I woke up at home.. very well rested
And, got myself together... showered..
My dad wanted to see Chris, so he brought my mom with him even though she was going to go later with my cousin Gina...
So, I stopped at Starbucks, the usual...
Chris was getting cleaned up by the awesome nurse he had - Sonya.. she is actually from the Cancer Institute.. she works with Dr Strair... she cleaned him... re-bandaged the biopsyed area on his thigh... and his groin irritation (jock itch)...
Mom, dad, and me hung with him for a while..
Then, they left and Chris and I relaxed....
Christine Rabbath came by.. she took me to lunch and we stopped to get Chris lunch on the way home...
However, Chris started with some major diareaha (sorry for the details) Its most likely from chemo... he is now unsettled... But he manages to eat half his lunch/dinner
Christine also baked him cookies... her recipe... he LOVED them
So now he has his own batch yummmy...
They cannot give him Immodium because they have to test the stool to make sure he doesnt have C-Diff... ugh
anyways, christine and my bro eventually lose... my dallas cowboys lose to the giants.. i am depressed...
Chris is sleepy again at a pretty early time...
He feels crappy from the diareaha.. I decide I should go home and rest at home for the night so he can rest too..
The night nurse comes.. she wont give him his Ativan and Dilaudid cus its too early or his bp is too low for both... Chris is annoyed.. she has to wait til 930 or so to come back with his night pills.. its only 730 or 8 pm and he wants to sleep
Eventually, he relaxes and I leave
Jeanie gets me Starbucks and comes over to hang with me...
Chris calls me to tell me he got a text from his brother Lew's girlfriend Jen... he thinks they are engaged...
So, he it too loopy to call and find out... he told me he had gotten up and needed meds so they finally gave them to him...
I texted Jen and Lew finally proposed after having the ring since June!!!
Yay!!! There will be 2 Jennifer Waxmonskys
Lew is flying to NJ to see Chris tomorrow (Monday)
I get a good nights rest.....
Monday, November 3, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Saturday November 1- wow.. its November
Photo on left is the blue chemo Chris got on Oct 30, Oct 31, and Nov 1 (15 minutes each evening, 5pm-ish) You can see how blue it is in the tubes (the green above in the bag is to protect the chemo from light)
Today, I got up and hung out with Chris for a lil while.. he was awake pretty early
I decided to go home pretty early and grab some of his blankets, take a shower, and come back to the hospital around lunch time... Aunt Cathy and Grandma Peters were going to be visiting around then...
When I got home I realized my brother was also going to visit, so when I stopped at Starbucks, I grabbed coffee for me, Chris, and my brother Chris...
Then I hung out with Aunt Cathy and Grandma also when I got there...
They always bring sunshine to the hospital ;) Aunt Cathy brought 2 6-packs of Boost... so thats awesome, because Chris loves them and really help him increase his calorie intake these days...
Grandma brought homemade rice pudding.. yummooo
Chris had been given some drugs to go along with the chemo so he was drowsy and a little funny
THe nurse asked him to let her know when he got his lunch so she could give him insulin..
Well, he lost track of time and had never even ordered it...
So, he picked up the phone and ordered, carefully...
When he hung up, he looked at us and said "6:30"
huh???? turns out they asked if he wanted it for dinner at 6:30... he said "yes"
Guess what? it was only 1:00pm or so!!!
So, I warmed up his leftovers from homemade dinner the night before and he ate that for lunch!! You had to be there, it was pretty cute that he was mixed up with time!
So, Aunt Cathy and Grandma left... my brother and I went downstairs to get Chris (and ourselves) some soft serve ice cream
Chris left shortly after.. Chris and I napped.. and then it was time....Chris wanted me to see the "cool" blue chemo... he got it for days 1, 2, and 3 (today was day 3) Its only a 15 minute chemo, as opposed to the 24-hour chemo thats been running since Day 1.. It was quite blue
I decided to go home pretty early and grab some of his blankets, take a shower, and come back to the hospital around lunch time... Aunt Cathy and Grandma Peters were going to be visiting around then...
When I got home I realized my brother was also going to visit, so when I stopped at Starbucks, I grabbed coffee for me, Chris, and my brother Chris...
Then I hung out with Aunt Cathy and Grandma also when I got there...
They always bring sunshine to the hospital ;) Aunt Cathy brought 2 6-packs of Boost... so thats awesome, because Chris loves them and really help him increase his calorie intake these days...
