After a bit of a delay due to a (stupid) airplane problem, I made itto Houston. The report upon arrival was that Cathy was more stabletoday. She was up and alert and very talkative early in the day. WhenI arrived she was sleeping and has mostly been sleeping comfortablythis evening. So many of her good friends are here and she is neveralone. I hear she often is up in the wee hours of the night aftersleeping through the late afternoon and evening. It is so good to behere with her and see all the love that surrounds her. Its been a longday for me. I will sit up with her for a while longer before trying toget at least a little bit of sleep. Hoping to see the chatty Cathy inthe morning!

One more leg to go! Almost there!

Nothing new to report. I asked the crew in Houston to only update me today if there was a change. So no news, in this case, is good news. I will print the YSC thread later tonight to bring to Cathy. So after about midnight (EDT) if you want any comments to be delivered by me, please post them here.Wish me luck in making it through Atlanta to Houston in the morning. I hear the weather there has been atrocious!

I can’t get on the YSC boards, so I hope if any of you gals come to this site to look at pictures, you will see this. You will all be happy to know that Cathy is surrounded by so many of her friends and family. She has had constant visitors over the last 2 days. She is resting comfortably and not in any pain. They have been very good about adjusting her pain meds to keep her comfortable. Dan, her husband, is such a strong and courageous man, and she is so lucky to have him there. I’ve spoken with Cathy’s brother who is also there and spending most evenings with her to give Dan a break. I head out Sunday morning.I’ll post a link to this site on the boards if I ever get back on. I’m just to tired to fight with it anymore. And it sounds like many of you are having the same problems. Feel free to leave comments here, I will get them to her. Or use the MD Anderson messaging system available at https://www2.mdanderson.org/sapp/contact/message.cfm

These were the days.  Now, when I feel like bursting into tears I remember this picture and just looking at it makes me smile.  

For all the YSC girls…

I have now officially wasted 24 hours creating both a Facebook and a MySpace page.  Yes, I am a bit behind the times.  I’ve spent years keeping myself away from the blogasphere, hoping certain people wouldn’t find me.  And my fears were well founded…… my first foray into blogging was my wedding website, and it definitely brought up a couple blasts from the past.  But here I am.  And now that I am here, I’m finding it odd that I have nothing to say.

A friend said something to me over this past weekend which was probably the most succinct and understanding comment anyone has said to me in all the conversations I’ve had with friends, family and co-workers since C was re-diagnosed.  It was a simple comment on not even being able to grasp what it meant to worry so much for people you care deeply about.  Most people our age don’t go through this.  And as my friend made clear, she has never lost anyone close to her or had to watch them suffer.

The reason why this comment touched me so much is that it is one of the first people to outwardly recognize how much I, as C’s friend, am going through.  Thank you ladybug!