I started my 3 rd round of chemo yesterday and got more good news. Each time we have done chemotherapy my tumor markers are going down. My liver function is totally normalized and my hemoglobin is up. I have a repeat CT scan April 8 so that will give even more info than the blood [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Tumor report
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2008 | 12 Comments »
50
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2008 | 10 Comments »
WIth my current situation, 50 feels like a blessed accomplishment and not a problem in anyway. Thank you for the many birthday wishes.
Three of my brothers, my sister, and sister-in-law were all in town to help celebrate. It was wonderful. Yvonne made me a treasure hunt for my birthday (a family tradition that Josh started)–filled [...]
Second verse – a bit better than the first
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Day one after chemo was pretty bad. Rebecca was in bed all day fighting the nausea. But we can see in her eyes that she is a bit better today — still in bed but eating and conversing instead of just lying as still as possible. Here are some pictures from the chemo waiting room. [...]
Round 2 of Chemo Tomorrow
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2008 | 13 Comments »
The last few days have been such a gift. I have been able to be up and about most of the day. It has felt so wonderful to do laundry, fill birdfeeders, get my own meals, have a few visitors, go out very briefly for tea with Yvonne, even make dinner last night….
Several weeks ago [...]
Better–even a blogger
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The impression left of me is so pitiful, that I thought a new blog is in order. I am indeed pitiful, but better. Yvonne and Josh are so busy that I figure I can do this sometimes when I am up to it. So–my first blog ever:
The weather here has been gorgeous, so I have [...]
Great friends
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
We have been overwhelmed by beautiful and heartfelt expressions of support. We can’t individually thank everyone who has sent a note, a meal, flowers, or promises to help when needed. We’ll just post one picture. The quilt shown here was made from pieces of material contributed by numerous members of our church [...]