Grandma brought homemade rice pudding.. yummooo
Chris had been given some drugs to go along with the chemo so he was drowsy and a little funny
THe nurse asked him to let her know when he got his lunch so she could give him insulin..
Well, he lost track of time and had never even ordered it...
So, he picked up the phone and ordered, carefully...
When he hung up, he looked at us and said "6:30"
huh???? turns out they asked if he wanted it for dinner at 6:30... he said "yes"
Guess what? it was only 1:00pm or so!!!
So, I warmed up his leftovers from homemade dinner the night before and he ate that for lunch!! You had to be there, it was pretty cute that he was mixed up with time!
So, Aunt Cathy and Grandma left... my brother and I went downstairs to get Chris (and ourselves) some soft serve ice cream
Chris left shortly after.. Chris and I napped.. and then it was time....Chris wanted me to see the "cool" blue chemo... he got it for days 1, 2, and 3 (today was day 3) Its only a 15 minute chemo, as opposed to the 24-hour chemo thats been running since Day 1.. It was quite blue
The plan was to rest up and then watch a movie or 2.. then around 10 or 11 pm, Chris would get his sleepy time meds, and I would go home to sleep
I have never left Chris at the hospital before... Whenever he is there, I sleep there too.... Tonight is a first... I really need to get on this schedule so that I can get better rest ... We have a long road ahead still.. long enough that I cannot afford to get run down or sick now, and this is the most important time for me to be strong and reliable and around for him..
As much as I hate leaving him, its best for me to get home to sleep sometimes...
Chris isnt kept up by me being there, but the nurses are there for mid-night pees... I will feel better after sleeping home
So, we turn on Iron Man around 7:00pm or so... maybe 7:30... I am not as interested as Chris.. I am not really into comic stories... but Chris got tired 15 minutes in.. and I was all into it.. ooops
So, we shut it off...
I wasnt ready for bed or leaving.. but since Chris was so tired, I (we) decided to call it a night...
The nurse Isabel came in with night meds... and she felt bad waking him
She cleaned his dressing on his leg (where the bump was removed a couple weeks ago) It is still not healed so they are on top of re-dressing it... He was barely awake but asked for his night meds (the pain killers and ativan). He isnt in pain.. lol.. The nurse said she thinks he is ok and winked at me... So, anyways, I left...
I am home without him for the first time since June 6th (overnight, anyways)
Rex is excited.. keeping me company.. purring and meowing up a storm...
SO, with the extra hour tonight, we will both be well rested tomorrow, as far as I can tell
Well, I am going to go enjoy a real bed, read, and say my prayers..... talk to you all tomorrow
love jenn
Halloween...
Well Halloween came and went...
Chris had his bowl of candy out and some decorations...
I worked... and Chris patiently waited for me to get here afterwards.. he told me I took a long time today :( I needed a nap so when I got home, I took one for a couple hours but then Chris was bored at the hospital...
I brought him and Jeanie Starbucks... she was meeting me at the hospital to visit Chris....
I found out that he had some visitors .... Marc Kollar... he is on the Waxmonsky side (but from Grandma Phyllis Kollar's side.. he is actually Grandma Phyllis's brother Ted's son) So he would be Chris's cousin basically... (Aunt Ro's nephew) He is A Knight (Knights of Columbus)... and Chris was happy to see him
Also, the priest came back to see Chris.. I have to find out his name .. ooops
He is going to be bringing some scriptures
He had his blue chemo yesterday and will have another one today (Saturday)
I have to get you all a picture of that... its the 15 min chemo he gets on Days 1 2 and 3...
The other chemo runs for 24 hours for every day through tonight... (3 days)
He was pretty excited that the chemo was blue
Sharon came back to visit him and his occupational therapist for the finger came to see him and it turns out they went to high school together in Clifton
He had Isabel for a few nights as his nurse.. she is very cool... makes things as good as possible around here for him... I dont spend as much time getting to know the day nurses.. well, not yet... because i am often at work
Today we have kathy and she is really nice
I am going to go home and cat nap... see Rex and shower.. and come back here because Grandma Peters and Aunt Cathy are coming to visit around lunch time
Tomorrow, we have more visitors... Chris is excited... he took a walk with a tech yesterday so he is moving around a little more... he is eating a little bit more.. doesnt want to lose any more weight than he has to...
I think thats all I have for now
xoxoxox Jenn
Chris had his bowl of candy out and some decorations...
