Travel & Home

Ross dad is still doing pretty poorly. He can't keep down anything solid and is having another surgery to open his stomach sphincter on Tuesday. We have decided we are going to try to drive up to Boston to see him the last week in September. It'll be a really long drive. I am guessing it'll take 3 days each way with the baby, but I certainly don't want to fly because of my ears. Anyway, Ross and I like driving together. I am hoping we can do the trip for $600. Our Civic gets about 30mpg, and it is about 1500 miles... so that is 50 gallons of gas at $3/gal. $150 each way. That leaves us $300 for 4 nights of motels, food etc on the way. I think we can definitely do it.

Ross and I talked and talked about if Amelia and I should move back home. Since I am feeling so much better, we really think the biggest obstacle is my frequent doctor and lab appointments. I average about 2 per week and I really don't want to bring Amelia into the hospital with me. It would be a pain to drive from our house to my mom's to drop her off before going.. but I could do it. I am going to find out how late the labs are open at KU, because if I could go in the evening Ross could watch her. The other problem is that I really don't like to go out shopping because of my immune system. Currently, my mom or Jeff has really done almost all the groccery and other shopping for us. Ross would probably have to do that for us, but if I have the meals planned he would really only need to go Sunday afternoon or something. Lastly, I am always worried that as the Cytoxan builds up I will start to feel worse. Anyway, I am pretty sure we won't do anything before we go to Boston, but if I'm feeling okay I think we might try to move me back home right after our trip.

I have been doing a pretty good job of not biting my nails. I have some trouble not picking at hangnails, but I've bee getting better. My nails are getting longer and looking pretty good. Whoo hoo.. something good about WG. I'll have pretty nails! (Well, excpet I am pretty sure I am going to lose the nail off my previously infected finger... but I suppose it'll grow back.)