Update

It was been a rather uncomfortable week. The side effects of Alimta are not quite what I anticipated. I tire quickly, which I had been warned about, but I have also had more stomach ache and nausea than I expected. It is still with me eight days after treatment so I am hoping there will be light at the end of the tunnel sometime soon. But, we still have much to be thankful for. The storms did not affect us directly. In areas where the floods hit hardest it has been a true disaster. Most of the flooding occurred in Lewis and Pacific Counties around Centralia, Chehalis and Raymond. Our favorite BarBQ joint, about 15 miles west of Olympia, was completed destroyed by flooding and a mudslide. If you ever watch the food channel you might have seen Amy Anderson. She has appeared on many BarBQ shows and has won top honors at all of the national BarBQ contests. So, it is a shame. We are hoping she will be able to rebuild. Of course, the lose of a BarBQ joint is nothing compared to some of the other loses. Dairy farms lost all of their cows, a pig farmer lost all but two of his animals. But people are resilient and with a little help I'm sure things will return to normal.