daddylane's Cancer Blog

April 18, 2008

Don't be SCARED!

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Hey folks. Have the intensity of the last couple of posts scared ya’ll?

I’m afraid that they really have been leaning to the “emo” side of things. It’s funny. The intention I had when starting the Daddy Lane Is Crazy Cute entry was truly meant to focus on his positive qualities in a lighter tone. Boy did that change quickly.

I gotta ask folks to continue to post comments. Even if they are difficult for you to do they really help me to get feedback, but most importantly, they give the old man an opportunity to hear from you and get an idea of his fan bases status. Be prepared because in the very fear future the post will just be asking for people to leave a comment for the Skinny Mack AKA Daddy Dough Stacks. And you thought that Jerry Lane was just about the intellect? Nah honey, he’s got crazy game too!

Mom and Dad are having tender moments like the one pictured above from last week. But have no fear! They are still maintaining a more-or-less average daily routine of bickering and showing love to each other in their own little ways.

Daddy Lane got an award last night (OK it’s two nights ago now, I thought I posted this yes-turd-ay)! Actually it was a medal! We went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a volunteers meeting. At the end of the meeting they presented Daddy Lane with a Red Cross medal honoring the services he provided when he was greeting the soldiers as they get off the buses upon their return from overseas and giving them care packages and information/guidance. At times it is the first time they are aware of being back in the United States, they may be trying to figure out how they can connect with loved ones or simply trying to get a hamburger and fries. I spoke with an injured soldier (Dwayne, an amputee that has been living at Walter Reed since 2004) and he asked me to thank all of the volunteers for him, telling me that after the long flight overseas it meant a lot to him to see a happy face and have a warm reception. The Red Cross volunteers are very taken by Daddy Lane and had a lot of positive things to say to him. You go Daddy Lezzy!

I learned that the hospital in Landsuhl, Germany where injured soldiers are stabilized before they are flown back to the states only has 160 beds, yet they receive more than 700 injured soldiers a week! The Red Cross and their volunteers have a huge job and are truly amazing people for giving their time and showing respect to the people that have made a huge sacrifice and are now attempting to pick up the pieces and figure out where to go from here.

I am hoping to organize a quilt making “circle” for Daddy Lane. So far it’s just an idea so I would like to hear from people that are interested to I get an idea of whom may be willing to sew a panel for the Old Man. What I’m thinking is to send packages of pre-cut fabric pieces to those interested and then sew them together into a big love blanky for his skinny azz. It’s not like were are hurtin for things to do over here but busy hands…

So this is a good way to end it today, Momma Lane is out at her exercise class and and then to get her brutiful har done, Daddy Lane is going down to the basement to take care of some paperwork he has prioritized related to NARFE. Once he’s done with that he will be available to write you all a little letter, maybe tomorrow? Then if we have any energy left today we’ll head to COSTCO to restock the video tapes that Paul has shot so far.

Take Care!

Timothy

PS So that was yesterdays blog-ski. I was able to shop but not at Costco, I picked up the basics and will be cooking/smoking today so we have food for the next couple of whatev’s. I got a lot of yard work done and Dad worked really hard on his NARFE newsletter stuff. That pretty much took all of his energy and he was SUPER tired in the evening. He slept a great deal throughout the day. He was unstable when he was walking and it made us rather concerned/nervous. He is having a harder time staying focused and engaged. We had a really intense conversation/lovefest on the back porch letting him know how much he means to us as a family and reflecting to him how he appears to be letting go a little bit more day by day as he eats less and less. It was more beautiful that difficult and at the same time was really hard to process later in the evening. I called Annette and let her know what is going on and to get a report on her move. She and I had a moment together and agreed that this weekend is good for family time. She will taking care of childcare and heading up as soon as her “new house” ass permits. MMMMMMMMMM! Skatepark! This is the hip in the big bowl at the Bowie park. I had to get a Skate ID card to ride there….Yay, for Skate ID’s! I also got to skate a ditch that I used to ride with my friends when I was 15-16 called Riverdale, so much fun! I’m a re-juvenile!