Monday update by Amanda

Val: Feb. 23, 2014

Val's hair is growing back, slowly but steadily, and it seems to be red!

I have lit that fire I promised, to encourage Val to produce another post, but to no effect so far. Maybe you could nudge her?

The cats continue to go stir crazy from the persistent cold temperatures

The Olympics are over, so now we'll have to find something else to stream via our iPhones. Maybe we'll set ourselves up for Netflix...

I have only two more classes in my night course; yahoo!

Dad is home from the hospital and, not quite one week into this new reality, both he and Mum are figuring things out. Lots to learn, what with oxygen tubes, new routines and so on. My hat is off to both of them for being so positive about it all.

Off to make morning coffee and head to work. Stay in touch: The immediate crisis is over for us, but the chronic reality of ongoing treatments and energy ups and downs for both Val and me can depress us more than I might care to admit.

 Cheers to you all. Hope you have a good week yourselves....