I do have a lot going on here, as some of you can sense, so here goes ! Please keep us in your prayers!


My brother Kenny is not doing real good. He is rapidly losing weight. His skin is hanging from his body.He has no stamina at all. Everything he drinks is not sticking to him, it goes into the colostomy pouch within 20 minutes after ingestion. The chemo is attacking his nerves in his hands. He feels like they are heavy and swollen, but they are not. Kenny was supposed to only have heavy duty chemo for 2 weeks, as the surgeon said he got all the cancer, and then have the colostomy reversed the end of August or beginning of September. Kenny's oncologist said he has to have heavy duty chemo for 6 months, and no colostomy reversal until next year. After the surgeon told him he can go back to regular eating, the oncologist forbid most foods.

Kenny said the heck with the oncologist, and is eating again, but still losing a lot of weight. Kenny is also very dehydrated. No amount of liquid seems to be getting asorbed in his body. He is also very depressed.

To top it off, my nephew, Kenny's son, is a worthless piece of trash that does nothing but leech off of Kenny.He has had multiple DUI's, wrecking his own cars and others, and is on probation for a previous DUI wreck. He got arrested for DUI and other charges AGAIN 3 weeks ago, and it cost Kenny thousands to bail him out, pay for the ankle monitor, etc. My brother's bills from this cancer battle are growing, and he cannot afford to continue to bail out his only child. My nephew totally disrespects Kenny, and seems to really care less what is going on. He is extremely self centered.

My mother was finally told a couple of months ago by my nephew that Kenny has cancer. She is uncooperative in all things, and is self centered also. It is all about her, and no one else. I will leave this part at that last sentence.

My oldest daughter Mary K, moved out on her own 2 months ago. She has disabilities, but she has to do this. I am not going to be around forever. She moved less than 2 blocks away from me. She has a very nice apartment, a whole 1st floor of a very big old fashioned house. Between rummage sales, alley picking, and everyone giving her a little of this and that, she has everything she needs. Her apartment is nicely furnished, and you would never guess the origin of the items. She is happy, but she found out 2 weeks ago that the landlord has put the property up for sale. Since she is on a month to month lease, if someone buys it, she could have a very short time to find another place and no money to get another place unless she would get the deposit back immediately.

I absolutely love my new fur baby Jewel ! She is so sweet ! I am still crying for Sheba off and on. I still miss her so much.

I tripped on my back steps yesterday afternoon, sprained my ankle, and knocked my hip out again. So, I am back on crutches again.I did not go to the doctor. I am still paying for my previous bills, both medical/dental for myself, and the vet bill for Sheba. 2/3 of my Social Security check is going to pay off these bills, and will continue to do so for most of the rest of the year. I also had a bad reaction to the joint supplements and had to quit taking them. My allergies to meds, foods, and substances is making things very difficult.

My husband had another psychotic episode recently, fueled by beer and too many pills. The only thing I can do when he does this, is walk away and stay silent, and wait for him to calm down.

I have a lot of other things going on that are pretty minor in comparison, but these are on the top of the list.

With all this going on, I am pretty calm, not frazzled. Frustrated for sure. I am leaving everything in God's hands, and will continue to plod through this all.