Ya Gotta Do What Ya Gotta Do!


The week before last was full of blood work, tests, scans, and various office visits just trying to figure out the best plan for Matt's port situation.  After several days of blood thinner shots every morning and night (which took a solid 5 minutes every time because neither of us could hold still from laughing.  I don't know why me giving him a shot was so funny?  And the poor boy looks polka dotted from all the little bruises, but I digress...) they determined the best plan of action was to either replace or repair the port.  He had that surgery last Friday, and they decided to remove the old port, and put in a new one on the opposite side.  He did not love it (as you can imagine) because he really didn't want any other procedures or surgeries, but I think he appreciated it more after having a much less painful chemo experience last Tuesday.  Ya gotta do what ya gotta do!  7 down, 5 to go!

He looks like he failed miserably at spray tanning lol
Unfortunately, I wasn't around the rest of the week to keep an eye on him because I had to go to Morgantown for a 3 day work conference.  People from all over the eastern U.S. (including our National Office) attend these meetings, so I volunteered to be on the planning committee because, you know, I like this sort of thing.  Loren and I were mostly in charge of the hospitality suite and entertainment, so we organized a trivia game night complete with prizes.  Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, so we are calling it a win! We had a ton of fun and made lots of new friends, but we were exhausted by the end of the week!



I came back Friday afternoon and had just enough time to take a nap before I went to the Zumbathon that my friends Sarah, Brandy, and Ashley organized for Matt and me.  I have been both an instructor and student at countless Zumbathons in my 8+ years of Zumba-ing, and I never would've imagined that my family would be the recipient of Zumbathon funds.  We didn't get an exact headcount, but there were about 45+ people there, and they raised $855!  We are so thankful for everyone who participated or donated, and of course to my Zumba gals who instructed!


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