I worked... and Chris patiently waited for me to get here afterwards.. he told me I took a long time today :( I needed a nap so when I got home, I took one for a couple hours but then Chris was bored at the hospital...
I brought him and Jeanie Starbucks... she was meeting me at the hospital to visit Chris....
I found out that he had some visitors .... Marc Kollar... he is on the Waxmonsky side (but from Grandma Phyllis Kollar's side.. he is actually Grandma Phyllis's brother Ted's son) So he would be Chris's cousin basically... (Aunt Ro's nephew) He is A Knight (Knights of Columbus)... and Chris was happy to see him
Also, the priest came back to see Chris.. I have to find out his name .. ooops
He is going to be bringing some scriptures
He had his blue chemo yesterday and will have another one today (Saturday)
I have to get you all a picture of that... its the 15 min chemo he gets on Days 1 2 and 3...
The other chemo runs for 24 hours for every day through tonight... (3 days)
He was pretty excited that the chemo was blue
Sharon came back to visit him and his occupational therapist for the finger came to see him and it turns out they went to high school together in Clifton
He had Isabel for a few nights as his nurse.. she is very cool... makes things as good as possible around here for him... I dont spend as much time getting to know the day nurses.. well, not yet... because i am often at work
Today we have kathy and she is really nice
I am going to go home and cat nap... see Rex and shower.. and come back here because Grandma Peters and Aunt Cathy are coming to visit around lunch time
Tomorrow, we have more visitors... Chris is excited... he took a walk with a tech yesterday so he is moving around a little more... he is eating a little bit more.. doesnt want to lose any more weight than he has to...
I think thats all I have for now
xoxoxox Jenn
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Quick Update
Today was pretty average, in the world of hospital/leukemia-ville
Chris started his chemo... they did his spinal tap today... that went well.. he slept a lot while i was at work
Lets see.. they gave him a calendar of chemo and non-chemo days which is new... they never layed it out like that before.. now we know exactly when he will get what
We saw Dr Strair this morning, bright and early... He checked in and will be going to a conference in DC this weekend... He will be talking to colleagues about Chris.. thats a good thing, right? A new crew comes in for November.. that means new residents and fellow and Doc in charge ... Dr Harrison I think.. Strair says he has a good sense of humor.. so that will be nice
Oh, side note... I walked around the parking deck this morning at the hospital.. for like 10 minutes... looking for my car... turns out i originally went to the right level and area but it was hiding behind a big huge SUV... i was so mad... what a way to start a morning...
Ok, so I get to the hospital after work tonight and Chris is sporting his new Hawaiian shirt... he looks well rested and happy...
Thats new new thing... he is gonna try to lighten the mood around here with Hawaiian shirts ... thats Chris! now i have to keep my eye out for them since they are out of season... lol I also brought halloween candy here... he wants to have it out for the nurses..
Aunt Ro and Uncle Les's balloons are still staying up... so its festive in here.. Can you believe its Halloween tomorrow? Ahh... so Chris decides to tell me all casually an hour or more after I got here today that the priest showed up... (FYI Chris was baptized but his mom was not Catholic and his stepdad and siblings are all Catholic... basically Chris never got all his sacraments... but he now considers himself Catholic but not "officially")-- anyways.. the priest came and turns out his grandma Phyllis on his step-dad's side wrote the priest a letter about Chris... the Robert wood hospital priest somehow knows his grandma.. Grandma has always wanted Chris fully in the church,,, she sends her love and prayers weekly these days (via US Mail) Well Chris told the priest he wanted to be fully Catholic and was interested in the process.. and the priest did a confession and then gave him Eucharist and confirmed him... all done.. just like that... big news to tell me all casually... well thats about it.. i think... tomorrow i have to be in trenton by 830am for a college job fair at the college of new jersey... Feel free to call me or text me.. or call chris or text him.. if he isnt napping he is always up for calls and company... I think we are seeing Jeanie and Gina this weekend... so far thats the tentative lineup.. plus my brother is always around every other day or so... love you all xoxox keep the prayers coming
Chris started his chemo... they did his spinal tap today... that went well.. he slept a lot while i was at work
Lets see.. they gave him a calendar of chemo and non-chemo days which is new... they never layed it out like that before.. now we know exactly when he will get what
We saw Dr Strair this morning, bright and early... He checked in and will be going to a conference in DC this weekend... He will be talking to colleagues about Chris.. thats a good thing, right? A new crew comes in for November.. that means new residents and fellow and Doc in charge ... Dr Harrison I think.. Strair says he has a good sense of humor.. so that will be nice
Oh, side note... I walked around the parking deck this morning at the hospital.. for like 10 minutes... looking for my car... turns out i originally went to the right level and area but it was hiding behind a big huge SUV... i was so mad... what a way to start a morning...
