Frantic Friday : The Fred Edition.... (NSFW)

Well hopefully that's it!

If all goes according to plan, our Fred has successfully navigated his way through a pretty tough year of Chemotherapy treatments. Yesterday the crew at the Hospital presented him with a pretty cool certificate, symbolizing his strength and determination through the entire process. Pretty cool thing to do actually.

So I figured I'd dedicate this Frantic Friday to Fred!

Fred has always loved his sports. He's really a huge Rugby fan, but he also has a real weakness for some Footy.


He was so wound up about watching that Chelsea vs. Barcelona match the other day. But I was very surprised to hear he was shutting it off with about a minute to play though. He said the Referee was, "ruining the game."


There must have been some brutal calls being made, because none of the players looked too happy after the match either.


He was pretty upset about it all and I had to think of something to take his mind of that mess. If there's one thing that can always bring Fred around and out of any funk he may be in, it's Fishing!


So we discussed all kinds of things that had to do with Fishing. We talked about trips we want to take together. Places we wanted to go and all the different species we were going to try and catch. We even had a discussion about what trips we'd need a Boat on :


and what trips would be a little more laid back. Spots where we'd be just fine, Fishing off the dock.



Yeah, Fred and I are really looking forward to a little downtime after all of this big "C" mess but I also realize, I've got to get him back into good enough shape so that he can take all of the activity. The Doctors recommended all kinds of activities and excercises that he could or should be doing. I made the decision that he should start with the really low impact plan, that'll get him the most bang for his buck. So I got him an Aquarobics Therapist, to do a little work with him.


He naturally protested at first but once she got into the pool with him, he seemed to be coming around just a bit.

I'm going to also spend a little time, focussing on getting him out of the house a little more. Even if it's just to get out for a drive, (Lord knows he loves his Sports Car!)


or maybe we go down to the Lake for a little walk.

Hell, maybe I'll just take him out to give his baby a good scrub!


Well, I better keep an eye on him though. I don't need him overdoing it just to keep his damn car clean! I'll need to help him out with that for sure, but for those times that I can't always be around to help, I've found Fred someone else who's willing to help him out when needed.


It was about then that I realized, maybe I should be taking a look at the bigger picture here? I mean, Fred & Wilma are going to need a lot more help than just cleaning the car and getting out of the house.

That's when I decided to get them some help with the day-to-day chores. I got them someone that can do the bulk of the cooking and cleaning, and take all of those worries away as well.


Fred seemed really pleased with my choice in helpers too! It makes me so happy, to make Fred happy!

The last step in the revitilization and healing process, was to find the best person for the in home therapists position. I interviewed dozens and dozens of candidates over the last few weeks. All highly capable and very worthy of getting the job. But during the dexterity and hands on portions of the interview, Fred said he thought there was just something "special" about how Nikki went about drawing his bath.


Since this is about Fred being happy on his way to recovery, who the Hell am I to argue?

So Fred, there you have it. If you think there's anything else you may need, just let me know. You've gone and gotten me all Jammed up™ about how this is all going to go down now, so I don't want to hear any :


out of you now!

I really want to see you succeed through this thing, so you can get back to being focussed on that charitable part time job you were so interested in. I know one thing, I think you'll make one helluva' :


Know that you're loved Fred!

Now let's do what this family always does! Let's get working on the next step back to normality.

My sincerest thanks for dropping by....