Day +6

Today, day +6, Adair will begin getting Neupogen shots again. These shots help his body boost his white blood cell count! I'm excited because once those start coming back the darn sores in his mouth will start to go away!! He is so miserable right now because of his mouth! He looks like a little squirrel because his cheeks are swollen :)

Adair is still doing a great job keeping his energy up! It amazes me. Before I got here this morning, he had already been up exercising on the stationary bike. He wants to make sure the docs see him trying really hard so they'll let him outta here!!!

I just wanted to share something that was on Adair's breakfast tray this morning. It was from Spiritual Services. It reads:

The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
---Baroness Orczy

The difficult spells in our lives come to an end. And no matter the depth of our disturbance, we will survive. We forget that the depths teach us how to better appreciate the heights.

Sorrow heightens joy. Depression heightens laughter. We wouldn't know the joys and laughter were it not for the sorrows. In them we learn to be patient, waiting for the wisdom which will light our way. In them we learn to listen for the guidance that beckons us forth.

We must reflect on the troubling experiences we've passed through of late. They made us wiser; they gave us strength. They changed us, moving us ever closer to the persons, whole and happy, we desire to be.

Difficulties often precede enlightenment. They pull us inward, perhaps push us to search for our connectedness to God, a connectedness that is at home in our hearts. The paradox is that these painful periods strengthen our oneness with the Spirit.

If the day looks bleak, I will accept it as a hand reaching toward me, to pull me forward, to secure my place in the spiritual family.

:)