Some of you may have wondered if I have fallen off the face of the earth the past few weeks... and, well, yah, I guess I have. Not intending to drag my students into my personal life, I haven't really mentioned what has been going on, and I'm kind of struggling with whether to throw it out there or not. But, since I live within the definition of "being human" I figure what can it harm.
I was out of town last week, back in Michigan, to visit my very ill father. Several months ago in my blog I mentioned that he had recently been diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer with brain metastases (cancer tumors). He had radiation and chemo back in the Spring and I'm happy to say that he had a pretty good summer. However, the cancer took back over last month and it's been a pretty rough downhill spiral. I made an emergency visit to see him and assist with his care (he refuses to go into a nursing home for care so my siblings are doing a fantastic job helping him with his 24/7 care).
Therefore I apologize if I've been a bit "absent" the past two weeks. I'm intending to catch up on grading and will have the remaining assignments posted shortly. Thanks for your patience and understanding!
In all honesty I have greatly enjoyed reading the blog postings and project 2 responses. As always, I love the forum participation. Even if I'm not putting my $.02 in everywhere doesn't mean I'm not here... looking on like the proud teacher I am. I love when the students "get it" and I can see the lightbulb going off as well.
Keep up the great work!
Dena
4 comments:
My thoughts go out to you and your father. That road is always tough terrain. Sounds like you have a wonderful family to give him support.
Keep smiling
DJ
Ms. Dena,
So sorry, I had not been able to log on to your blog until now.
My prayers for your father's well being.
As for me, being in my age bracket, too many social obligations too, though I am the only member here in the States. You and your family have done an excellent job of providing care for him.
Kindest regards;
Khin K
A brief comment on your blog...I learned to blog from you, Ms. Delaney, it's a safe place to put your thoughts. I recall you mentioned your father was ill and my prayers go out to you and your family during this difficult time. I can understand your dad not wanting to go to a nursing home though. He seems to want to be where things are familiar to him...I would appreciate knowing his name to make my prayers more personal for him. Take care and don't worry about your class, you haven't dropped the ball in the two semesters I've worked with you. Take care!
Hi Dena, I just now finally read this on Dec. 5th. (I guess I hadn't been actively following your blog once I realized you weren't writing the blogs too, but of course you don't have to, you get to read and grade ours yay). anyway, I'm sorry to hear about your dad's deteriorating health; I'm glad that your family is helping take care of him. My family's trying to all help take care of my grandma currently too. Hope we all have a wonderful holiday season :)
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