Ok, so I get to the hospital after work tonight and Chris is sporting his new Hawaiian shirt... he looks well rested and happy...
Thats new new thing... he is gonna try to lighten the mood around here with Hawaiian shirts ... thats Chris! now i have to keep my eye out for them since they are out of season... lol I also brought halloween candy here... he wants to have it out for the nurses..
Aunt Ro and Uncle Les's balloons are still staying up... so its festive in here.. Can you believe its Halloween tomorrow? Ahh... so Chris decides to tell me all casually an hour or more after I got here today that the priest showed up... (FYI Chris was baptized but his mom was not Catholic and his stepdad and siblings are all Catholic... basically Chris never got all his sacraments... but he now considers himself Catholic but not "officially")-- anyways.. the priest came and turns out his grandma Phyllis on his step-dad's side wrote the priest a letter about Chris... the Robert wood hospital priest somehow knows his grandma.. Grandma has always wanted Chris fully in the church,,, she sends her love and prayers weekly these days (via US Mail) Well Chris told the priest he wanted to be fully Catholic and was interested in the process.. and the priest did a confession and then gave him Eucharist and confirmed him... all done.. just like that... big news to tell me all casually... well thats about it.. i think... tomorrow i have to be in trenton by 830am for a college job fair at the college of new jersey... Feel free to call me or text me.. or call chris or text him.. if he isnt napping he is always up for calls and company... I think we are seeing Jeanie and Gina this weekend... so far thats the tentative lineup.. plus my brother is always around every other day or so... love you all xoxox keep the prayers coming
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Wednesday Oct 29th Updates- More Chemo
Ok... well...
Dr Strair came to see us yesterday (Tuesday) around 6pm
There is now leukemia in his bone marrow.. it had not been there before ...
He is saying its about in 30% of his bone marrow... calls it a "fair" amount...
We definitely did not want to have this be the case, because if there was none in the marrow, we could be moving into transplant now...
But the good news, all things considered, is that Dr Strair has a plan... I guess the 30% is low enough that they can treat it... They are starting him on a round of chemo. The donor is on hold... he is ready for Chris when we are ready.... whoever this wonderful guy is...
Dr Strair's hope/goal is that this chemo reduces the leukemia in his marrow to 10% or less. If that happens (they will re-do the bone marrow biopsy in about 2 weeks) they will go ahead with the transplant. They will literally call the donor (the database people coordinate that since we dont "know" who the donor is) and get him scheduled. As soon as Chris's counts come up after this chemo, they will move him into transplant...
So, Dr Strair has come through with a plan... this is why he is the MAN...
Let me go back a bit...While we we waiting bone marrow biopsy results yesterday, Chris and I were both quite on edge, emotional, unsettled.. we prayed a lot... Sharon the chaplain came and prayed with us.. (oops I think I told you all this yesterday)
Anyways, my point in telling you this is because when Strair left the room yesterday evening, I felt God's presence.... I have never felt this before... and although I have always believed in God, in miracles, always had faith, etc... I had never ever seen or felt anything this real.... very weird but very calming...
I think God is telling us He hears us and He is with us.... He isnt letting us down... Just giving us, giving Chris another obstacle... I normally would ask WHY WHY WHY... he has been through so much already but Chris says "dont ask why" he says "ask what next?" Chris is amazing ... so strong ... so I go with it when I can...
So... Matt came last night... so did Christine Rapach (see recent blogs on who these people are if you do not know) and my brother.. My brother brought my new cell phone with him...Fed Ex had delivered it (Chris ordered me a new cell phone) its awesome the LG Voyager Titanium
Electronics always make Chris happy... Seeing Matt made Chris very happy
Christine brought Chris pizza.. and Starbucks.. and she brought me dinner too... she always brightens up the place and Chris loves being her shrink (sorry Christine)
OK. so today I went to work... I had a job fair so it was not an office day...
Chris called me and told me they are moving him from 5 North to 4 North (the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit) His platelets are low... and they will transfuse him... he is quite emotional because its new news and we are still trying to deal with the fact that he has more chemo coming...
