3 people that I know and love have been recently diagnosed with cancer. 2 are elderly family members. One is an amazing person, a fit and strong lady, and the mother of my very dear friends. I am thinking of them often and I am so heart broken by this news.
I often think of a friend in Penticton who will soon have a baby whose mother is battling cancer. Another coworker back in Penticton is having a hard time from her chemo treatments. It's been almost 2 years since Jason lost his father Ray to cancer. I am treating a college student right now who had lymphoma a few years ago and is doing well now, but lost her hip and has huge orthopedic issues since her chemo treatments.
Unrelated to cancer, my great aunt passed away last week after a broken hip.
At tough times like this... I look to Rachel to cheer me up...
Funny things Rachel is saying and what it means:
"Wub you. Hug. Pat pat pat." (Love you, she hugs you and then pats you on the back.)
"Bye bye. Soon. Adios."
"No Nunu! Only paper." (She is scolding her blanket friend Nunu and saying No, Nunu, you can only color on paper - not on the furniture.)
"Bring it!" (I want to bring this toy or Nunu with me and will freak out if we leave it behind.)
"Have it!" (I'd really, really like some of this please and will cry and scream if I don't get it soon.)
"Help you please." (Help me please.)
"Abugayno" (we have no idea what this is and she says it several times a day.)
"Come on Rachel. Go!" (as we are packing up to try and get out the door on time.)
"Come on guys. Guys! Gu-uys!!!"
"Ow Ow Owie Owie Owie" (I don't like it.)
"Daddy running. Yeah runner! Rachel run."
"Daddy funny. Super Daddy. Mamma beautiful."
"Excited. Nice."
Favorite things Rachel loves to do:
- throw rocks into the creek
- throw a ball under a bed or the couch and then get down on the floor, saying 'oh no! ball! help you' as she pretends to try and reach for it, but really hopes an adult will come retrieve it
- building a tower out of anything that she can stack - see tower of canned soup that she made all by herself!
- hug and snuggle
- go down the slide backwards
- roll the dice in our game called 'Farkle' and cheer after she throws it. Then say 'Rachel's turn!' until she gets to go again.
- turn on the radio and sing 'da da da'
- hit the buttons on the calculator while saying 'seven! two! eight' randomly
- go shopping in the kitchen, which means taking a bag on her arm and walking around filling it with things, such as cans of soup or granola bars or large spoons
- climb up chairs, on her stroller, or any furniture
- play hide and seek. Sometimes she will hide properly, like behind furniture, while other times she will just cover her face with her hands and say 'hiding'.
- stand on one leg, walk on her tiptoes, or march around
Fun things we've done lately:
- watch baby chicks at our cousin Jeannie Ray's house (play this video)
- Easter Egg Hunt in town with the Easter Bunny
- been on a great family hike on the Osprey Trail, just outside of town. See the pictures and the video of Mamma running with the backpack on, as Rachel says 'go! run!' and giggles as she bounces along.
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