Just another day

Well, another day past chemo S1R2 and things are making a turn upwards.

As you know the first week after chemo is the hardest as you have to go down before you go up (or better said "things always get messy before they get better"). Dad is doing well and with the exception of a pulled neck muscle is feeling relatively good.

He was able to get out on the porch yesterday and take a little stroll to get the muscles moving and remind them that they can in fact do stuff :-). Sat in the sun and wore his hat to keep the ol' cue ball from turning to the 3 ball (which of course is red).

I'll be heading home today so will post more if anything happens in between my rotations but otherwise stand by for the next post to occur after Chem S1R3 which is the last of this first series...that means only 6 weeks left until we find out how this all went.

Dad is a clean man now (meaning no hair on the top side) and since that has been done you can really see the resemblence between the two of us...so due to popular request...here is the picture of the clones.

As always I want to conclude by saying how grateful we are for all of you and your prayers, as well as how thankful we are to serve such a marvelous God.

In Christ,

Jeff

Chemo Series 1, Round 2 (S1R2)

Well, came to the doctors clinic this  morning at 0845 and got the labs done, visited with the doc, and are now getting the chemo going. Dad is doing great. His blood cell counts are up, he feels better than he did 3 weeks ago when his first chemo treatment was, and his pain level is down.

Bone pain is there, but much more manageable then before. He's down to 5mg of Oxycotine 2 times daily, a third mid day if needed, and 2mg of Dilaudid as needed (max twice per day)...which is a huge change from the 20mg of oxy 3 times a day with dilaudid in between and 10mg of Dexamathoson on top of that...so looking really good

Wanted to put a big thanks out to everyone who has helped out around the house. It's great having the chores done and is a huge stress relief to Dad and Sherry. So THANK YOU

Dad is starting to look more and more like me now (hair)...having fun with him on that one. lol we really are the clones now. If only i could donate my fat to him to help put the weight back on LOL LOL

His vitals are good, pulse is high but doc took an EKG and thinks its just becuase his body has lost so much weight and muscle, so no concern there. Weight has stablized at 152lbs.

All in all things are looking great! God has been gracious and answered all of our prayers. Pain is down, suffering is down, chores are getting done, insurance is working, and the sun even came out today.

In Christ,
Jeff