Another Pain Filled Night

Hi everyone, Sibyl Here,

Stephi cannot seem to get ahead on the pain medication. This latest myeloma in her ribs is relentless. She could not sleep last night. My having to leave is not helping. I am at the Kansas City airport right now waiting for my Continental flight to Newark and then back to Portland, Maine tonight. I will not be able to talk with her this afternoon, so please call and just say hello.

I felt so helpless leaving her this way. I would have stayed but I have already arranged a reunion with my daughters (LA and Stockholm, Sweden) and grandchildren in Los Angeles later this week. I have a few things to take care of in Portland (if I can get in and out of the blizzard). I will be back out at Stephie's on Martin Luther King Day.

I am so grateful to those of you who have called and written to Stephi. It means the world to her. She may not take the initiative to call you but she will talk with you if you call (Morning is not good) The other night when her long term friend Janiece called, she was walking on air.
Close on the heels of that, she had a call from our cousin Gar who has the sexiest baritone voice with just the right amount of Tarheel charm, that makes any girl feel better.

Thank you for caring.
Love,
Sib