Saturday, July 20, 2013

“Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.” ― Jane Austen

Sam is as comfortable as can be for now.  The pain in his hips and pelvis is almost impossible to overcome.  Every little movement seems to send pain shooting through his entire body and in turn, he struggles to breath even with the oxygen.

Today he enjoyed a great visit with our minister, Ron Myers, from First United Methodist Church in downtown Anchorage.  Come to find out those two have more in common than we ever imagined.  I let them chat and did my own thing, I think it was a nice break for both Sam and I.

Yesterday Sam received flowers, a balloon, and an adorable stuffed dog from his friends, Berna and Jovy, who live in the Philippines.  They were on Sam's staff when he worked at NetSuite in San Mateo, CA.  It was a wonderful surprise and certainly brightens up our tiny living room.

As for me, I am starting to think of the oxygen as background white noise so that I do not even hear it most of the time.  Yeah for me!  I admit, though, I am getting a little depressed about not fishing.  Just saw pictures of silvers caught on the Little Su, our favorite fishing spot.  Today was opening day and they limited out.  My goal is to get Sam strong enough that we can go out at least one more time camping and fishing, but as of right I just do not see that happening.  Might be able to get him to a cabin, although it will need to have electricity!

q'ua