Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sorry folks, but looks like you are going to get a water bill if you live in Olney. We had some problems with the computers, but did get them printed this afternoon...Didn't want you to feel neglected by not getting one this month. On to more serious information, Michael received his Neulasta Shot this evening and is already having some side effects from it. Aching in his back and shoulders. This started before we got to the parking garage. The nurses in the Chemo department were very much surprised as to how well the Wolfman looked tonight. Maybe it was because he had on clothes that didn't fall off him. Maybe the pain won't be too severe. We did get our appointment with the oncologist changed for next Friday, July 10. Hopefully our counts will be high enough to make a trip North. Scans will be done next Wednesday.......praying for no cancer.
Love,
Terri and Michael

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

We are officially over with the chemo for round #4. . . .nearly to the halfway point in our treatment.....Yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah!!!!!Never thought I would be so excited over a halfway marker, but this momma is. We go to the hospital the next three nights just for a bag change (fluids with magnesium, potassium, etc. only) then home. Hopefully no more than 1 hour of time. All has gone well this round so far. Tonight is the night for the Neulasta shot which sometimes has some flu like side effects. Last round there were no side effects, so hoping for the same this round. The shot is to keep his bone marrow white blood cells from falling too low. My little (big really) Wolfman is a real trooper. I sure would have hated to have been through what he has been through the past 11 months. It is hard to believe we have been at MD for nearly three months. Thank you all for all you have done during our journey here. Thanks for taking care of our dogs, mowing our lawn, praying, the contributions to the medical fund, sending cards to cheer up the Wolfman and calling just to chat. We will never be able to repay all the acts of kindness you have shown. Pray for us that our appointment with the doctor can be rescheduled June 10 so that we may make the trip home. It is scheduled for 3:30pm and we are trying to get it changed to the morning. We really want to see the doctor that day as we have scans done on Wednesday before so we would like to see the new scans to compare with the last. Michael is praying for a complete cure of the cancer.......said it would be nice if the doctor couldn't find any sign. Whatever the results, we are still praising the Lord.
Terri and Michael

Saturday, June 27, 2009(written Sunday morning)

Well, today was an eventful day. Michael had found a place "nearby" to play Yu-Gi-Oh cards. I say nearby with my tongue in cheek as it was about 15 miles according to my speedometer on my car. We made our way down Bellaire Blvd which is the main street in Bellaire and the one I travel daily and sometimes twice daily in the opposite direction to the hospital before it runs into Holcombe where the hospital sits. We arrived shortly after 11:00am and found the owner inside. One other young man was sitting at the game tables. We asked if this was the correct place and they advised it was. From the looks of the menu on the internet they served just about everything. It kinda reminded me of the No-D-Lay but a lot smaller. Of course, me being the way I am, I asked a few questions regarding where to sit as I had brought my laptop with me, which during this journey has become my side-kick besides Michael. The owners were busy getting things together to serve the customers. As the minutes went by, several boys arrived and we started the tournament. I started conversing with Kathy, the lady who arrived shortly after we did. She was busy wiping down tables, getting this for her husband who was in the kitchen preparing the standard items they use. You know how much we love mom and pop operations, since Michael works at Stewarts. He tells everyone he works for a "mom and pop" grocery store. Kathy sat down with me and we visited about our faith and cancer(she is a cancer survivor) for the time we were there. We ordered hamburgers and they were just like the ones that they served at Ben and Louise's BBQ when I was 'younger'. Only thing lacking was the peach cobbler. The mom and pops businesses are really nice having been in Houston for three months and there aren't many. This country girl likes small things. Any way, Michael played in the tournament until we had to leave for the 4:00pm appointment at MD Anderson for Chemo. I don't want to make anyone jealous, but I stopped and bought gas at a CITGO for $2.33 per gallon. Then off again to the hospital. We arrived at 4:10am and surprisingly got in to the room about 4:45pm. They are 'johnny on the spot' on the weekends. We left about 9:00pm and went by the store arrived at our home away from home about 9:30PM. Kathy and her son gave Michael some Yu-Gi-Oh cards, binder and a playing mat when he left. He said on the way to the hospital, "They didn't have to give me those things.....I know they have to pay for them and that's how they make their living." I told him it was not because they had to give them to him, but because they wanted to. Thanks Kathy and family for making us feel so welcome in your restaurant and having the tournament was "awesome" in that it gave Michael a sense of normalcy during this journey as we make weekly trips when we were home to Wichita Falls to play cards on Saturday afternoons. It was so nice having a adult woman to talk with and having walked where we are walking these days. God sent her to the restaurant as she said she normally didn't come there on Saturdays, but was needed today. We hope all is well at the "Big" 'O' and you will have some cooler days this week with some much needed rain. Blessings today and much rest after you worship our Lord at your chosen place of worship. Love to all, Terri and Michael

