Well, Greg has made it half way through his chemo. We're anxiously waiting for his PET scan this Friday. That scan will tell us how much progress the chemo has made in getting rid of this ugly cancer. I'm praying for wonderful results. I know he is, too.
I'm also excited that we are on the downward slope of this whole process now. Maybe I'm jumping the gun a little when I say that, but I just know that God is going to make good things come from all of this.
The boys are doing great. Blake is just growing and changing every day, and Kyle is constantly making us smile with his fun little personality. My family is indeed one of my greatest blessings.
I guess that's all I have to say for now. Sorry it's not a fancier and more entertaining blog at this point. I'll do better next time. ;)
Peace Out!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Is It All a Conspiracy?
Okay, I'm not trying to be one of those "nut jobs" out there that preaches that the government is out to get us. However, I have to wonder some times if they ever really take our best interest to heart. My suspicion is NO! With everything that has gone on with Greg for the last couple of months, I have really begun to research what we would call today America's standard of living.
My dad was a great resource because, to be honest, he's always been a hippie at heart. He never really left the sixties behind. For years, he's been talking about the food that we eat and the things that we use to clean our house and what we use for personal hygiene. In the past, I've just kind of shrugged it off thinking that "they" wouldn't let us use products that are slowly killing us, but now I'm not so sure. So my "Yeah right, dad" attitude has done a complete one-eighty.
When I expressed my interest in this topic to my dad, he told me about a few documentaries to check out. We started with one called Food Inc. (shocking!) and then followed that with Super-Size Me (disgusting!). I have never learned so much in a four hour period. I sat there with my husband and wondered what we had been doing to ourselves all of these years. If you haven't seen these programs, here's the basics of it: Due to America's I Want It Now and Cheap attitude, our quality of food products has spiraled downward very quickly. Most people don't care to think about it I'm sure. But have you ever wondered how they can afford to have a hamburger on the dollar menu? Or why chicken McNuggets have the shape that they do? What is it that you're really eating? I think you should take the time to find out. I'm glad I did.
After I saw what was happening behind the scenes, the panic sort of set in. I became paranoid about every bite I put in my mouth and every thing I gave my husband and kids to eat. Some how, I felt personally responsible for everything that passed through their lips. I knew I had to do something about it, but I felt helpless. Where in the world do I start? Amazingly, there is a growing population of people out there who feel the same way my dad and I now do. Our family went to a farmer's market in McKinney today, and we were able to purchase meat that had actually lived on an honest-to-goodness farm! The produce was beautiful and there were lots of options. I have to say some relief washed over me as we stood in line to make our purchases today.
We can change this. I'm not going to be blind about it anymore.
My dad was a great resource because, to be honest, he's always been a hippie at heart. He never really left the sixties behind. For years, he's been talking about the food that we eat and the things that we use to clean our house and what we use for personal hygiene. In the past, I've just kind of shrugged it off thinking that "they" wouldn't let us use products that are slowly killing us, but now I'm not so sure. So my "Yeah right, dad" attitude has done a complete one-eighty.
When I expressed my interest in this topic to my dad, he told me about a few documentaries to check out. We started with one called Food Inc. (shocking!) and then followed that with Super-Size Me (disgusting!). I have never learned so much in a four hour period. I sat there with my husband and wondered what we had been doing to ourselves all of these years. If you haven't seen these programs, here's the basics of it: Due to America's I Want It Now and Cheap attitude, our quality of food products has spiraled downward very quickly. Most people don't care to think about it I'm sure. But have you ever wondered how they can afford to have a hamburger on the dollar menu? Or why chicken McNuggets have the shape that they do? What is it that you're really eating? I think you should take the time to find out. I'm glad I did.
After I saw what was happening behind the scenes, the panic sort of set in. I became paranoid about every bite I put in my mouth and every thing I gave my husband and kids to eat. Some how, I felt personally responsible for everything that passed through their lips. I knew I had to do something about it, but I felt helpless. Where in the world do I start? Amazingly, there is a growing population of people out there who feel the same way my dad and I now do. Our family went to a farmer's market in McKinney today, and we were able to purchase meat that had actually lived on an honest-to-goodness farm! The produce was beautiful and there were lots of options. I have to say some relief washed over me as we stood in line to make our purchases today.
We can change this. I'm not going to be blind about it anymore.
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