Play Ball!

Murray Hill Little League All Stars are off to a good start! It was a perfect day at the ball park - sunny and high seventies. Four of our boys hit homers, one of them hit three! The game ended with a brilliant catch by our shortstop of a hard hit ball - so fast you could have missed it - he then tossed the ball to first for the final out of the game. MHLL 14, Tigard 5. Next game, 10AM tomorrow. Note to church friends: I will be at the game. Um, it's a once in a lifetime ride these boys are on - we have to put up with a few Sunday games . .

I'm back up to 95% of my usual self - thank you God! Just in time to enjoy the game, and the pre-game potluck! My appetite has returned - big time. Major craving for potato salad - satisfied!

I think sleeping yesterday evening and all night helped immensely. I woke up feeling fairly decent - even though I still had the chemo pump at that time. The morning errands included turning the pump back in to St Vincent's. I think there is a psychological impact from getting rid of the thing. It's no trouble to have, but I appreciate not having to have it sitting on my waist making its quiet but relentless little pumping sound.

I am not being bothered by radiation at this time. I guess that one day was just my system being startled by the burn. I haven't turned red or felt sore since then.

Now I get to look forward to a normal day tomorrow - no treatments to upset the status quo - and another ball game to enjoy. I've had a taste of feeling rotten (due to chemo) so I can better appreciate a return to feeling good. And - I will be better prepared when it's time for the second and final chemo in 4 or 5 weeks.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 1:17