First day, Second Round- May 11, 2009

Happy Birthday Daddy! Today was a very trying and tiresome day. Arrived at the hospital about 10:00am for the catheter infusion to be used to administer the chemo. After the infusion, you go for an x-ray to make certain the long line catheter is where it needs to be. They advised that the catheter had a hook (like a shepherds hook) on the end of it and they sent us back to infusion therapy to have it corrected. Two nurses with large syringes force pump fluid into the catheter at the same time hoping that that will correct the hook problem or they will have to take that catheter out and put in another one. After 8 syringes of fluid, they sent us back to x-ray and sure enough the hook had straightened out. Off to the the chemo department. They administered 4 hours of pre-chemo fluids and instructed us on the use and care of the chemo pumps and sent us home. I was so exhausted I could hardly hold my head up since I had worked at home Saturday night until 1:00am Sunday morning on embroidery and did the power point for church , the trip to Houston on Sunday and then today. The bed sure felt good tonight. Michael slept well with his back pack by his side. His catheter is in his right arm this time, and the bag of fluid weighs about 20 lbs. He is a real trooper. The only complaint he had was that he didn't know it was going to take 4 hours before the chemo pump was attached. We go back tomorrow for another 4 hours of fluid and re-filling of chemo. Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts on our behalf. Everyone needs to watch for Scott Garcia. . . .. .he is getting his head shaved in support of Michael. Thanks Scott for all you do to encourage the Wolfman. Keep the calls and thoughts coming our way. We should be back to our house where we stay by 7:00pm tonight. The cell phone doesn't work too well in the hospital. . .Michael is back on his ice cream diet with chocolate syrup. Had some for breakfast this morning.

Love and Prayers for all,

Terri and Michael

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mothers and Happy Birthday Dad from Michael.....you were the greatest and still are. God bless you!