Happy new year, everyone.

I worked today. There were few students, but I hope the ones who were in class got a lot out of it, for all that.

I've been thinking about 2009 as a year ever since melebeth mentioned something about its not being so good ( Read more... )

Just to make my day a little better... here's tonight's cancer update ( Read more... )

My little cousin Vince went into surgery today - and the doctor was able to save his elbow! Since he is a skateboarder, his range of motion is really important to him. They're warning him to be careful not to break the stem, though ( Read more... )

papertigers is enjoying her day off with scooterbird. This means (on the plus side) a quiet evening with the cats for me, and chores done FIRST thing instead of after I ate ( Read more... )

Vince's biopsy was inconclusive, so they're going to have to do a core biopsy. Ick. Poor boy's been on ibuprofin only because nothing they're giving him is working. They need to figure out that there is no crime in giving sick people pain medication.

Nikki is doing better. They don't think it's cancer. They think it's inflammatory laryngitis. When we saw her tonight she was ALL OVER US. Leaving her was most incredibly hard, but she can't come home until she can eat and drink on her own. She can purr audibly again! (She was trying yesterday but clearly not getting enough air to actually ( Read more... )

Late Sunday night, I learned that my cousin, Vince Capaldi (whose name I am posting here because I want people praying for him, please), has a rare form of bone cancer. His 21st birthday is tomorrow. I remember the first time I saw him, a tiny little blond baby at the family Christmas Eve gathering. I thought he was named after me (I didn't know ( Read more... )