Because the people who love me are everything, and the life I lead is the point. I am surrounded by love and support from so many people—my family, my doctors, my friends near and far. And it means so much to us as we enter our next step this week. Thursday I step back into the tube for another test round, and Friday will be my first actual radiation treatment. This time I will be taking chemotherapy pills—Temodar—along with my daily ten minute zap for six weeks. After the six weeks, I’ll have a month totally off, then start back up with just Temodar for another 5-6 months.
So—in honor of my zap and chemo, my friend Liz Makowske created the most wonderful present for me: her boys dressed at my request for Valentine’s Day. They are stunning, and so is she. The link is on Facebook, but I can’t resist stealing two (I think she will forgive me). You have to be lucky enough to know Liz to understand her love of dressing up her boys, let alone the simple love of having her in your life as a friend.
Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody!
Love,
-Kristina (&Mark)
On January 19, Kristina wrote (in response to some awesome other photos that were sent):
“I love that your children exist (in small part) for my amusement. I’m going to start putting in advance requests. For Valentine’s Day, I think white robes with gold and a bow/arrow would be appropriate—Roman style.”
On January 22, Liz wrote:
“Ummm I LOVE that you just gave me an idea/project. I have marked my calendar for Feb 3.”
1 comment:
Dear Kristina: Elizabeth has been telling me about you for a while now... Please now your in my thoughts and prayers... you are not only incredibly courageous, but you are such a beautiful writer...have you ever thought of making your blogs into a book? ...and Elizabeth and her boys have truly enjoyed creating your Valentines... so we are all behind you...we say, "Lloyd to get lost, love wants to take his place!" Fondly, Elizabeth's mom
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