Friday, June 26, 2009

Day 2 of Round 4
My mom always told me not to wish my life away, but I wish it was October.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Things are going here. Nothing new to report except we have one tired Michael. Went to the Museum of Natural Science today and spent about 1 hr and 45 minutes...Michael played out, so we came home. Has been down most of the day. Round 4 starts in the morning.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Michael was up about 6:30am. What a good night sleep. We ate breakfast and decided we would go to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and History. Left the house about 10:30 am and decided we would go by the FAITH HOUSE where Ronnie and Wanda Stroud were residing. Found Ronnie on the porch while Wanda was readying their room for James Owen and Shamri to arrive for Ronnie’s surgery tomorrow. Visited with them until about 12:30 and started toward the museum when we decided we would stop at the Blackeyed Pea and eat. While there, Michael decided he just was too tired to go to the museum today and would try to go tomorrow. We will see tomorrow. Went back to the house and took about a 2 hr. nap and feel real good. We have checked our schedule for this round of Chemo and found that it is still on schedule as it should be. Maybe we will get to make another trip home at the completion of Round 4. . . I have written Dr. Ravi to see if our appointment with him can be rescheduled for Friday Morning, July 10, 2009 instead of the scheduled 3:30pm appointment. I think he realizes how important it is that we get Michael home before another round for encouragement from those at home.

Monday, June 22, 2009`

We left home this morning about 5:50am and arrived in Houston at the parking garage at 12:20pm. We did stop at Fairfield and eat a taco. Michael has had his 'gold' shot and we don't have anything to do until Thursday morning when they insert the PIK line that morning and chemo starts about 4:00pm. Means we will be home around 10:00pm. Oh well, round four and half way.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 19-20, 2009

Sorry it has been a while since we have updated the blog, but friends and relatives have occupied our time. We left Houston about 12:00 noon and arrived home close to 7:00pm. There wasn't much that slowed us down after we saw the doctor, except or a couple of girls in the Wendy's where we stopped and ate a quick burger at the Woodland in bikini swim suits. Thought I would never get the Wolfman unstuck from his chair. I don't know what this chemo has done to my son, then a plane crash near Midlothian, TX which has tried to land on the highway and slipped off onto the shoulder into the grassy area in our lane. Our chemo has been delayed three days for this round---Michael will be getting a $30,000 shot on Monday to keep the thrush down and the throat from swelling. When we left, our doctor was trying to get it approved through out insurance company and finally did that afternoon as it was on our appointment schedule when we arrived home. It is nice not to have to deal with the insurance company as Dr. Ravi and his staff have done all of it. Chemo will start on Thursday, so we will have to decide when the next time we will get to come home depending on lab results. Michael's platelet count was still below 100 and hopefully has rebounded above 100 since we left Houston. He spend the better part of the morning with his best buddy, our pastor, Bro. Andy making his leases in the oilfield. Michael says he is learning to be a oilfield hand.
We will leave Olney in the morning about 6:00 am and head back to Houston for ROUND 4 of Chemo and the halfway point. Will have scans done after this round to compare to the last one done after ROUND 2. We have had one tired boy, but the love and hugs we receive when we go home are well worth it. We went to don antonio's for breakfast on Saturday morning and had a ovation when we walked in from the customers and prayer warriors who meet on Saturday morning. Michael thought that was neat! Continue to pray for us and pray that our scans show another big improvement and that Round 4 will be a little easier on Michael We love all of you and hope to see you in three weeks.
Love,
Terri and Michael

YEAH----HOORAY FOR UPWARD COUNTS

We got the word this afternoon that our counts are improving and there is a big CHANCE we will be north bound tomorrow afternoon. We have blood draw in the morning at 7:45am, chest xray at 9:00am and Consult with Oncologist about round 4 at 11:00am. Then we are going to hit the road before we start FOUR--------then the downward journey.....yeah! After round one, half way seemed as only a dream.....we are nearly there.
We have been plant shopping this afternoon. Michael has wanted a hibiscus for many years and they have them on sale at the Houston Garden Center this month very cheap....So now he has a hibiscus. He is so happy.....Doesn't take much to make him happy these days.....oh well. See ya this weekend.
Love,
Terri and Michael

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

This has been an exceptionally good and God given day. Most of our counts are holding their own except for our white blood count which is down 1.0 today for some unknown reason. The cat is out of the bag we hear that a couple of 'homesick Olney folks' might possibly be heading northwest this Friday. If our counts get up before then,no one better get in our way when we leave MD Anderson after our Oncologist appointment or a little khaki colored JEEP might run over them. Just kidding. We are ready and if able will leave Houston as soon as the Dr.'s appointment is finished about noon. Depending on our counts, and we are praying they are ok, we will leave Olney after church on Sunday to head back to begin ROUND FOUR (and also the half way point) of our homestead in Houston. We are looking for a good show of the Red Devil doing its thing after round 4. I am praying that it will not have to be postponed for any low counts or fatigue. We will see what Dr. Ravi has to say on Friday. Although, I would love to be home for more than 2 days, I sure want to get this journey behind us and God willing we will stay on schedule. Pray for us as we travel and that Michael will be able to start round 4 on Monday without any problems. The last trip really played a number on him, so hopefully since we are getting to leave at noon, we will be able to stop and get out for him to stretch and walk some on the trip home and back. God Bless you all and thank you for all thoughts and prayer support while we battle this terrible disease. We are already the winners in this with God's help. Love to all, Terri and Michael

