It's Friday night so thought I'd better update everyone. We have been busy with Robert's appts and just the normal living. Yesterday I cleaned the room, did laundry and finally paid bills!!!! Robert napped during all of it. The chemo and radiation are making him more tired everyday.
Today after his appt we toured the Bells at the top of the Plummer building. Awsome!!! Took the elevator to the 15th floor and then had to climb several flights of stairs and then a spiral staircase to the top. Robert didn't think he was up to the climb but didn't want to miss out so going slow he made it. What a great experience. The guy who played them did a 30 minute concert. It was amazing to watch him. It is a dying art! We then got to walk around the balcony and view all of the downtown area of Rochester. Very COLD up there! Robert didn't do that part.
After lunch Robert went up to nap and me and two new friends did a walking tour of all the chapels in the Mayo area! Beautiful! What a great day it was. Then we came back to the Lodge and I made supper for Kathy, Todd, Robert & I. They are great friends.
Tomorrow we are planning on going to the Sister's convent and taking that tour. Robert and I have been out there to Mass and it is a beautiful church. I hope Robert will be able to go. Don't want to tire him out as we have free tickets to the Civic Center to the "Big Band Bash". Todd has agreed to take us in his car and then come back and pick us up in a heated car so Robert don't have to be out in the cold. He chills very easily.
Last evening, Kathy and I went to Meditation hour. The Chaplin was great. She was a lady that had been a Nun for 18 years and then broke away and went on to become an ordained minister. She is a chaplin for the Hospitals here. She was so interesting and it was just Kathy and I that attended so we had a great time. Her lesson was "Burdens and Blessings"! Wow!
That is the one thing I have learned through all of our trials in life that so many blessings come out of them. From Rob's broken neck to Robert's illnesses and every other trial that we have been through, your grow in your spirit. There is always a rainbow after every storm and you have to dance in the rain if you want to see the sunshine. We've done lots of dancing in the rain, but God has always been there to carry us.
After you have done everything you can do, God will do the rest!
Wishing you all a great weekend.
Love, Robert and Roxie
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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Aunt Roxie, You are so amazing to do everything you're doing and still have the time to stop and send us the Mother/Son Willow Statue. It came yesterday when we got home from the funeral, and Tom really liked it. Thank you so much for thinking of us. You always know just the right thing to say or do. We love you. Hope you and Robert are doing well. Pam
Robert and Roxie, we really enjoy your reports of your "doing things" and are praying the treatments clear things up good and also that your shingles went away. Earl had shingles several years and hasn't forgot the misery of it. We remember your friendliness of sharing sweetcorn with us. It was the best.
Our love from Earl and Lois.
We have a busy schedule this week.
We are doing a survey for the radiation department and we have meetings from 1:30 to 3:00 on Tues, Wed and Thur for this week and next along with our regular scheduled appts.
Yesterday we went to the Convent called Assissi Heights. It was beautiful and interesting.
Last night was the Big Band Bash and it was awsome music. They had a 5 piece Jazz band and they had so much energy. It was accordian, trumpet, trombone, drums and clarient. Robert really enjoyed it.
Went to Mass today and then Todd took us out to breakfast at Pannekoken. Robert took a nap and Todd, Kathy and I went to the Civic Center to the White Lippazane Stallions. It was fun.
Then tonight Kathy treated us all to supper at a place about 15 miles out of Rochester called The Fisherman's Inn. It was delicious food. I have been cooking for Todd and Kathy all week so they decided it was there turn.
They have both been really good friends. Kathy is from Texas and owns a hunting lodge and Todd is a farmer from So Dakota. Kathy will be leaving Wednesday and I will really miss her but Todd's wife is coming so that will be fun.
It's nice to have someone to do things with and Kathy says we have to have fun and not concentrate on the CANCER! She is so right!
Better get to bed as we have a heavy schedule of appts this week.
Congratulations to Cooper and Laura Berning on their wedding this weekend. Wish we could have been there. I know it was fun beautiful.
Hope to see you all in March sometime. Love and prayers,
Robert and Roxie
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