Also he loves 5 North nurses... but we will get to know the bone marrow nurses and love them too I hope... They transfuse him with platelets and i text him from the job fair and he calls me... i am so busy at the job fair that i cannot answer.. I try texting and he is so out of it from the drugs and groggy meds that he cannot find the right keys to text me... poor Chris...
My parents go visit him for a bit.. I go home and crash.. i needed a nap.. so me and Rex napped...
Chris is neutrapenic... He cannot have fresh flowers in the room, cannot have fresh veggies, fruit, cold cuts, etc... If you visit, be clean and wash hands... wear mask if you are sick... blah blah blah..
this is part of why they moved him to the 4th floor
He is in a sterile, HEPA filter environment...
Poor Chris's appetite is all funky... he doesnt know what he wants to eat...
My brother is gonna go see him and get there before me... Chris wants Starbucks and all he feels like eating is Houlihans Potato Soup and he asks me to get it... but I just cannot do it...
I do not want him getting food poisoning at this point... there is always risk of bacteria with take out and who knows how many waiters ladel that soup.. i feel terrible... he is sooo bummed cus thats all he wants
I go to the grocery store... i buy canned soup... I get to hospital with soup and starbucks
The soup isnt yummy :( The nurse finds him a turkey sandwich... he also eats some graham crackers and it does the trick... whewwwww
Chris was informed that this chemo can be as ugly as what he went through in June... but Chris is strong.. he is healthy other than this freakin leukemia... so we will be ok...
Chris is scared.... I am scared.. but I am confident that God is on our side... but we have to keep asking Him for strength and blessings and all that...
So, we still pray... I thank you all for your prayers... and I ask that you all still pray
For those of you who dont pray, please trust me here... God has shown me he is here and Chris needs as much prayers as anyone right now...
Here is the plan... get Chris to that "less than 10%" level so that we move to transplant...
Oh, yesterday, I got a beautiful vase of flowers from Christine, Mike, and Ben to bring me sunshine.. they definitely did.. they are pretty.. thanks guys
Lew is flying up Monday... for a week I think.. and Chris is soo excited.. this will be good to have some more support up here
Matt- if you are reading this, I hope to see you up here more often while Chris is in here... I cannot tell you how happy I know Chris is to see more than just my face around here... :)
Lastly, I got home today, and there was a Fed Ex package for Chris.. I brought it here with the mail and Chris opened it and then gave me the contents.. its a gorgeous ring... He wanted to make things official...
We have been attached at the hip, going through a lot together, functioning like a married couple... and we knew we were soulmates when we first met.. Some nurses assume we are married.. others think we are engaged, etc etc... We are way more than just boyfriend/girlfriend so Chris wanted to put something on my finger to end all the confusion..
Of course, he couldnt get down on one knee.. i think the doctors woulda been a little mad
And, we cant exactly have a party right now...BUT.... we are happy...
When all is better, there will be a party to celebrate everything, including this official engagement... and I know Chris has a plan on re-popping the question when he isnt in the hospital... but for now, this is all that matters...
ok.. well Chris is dosing.. i should get rest..
thank you everyone again for the love and prayers
remember, we welcome visitors... and calls and all that..
love jenn
Dr Strair came to see us yesterday (Tuesday) around 6pm
There is now leukemia in his bone marrow.. it had not been there before ...
He is saying its about in 30% of his bone marrow... calls it a "fair" amount...
We definitely did not want to have this be the case, because if there was none in the marrow, we could be moving into transplant now...
But the good news, all things considered, is that Dr Strair has a plan... I guess the 30% is low enough that they can treat it... They are starting him on a round of chemo. The donor is on hold... he is ready for Chris when we are ready.... whoever this wonderful guy is...
Dr Strair's hope/goal is that this chemo reduces the leukemia in his marrow to 10% or less. If that happens (they will re-do the bone marrow biopsy in about 2 weeks) they will go ahead with the transplant. They will literally call the donor (the database people coordinate that since we dont "know" who the donor is) and get him scheduled. As soon as Chris's counts come up after this chemo, they will move him into transplant...
So, Dr Strair has come through with a plan... this is why he is the MAN...
Let me go back a bit...While we we waiting bone marrow biopsy results yesterday, Chris and I were both quite on edge, emotional, unsettled.. we prayed a lot... Sharon the chaplain came and prayed with us.. (oops I think I told you all this yesterday)
Anyways, my point in telling you this is because when Strair left the room yesterday evening, I felt God's presence.... I have never felt this before... and although I have always believed in God, in miracles, always had faith, etc... I had never ever seen or felt anything this real.... very weird but very calming...
