Baxter is back…… Thanksgiving……Giving Thanks
Joyce had not been able to keep any food down since Sunday, so yesterday we were at the Cancer Center for an IV for nausea and for dehydration. They really helped Joyce feel better immediately. Just as we were leaving the center, staff and friends were assembling for a Christmas service for the Frauenshuh Cancer Center. We kind of got caught in the flow of people going to the event, so we went also. It was actually the Christmas dedication of a special tree in the garden coupled with lighting of the Christmas Lights. We have often wondered if the people who the center is named after are still alive, and they are, they were sitting right in front of us. Mr. Frauenshuh told us that the tree in the garden was just transplanted recently and is a Swamp Oak, picked especially because it is close to a marsh area, because it can live to over 100 years old and because it grows very tall. It will be a symbol of a long life. There was a short program with an incredible singer who sings with the Minneapolis Orchestra, and also the Hospital choral group. That is probably the only Christmas program we will be attending, so it was perfect.
11/27/09 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Joyce’s daughter had her tonsils out recently and is still recovering, so we will spend some time today with her and her significant other and then come home to rest and relax.
We have many blessings to count, and one of them is our family and friends! We are very thankful for everyone’s support and prayers through all of our health problems. We are both on the way up now and look forward to being home and with friends rather than at the hospital with doctors!
Doug & Joyce