Well it is about 11 o'clock on Thursday night and I thought I should do a quick blog since it has been way too long since the last one!

I hosted the "Solutia" party a couple of weekends ago and it was a great success. I hope to do it every couple of months.  Everyone was so glad to see each other and I was thrilled to finally see everyone together as well.  For those of you who do not know, some of the people have left Solutia, so it was like a little union.  We ate and drank and then played games until well past midnight and I think I went to bed about 1:00.

This weekend Mary Jane and Loring, from Ohio, are coming in.  I am planning on having about 10 people over.  Mary Jane and Julie Gundlach are both meso patients and we have all stayed close for many years (with their families too).  Also Lisa Blanzy and Patti are coming to look at the pictures from our trip to Europe we went on with Loring and Mary Jane.

My brother in law Lee has been sick with kidney stones for over 6 weeks.  He is going in for a second attempt to have them removed on the 17th if this month.  He has had them blasted once and is due to have them blasted again on the 10th....poor guy!  He has been in so much pain.  My mom is having cataract surgery the end of the month as well.

I also wanted to let you know that my fistula has returned   I am just being put on antibiotics and another medication for 2 weeks and then I have to go back to see the surgeon.  yuk!  But, I am hopeful that I will not have to have surgery....my concern is that my Crohn's is not going into remission with medication.  I will be talking to Dr. Cort again soon.

I am half way through chapter 5.  I am really struggling with this chapter.  I am having a hard time making the transition from Emily's elementary school years to her middle school years and all that went on during those years and the bonding we had with our friends, etc.  It is so hard to jam so much into one chapter and then try to end that chapter with the beginning of Craig's illness.  I think I have rewritten this chapter 4-5 times.


I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day!!

BELIEVING....
Shelly