I think God is telling us He hears us and He is with us.... He isnt letting us down... Just giving us, giving Chris another obstacle... I normally would ask WHY WHY WHY... he has been through so much already but Chris says "dont ask why" he says "ask what next?" Chris is amazing ... so strong ... so I go with it when I can...
So... Matt came last night... so did Christine Rapach (see recent blogs on who these people are if you do not know) and my brother.. My brother brought my new cell phone with him...Fed Ex had delivered it (Chris ordered me a new cell phone) its awesome the LG Voyager Titanium
Electronics always make Chris happy... Seeing Matt made Chris very happy
Christine brought Chris pizza.. and Starbucks.. and she brought me dinner too... she always brightens up the place and Chris loves being her shrink (sorry Christine)
OK. so today I went to work... I had a job fair so it was not an office day...
Chris called me and told me they are moving him from 5 North to 4 North (the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit) His platelets are low... and they will transfuse him... he is quite emotional because its new news and we are still trying to deal with the fact that he has more chemo coming...
Also he loves 5 North nurses... but we will get to know the bone marrow nurses and love them too I hope... They transfuse him with platelets and i text him from the job fair and he calls me... i am so busy at the job fair that i cannot answer.. I try texting and he is so out of it from the drugs and groggy meds that he cannot find the right keys to text me... poor Chris...
My parents go visit him for a bit.. I go home and crash.. i needed a nap.. so me and Rex napped...
Chris is neutrapenic... He cannot have fresh flowers in the room, cannot have fresh veggies, fruit, cold cuts, etc... If you visit, be clean and wash hands... wear mask if you are sick... blah blah blah..
this is part of why they moved him to the 4th floor
He is in a sterile, HEPA filter environment...
Poor Chris's appetite is all funky... he doesnt know what he wants to eat...
My brother is gonna go see him and get there before me... Chris wants Starbucks and all he feels like eating is Houlihans Potato Soup and he asks me to get it... but I just cannot do it...
I do not want him getting food poisoning at this point... there is always risk of bacteria with take out and who knows how many waiters ladel that soup.. i feel terrible... he is sooo bummed cus thats all he wants
I go to the grocery store... i buy canned soup... I get to hospital with soup and starbucks
The soup isnt yummy :( The nurse finds him a turkey sandwich... he also eats some graham crackers and it does the trick... whewwwww
Chris was informed that this chemo can be as ugly as what he went through in June... but Chris is strong.. he is healthy other than this freakin leukemia... so we will be ok...
Chris is scared.... I am scared.. but I am confident that God is on our side... but we have to keep asking Him for strength and blessings and all that...
So, we still pray... I thank you all for your prayers... and I ask that you all still pray
For those of you who dont pray, please trust me here... God has shown me he is here and Chris needs as much prayers as anyone right now...
Here is the plan... get Chris to that "less than 10%" level so that we move to transplant...
Oh, yesterday, I got a beautiful vase of flowers from Christine, Mike, and Ben to bring me sunshine.. they definitely did.. they are pretty.. thanks guys
Lew is flying up Monday... for a week I think.. and Chris is soo excited.. this will be good to have some more support up here
Matt- if you are reading this, I hope to see you up here more often while Chris is in here... I cannot tell you how happy I know Chris is to see more than just my face around here... :)
Lastly, I got home today, and there was a Fed Ex package for Chris.. I brought it here with the mail and Chris opened it and then gave me the contents.. its a gorgeous ring... He wanted to make things official...
We have been attached at the hip, going through a lot together, functioning like a married couple... and we knew we were soulmates when we first met.. Some nurses assume we are married.. others think we are engaged, etc etc... We are way more than just boyfriend/girlfriend so Chris wanted to put something on my finger to end all the confusion..
Of course, he couldnt get down on one knee.. i think the doctors woulda been a little mad
And, we cant exactly have a party right now...BUT.... we are happy...
When all is better, there will be a party to celebrate everything, including this official engagement... and I know Chris has a plan on re-popping the question when he isnt in the hospital... but for now, this is all that matters...
ok.. well Chris is dosing.. i should get rest..
thank you everyone again for the love and prayers
remember, we welcome visitors... and calls and all that..
love jenn
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