reporting live from mogadishu

Alright, maybe I'm not really in Mogadishu, but I could be, and it's such fun to say Mogadishu. This weekend was spent in much reflection and THANKFULNESS for our armed forces, past and present; from my Great-Grandaddy Wilkerson, who fought in WWI, to the mighty Eagle Battalion at Carson-Newman (always near and deat to my heart), to Marine PFC Woods Pepperman, and PFC Ben Evans. From old men to young men, family, friends and former campers/students, stand for honor and intergrity and our defense. Of course there are those of you who aren't mentioned - sorry - I only have so much space. If you serve our country in this capacity and you're special to me and you know it, well know that you have my deepest appreciation as well.

Besides, I'm my own war correspondent of sorts- the war for my body and the war for my spirit to NOT give into despair and self-pity. The good report is that today, it's a war that I'm winning, with Heaven's help!!! All my counts and such big lab talks - are GOOD. Today was big day of chemo - got finished around 6pm. Let me just clear this up and continue to take away the power of fear in these words. Chemo-therapy is just chemical therapy. You get a cold - they put you on an anti-biotic. If you're a diabetic, they give you an insulin shot. And if you have cancer, they give you a lot drugs in liquid form via an IV; it's to kill the cancer cells. The backlash is that it kills your white blood cells too. However, the Creator designed the body in such a way that those cells bebuild themselves!!!

And there's always fun to be found in all things. We fed Kaa this week and that's always amusing to those around (albeit a little freakish for people who aren' snake people or rat people). True friendship keeps getting a new definition by the status of my hair. I went over to Byron and Amy's for one last as close as could be buzz - excellent times!!!

So, really by now, it's Thursday, Day 2, and I just woke up from a 3 hour nap. Not feeling badly at all, so I'm going to watch "Walking Tall" with mom and Stacie - can't get enough of the ROCK! woo woo.

Thanks to all my wonderful visitors this week; Susie, Sean, Heather,Shelli, Amy D. and Bob M.!!!!!