"Friendship like gardens, grow with beauty and love."
Dear Family and Friends,
We know a lot of you have been asking when a good day to come and visit my mom would be. And it's so hard to know what to say or how to plan something around how my mom will be feeling. So far, my mom hasn't been able to get out of the house very often while going through treatment, but she'd still love to be able to see all of you. We also think it's important that she doesn't cut herself off from all her family and friends. And that she can still get a chance to hang out and be herself -- and of course, draw from all of your positive energy and support. So we've decided to pick one day a month and organize a drop-in 'mix and mingle' for a couple of hours.
To kick it off, we have chosen a date in June for Linda's first "Mix and Mingle." If your interested, just drop by for a little visit!
WHO: Anyone from Linda's Circle of Support and Strength Welcome
WHAT: Linda's 1st Monthly Mix and Mingle.
WHERE: Linda and Peter's sunny back patio. (352 Penetangore Row, Kincardine, ON, N2Z 2J9). There will be non-alcoholic refreshments and light snack provided. Please bring a lawn chair. It will be very casual.
WHEN: Saturday June 12, from 2:00-4:00pm. (2 hours is just about the right length of time that my mom is up for these days.)
THEME: To make this fun, we've decided to pick a different theme for each month. This month's theme is 'FRIENDSHIP', to honor all the great friends Linda has in her life.
WHAT TO BRING: In honor of this months theme, please bring a piece of your favorite flower or plant from your garden for Linda to transplant in her new "Friendship Garden." Peter will have the garden all dug out and ready -- and a shovel waiting. This way she will be able to look out and be reminded of all her wonderful friendships all summer long.
"Plant a seed of friendship; reap a garden of happiness!"
**Please remember -- my mom may or may not be feeling well as we approach this date, but she's sure going to give it a try. She's a little hesitant about having me send this email she doesn't want to disappoint any of you if she's feeling badly that day. But I've assured her that her friends don't expect her to host them or be feeling fabulous -- they all just want to drop by and say hello and give her a great big hug. So if it is too much for her, we 'could' end up having to cancel the day before , but the idea is not to wait until she feels great to see everyone but just to pick a date and try to see everyone anyway.
So here's to making the most of every single moment. We hope to see you all soon!
Lisa
PS -- My mom's 3rd round of chemo is going much better than the first two rounds. She has had a lot less nausea and is keeping her food down much better. She had a wonderful mothers day (and a great couple of days before and after). She's starting to feel nauseous again today though, now that her nausea meds are decreasing, so we may have to ramp them up again. But overall, this has been a much better round on her.
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