What a day it turned out to be.
Cousins at the temple: Wendy, David, Me
Cousins at the temple: Wendy, David, MeJosh's bday. The plan was that we will celebrate tomorrow because my mom and dad will come then for a couple of days, and Duff and I had the Strengthening Marriage class to teach tonight. Grandma and Grandpa have been at Auntie Tia's for a week helping her have a break from all her caregiving.
We went along with that outline until I got a call from Lisa this afternoon telling me that our cousin, Wendy, collapsed and was on her way to the hospital in an ambulance being worked on.
Wendy has been battling breast cancer for almost 9 years. She is my 'little' cousin. She's had a rough life. Her first marriage was to a very abusive man, and she was lucky to finally get out of that somewhat in tact (which is saying a lot considering she was his punching bag and lived getting thrown into walls on a regular basis), and put a small life together for her and her 2 sons. She found love again and re-married only to be diagnosed with cancer.
Wendy lives close to her parents, and my aunt does what she can to help her very sick daughter, but she also takes care of my uncle who has serious diabetes and dementia. It is a miracle she cares for them both. So my dad followed the ambulance as best he could considering it had the siren blaring and the lights blazing down the mountain from Wrightwood to San Bernardino. He lost it, but the driver told him he probably would and gave him a map on how to get there. Auntie Tia couldn't leave Uncle Bob alone, so my mom stayed with them.
She is very thin, bald, and grayish. My parents said it is painfull to look at her. She spent the day at Auntie Tia's on the couch. When Larry came after work, she needed to use the restroom and he helped her sit up and put her arms around his neck in preparation to pick her up. When she stood up she was steady for a second or two and then collapsed, unconscious. They couldn't revive her and called 911.
The EMT's worked on her the whole way, and she did respond a little. She did regain some consciousness at the hospital. Her bishopric came and gave her a blessing, but she was told by the bishop and the doctors that her time is short.
We made a new dinner in the crockpot. One of Christine's leaders made it at girls camp. Defrosted chicken tenders with Bullseye bbq sauce. Let it cook on high for 4-6 hours. Shred. If there is too much liquid from the chicken, pour off. Add more bbq sauce it needed. Serve on a hamburger bun or sandwich roll with a slice of american or provolone cheese. It was really good. I think next time I will offer some shredded cabbage to put on it as well for a little crunch.
Meredith and Christine went to the beach.
Mike came over in the afternoon.
Marriage class went very well. It was punctuated with phone calls about Wendy that I just quietly left the room for. I made a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and I put roasted almonds on the sides. It was REALLY good. Everyone commented on how moist it was, because you know that red velvet can tend to be dry. But here is the secret: Duncan Hines. Yep, it was a cake mix that I didn't use for the 4th. Not from scratch. Now it's out. Go Mr. Hines!
We went along with that outline until I got a call from Lisa this afternoon telling me that our cousin, Wendy, collapsed and was on her way to the hospital in an ambulance being worked on.
Wendy has been battling breast cancer for almost 9 years. She is my 'little' cousin. She's had a rough life. Her first marriage was to a very abusive man, and she was lucky to finally get out of that somewhat in tact (which is saying a lot considering she was his punching bag and lived getting thrown into walls on a regular basis), and put a small life together for her and her 2 sons. She found love again and re-married only to be diagnosed with cancer.
Wendy lives close to her parents, and my aunt does what she can to help her very sick daughter, but she also takes care of my uncle who has serious diabetes and dementia. It is a miracle she cares for them both. So my dad followed the ambulance as best he could considering it had the siren blaring and the lights blazing down the mountain from Wrightwood to San Bernardino. He lost it, but the driver told him he probably would and gave him a map on how to get there. Auntie Tia couldn't leave Uncle Bob alone, so my mom stayed with them.
She is very thin, bald, and grayish. My parents said it is painfull to look at her. She spent the day at Auntie Tia's on the couch. When Larry came after work, she needed to use the restroom and he helped her sit up and put her arms around his neck in preparation to pick her up. When she stood up she was steady for a second or two and then collapsed, unconscious. They couldn't revive her and called 911.
The EMT's worked on her the whole way, and she did respond a little. She did regain some consciousness at the hospital. Her bishopric came and gave her a blessing, but she was told by the bishop and the doctors that her time is short.
We made a new dinner in the crockpot. One of Christine's leaders made it at girls camp. Defrosted chicken tenders with Bullseye bbq sauce. Let it cook on high for 4-6 hours. Shred. If there is too much liquid from the chicken, pour off. Add more bbq sauce it needed. Serve on a hamburger bun or sandwich roll with a slice of american or provolone cheese. It was really good. I think next time I will offer some shredded cabbage to put on it as well for a little crunch.
Meredith and Christine went to the beach.
Mike came over in the afternoon.
Marriage class went very well. It was punctuated with phone calls about Wendy that I just quietly left the room for. I made a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and I put roasted almonds on the sides. It was REALLY good. Everyone commented on how moist it was, because you know that red velvet can tend to be dry. But here is the secret: Duncan Hines. Yep, it was a cake mix that I didn't use for the 4th. Not from scratch. Now it's out. Go Mr. Hines!
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