It was a quiet New Year's Eve for us. But still we felt great anticipation to put 2007 behind us.
Steve is not feeling great right now: the metal mouth, crushing fatigue and nausea are back although still not as bad as round one. The result is he's not doing too much and not eating much.
But Thursday will be the last chemo treatment, after which he'll ring the bell and we'll walk out with this experience hopefully behind us forever. (There's a big cow bell in the chemo suite and when a patient completes their last treatment they ring it on their way out to the cheers of patients and staff.)
What made 2007 even more difficult for us was the challenges that our friends faced as well. And yet we should celebrate 2007 because it was a year that we learned we were tougher than we thought. A year we all - steve, marilyn, our friends nancy and chuck who battled cancer surgery about the same time as steve - learned how much fight we had in us. And certainly a year in which we learned to really appreciate the simple pleasures in life - friendship, generosity of spirit - that are so often taken for granted.
In 2008, the only resolution I can think to make is to give back some of what was given to us.
Play the short video clip below for a very Happy Doggy New Year wish from Sable, Bogey and their person - Steve!
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We wish we could be with you when Steve rings the bell! We will be with you in spirit, as always.
2008 is going to be a good one!
You - and all our friends and family - will be with us in spirit. And I will record the moment, hopefully successfully and post on the blog!
I excited for you both to finish tomorrow. Here is to a great 2008.
Mary Lou
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