Emend is the key - and The Secret

While in New York, Dr. Kemeny recommended a new anti-nausea medication for Jim called Emend. He started it Monday...and it works like a charm! Although he's still experiencing waves of nausea, this seems to be the medication that works for Jim. He's still mixing it with Zofran, Kytril and Ativan, but he got to take Compazine out of the anti-nausea regimen.

These aren't fun cocktails with little parasols in them, huh? Eventually we'll get to replacing Emend and Zofran with pina coladas.

Jim and I are newly in love with a concept called the Law of Attraction. For those of you who didn't see it, Oprah featured a DVD called The Secret on her show, which my parents gave us for Valentine's Day. The general concept of The Secret/The Law of Attraction is that whatever you focus your energy on is what naturally comes to you. For example, if Jim thinks "I'm sick and I'm never going to get better", he's right. But if he visualizes himself as completely healthy, he will gradually regain his whole health.

One of the suggestions on The Secret is to goal set. Focus on something positive that you would like to come to you. Whatever it is, it may not happen in a week, or even a month, but eventually you'll attract whatever you desire. Jim and I decided that our goal setting would be in the form of pictures. Jim's having a little trouble focusing on small print and reading. So we decided to make a goal board that highlights the things we want, including:
1. Complete healing for Jim
2. A vacation someplace warm to celebrate Jim's complete healing
3. Conquered clutter in our home (our dining room table is currently an eye sore like no other)
4. A new washer and dryer for me :)
5. A new planer for Jim (that's a woodworking tool)
6. Jim walking Rachel down the aisle at her wedding

Our new goal board has a prominent place in our kitchen as a constant reminder of the things we're working toward. We've got more goals on the board, but our number one goal is living a healthy life that brings Jim complete healing.

It shan't be long before we're closing up our clutter-free home with a new washer, dryer and planer in order to go on a Hawaiian vacation to celebrate Jim's healing. We'll have to wait a while before Rachel decides to get married, thank heavens!