent the day getting ready for the trip.    You won't be hearing from me until next Tuesday or Wednesday unless I get a chance to get on the computer for email or something.

Have a good week.   I intend to.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

What a day.   Except for the wind.    But the temperatures were in the 50's.    It is pretty hard to get upset about wind effect as to 50 degrees after single digit temps for so long.

The day after tomorrow, Bart and I leave for Arizona for a Johnston family reunion.   So looking forward to time with my oldest son.     And to spend time with Vikki and Todd is really special.

Bret booked a special place for us on the River with a super river view.   Expect to spend hours looking over that river and catching up with each other's lives.    I am so blessed to have so many nieces and nephews that love me and actually want to spend time with me!!!!!!!


Dia Dhuit

Mary.


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Went to the 8:30AM mass this morning.    The KC's had a pancake breakfast after Mass so I went to that and visited with my friends Mark and Pam.    It is nice to say that I have friends.   Not as many as in Wisconsin, but it is building.

After that I came home and just kind of did Sunday things.   Spent a nice time on the phone yesterday with my friend Peg.    Good to catch up.    We have known each other since the Wells Fargo days and I retired 18 years ago now and Peg retired even sooner.    How wonderful to have such long standing friends.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Very busy day.

First-   Rode to OKCity with Bart for his appointment with the doctor about his shoulder.   He IS doing well according to the Nurse Practitioner who saw him and she renewed his therapy order.

This afternoon was the meeting of the Lawton Celtic Club.    We met again at the Shamrock over on Cache at 2PM.    Bart joined me as I had been promising him a meal there since they opened.    We both had Rueben's and they were very good.

Had a nice meeting,  First we ate and visited, then I told the group about Bridget, the saint and the goddess.    It is always fun to share information.    There were 7 of us there today.    Next month we are all going to try to find something special about Scotland and/or the Scottish people.    Fun.


Dia Dhuit

Mary

Cold, cold, Cold.   Single digits this morning.  Got over above freezing this afternoon.    By the weekend it is supposed to be in the 50s.    YEA.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Another cold and windy day on Oklahoma.

I had to go to the grocery store but aside from that was able to stay in my warm little home all day.

Quiet tomorrow, then Bible Study resumes on Wednesday.    I haven't been in months and really missed it.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Well,  It has been very quiet and very cold around here the past couple of days.

Today it got up in to the 50s in the afternoon and the sun has been shining so it is making everything much more tolerable.   I pulled out a couple of projects trying to get myself interested in DOING something.   I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.  

Bart and I are leaving on the 24th to spend a week with Bret and his cousins Vikki and Todd.    I think that may put some life back in this old body.   Just a reunion has me pretty excited.

Yesterday morning, I was part of a telephone conference for the Celtic Women International.   Telephone conferences are kind of goofy but I got to hear and talk to lots of my Celtic Friends while it was going on.    Not too personally , of course, but at least a bit of a catch up.

Next Thursday is the Lawton Celtic Club meeting.   Sure glad we have our "pub", the Shamrock, now and can meet there.   Bart is coming with me.   I want him to try the food.


I am practicing.   Here is a picture of my Christmas Cactus which I have had for years and it finally bloomed.

Let me know if the arrow is in it and if it is how to get it out.

Dia Dhuit

Mary