Bitter/Sweet

This weekend we went to Macon for the wedding of Leslie's cousin, Mindy. We headed to Griffin to drop the kids off at my folks' place. Leslie had felt pretty good through the morning. But about the time we got to my parents her stomach started hurting. We stayed there longer than we'd planned, waiting for the pain to subside. When we finally got on the road, we had to stop several times on the way trip to Macon.

Thankfully, some over the counter medicine helped (after taking the maximum daily dose) just in time for the wedding. So she was able to enjoy the wedding and reception and time with family. Mindy was beautiful, and it was touching to see Girard moved to tears as she came down the aisle with her dad. We had a great time until about 9 when Leslie was finally worn out (we hear the festivities continued on for a few more hours!).

Today has been worse. Leslie has eaten very little; just enough to take her chemo pills. We were able to make it to my folks to get the kids but then had to camp out there a while. Then we came on home and she hit the bed. Pray that she will feel renewed in the morning.

The kids did have a great time at Pop and Grandma's. They got to max out on sugar, and each had their own pack of gum (not sugar free). We managed to leave only one pack at my parents'. We borrowed Lady and the Tramp for the ride home, which helped pass the journey for the kids, and put Aggie to sleep. It rained most of the way back, so I was thankful to have some quiet to help concentrate.

I'm concerned about Leslie's strength from not eating. And she's experiencing a good deal of pain. So pray for both of those matters as we start a new week and she begins another round of radiation.