"Grandma Pam"

Pam continues to amaze me! As she mentioned in her last blog, her journey has taken a new turn with radiation treatment the next 5 weeks to help her gain more functionality in her left arm. (In case you didn’t know, she is a leftie!) She started radiation therapy Thursday.

 It was a longer session than will be typical as they wanted to position her just right in the “linear accelerator” (pictured here—no, that isn’t Pam in it!) and all the necessary markings were on her body to ensure that the radiation was hitting the exact targets.  If she ever wanted a tattoo, she now knows what it feels like with the different black marker-like lines and circles on her upper body. We were laughing because one of the markings looked like a continuation of the pattern on the shirt she was wearing!

Pam was a real trooper laying flat on her back for almost 90 minutes, left arm extended, head tilted to the side, knees propped up and body completely still. Her back has been bothering her and I know she was really ready to be done though she never complained. Fortunately, treatment sessions will last only 15-20 minutes each day. She really likes Dr. Patel who is overseeing her radiation treatment. 

I also wanted to quickly follow-up on the news in her last blog about the latest Dedinsky addition. Pam is a “Grandma.”  No, while Kendal and Scott are high achievers, they didn’t work that fast! However, their gift to Kaylin for helping plan their incredibly beautiful and fun wedding was a miniature Golden Doodle, Louis. Kaylin informed me that his official name is St. Louis Ludwig II. Pam is crazy about “Lou” as you can see from the photo of the two of them below.

Your love, thoughts and prayers continue to give her strength. Keep ‘em coming. Thought I would close with something I heard earlier this week. The opposite of fear is faith and Pam is indeed walking by her faith! You inspire me, dear friend. Love ‘ya!

-Kim Graham Lee