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

What a great day! The song, "Because He Lives", has a whole new meaning to us. As the song says, "Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, because He lives, all fear is gone". This could have been a very bad week for us especially when Michael's heart rate was off the monitor for a period of time on Saturday night, but God calmed our fears and gave us the Drs. and Medical Staff we needed to get through this critical time. I have never seen a heart rate that was so fast that it could not be measured on the heart monitor. Prayer by those who knew about it and by a very concerned medical team and the best cancer hospital in the world gave us what we needed to overcome it and a peace that we were where we were suppose to be. I will guarantee you one thing, the next time Michael's temperature gets 101.1 or greater he is going to the emergency room, no stop lights holding us back. We thought the temperature had gone down to where we didn't have to make a trip to the emergency room, but it sure shot up in a few minutes......The throat swelling is gone and Michael is able to eat some mashed potatoes today for the first time for anything except liquids since last Thursday. I am not certain how much more weight he has lost, but I am sure some. He told me today that this was a lesson he has learned and a hard one at that. I betcha he won't have mouth sores any more from slacking on his mouthwash. It was a hard lesson to learn for him. Now he asks me if it isn't time for is meds. I saw the plane that Air Tractor is sending to Paris for the Air show and have showed everyone we know the pictures and told them "this is built in our hometown". Guess I will close, need to make some calls. Talk to you real soon.....Love, Terri and Michael

WE ARE GETTING BETTER

We had a busy morning this morning. Went to have labs drawn, see the doctor on the followup of the emergency room on Saturday night and then home. Got home about 1:00am after I (Michael still can't eat) ate and got to work. Had several things to do, and then finally about 3:30 had to take some zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Finally crashed. I slept until about 7:30 and am up and going again. Michael is mucho better today and can eat a few soft things. We are looking forward to the weekend before the next round (round 4) of chemo starts on Monday........Yeah! When it is finished we will be half way there.......Seems like an eternity, but as long as we are making progress we can live with the time factor. Saw Ronnie and Wanda Stroud coming into the hospital this morning. They had been to Methodist Hospital to see a doctor. Ronnie will probably have a procedure done tomorrow so they can go on with what his oncologist has in mind. Keep praying for him and Wanda. They need an apartment real soon.!!!!!!!!! Hope all is well in Olney and we hope to see everyone really soon.
Terri and Michael

Home at Last

Well, we finally got home this morning about 6:30am. Michael is resting somewhat, but has Thrush in his mouth and throat to make one Wolfman pretty miserable. He has four more medicines to take to get rid of this hopefully within the next week. He still can't talk and either hand signs me or writes me notes. He gets very aggravated at his mom at times when she doesn't understand sign language any better than she does Spanish. We did get some sleep this morning and now I am up and ready to meet today's problems.....hopefully few in number.

Sunday night: Well, today has had few problems. We did get some much needed rest this morning after arriving home and Michael's throat swelling has gone down somewhat. He is now able to east Icee's and ice cream. Still cannot eat any solid foods, but hopefully that will come within a couple of days. He has really been good today about taking his medications and washes. I bet he doesn't slack on them anymore, lessons are sometimes learned the hard way and this is one. We appreciate all the calls we received this week. It certainly does make the weed go by faster. Thanks Juda for putting up with me getting the PowerPoint to you so late on Saturday night, but things just happen that way.

HORRIBLE SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009

WOW......That is all I can say about today. This has really been a Saturday for trying Mom's patience. First thing this morning, we arrived at the hospital about 9:15 for labs. Was told we would have to see the triage nurse because all our counts were in the critical level. We waited until lab results were in and called in for the review. We were told we would have to have 2 units of blood plus platelets starting at 2:00pm. Of course, we had nothing to occupy the wolfman's time while blood was being given, so we made a dash home to get the laptop computer. Arrived back at the hospital at 1:50pm.,were called into the transfusion unit at 2:20pm and vitals were taken. Heart rate was so fast, the monitor would not even measure it......caused a big commotion in the vitals room...plus temperature has risen to 101.9. They would not start the blood and platelets, so the sent us to the emergency room. Michael's favorite charge nurse was on duty in the transfusion unit, so she took us to the emergency room through the back way and got in to see a doctor in about 20 minutes. They have Wolfman hooked up to four bags of IV Solutions and a heart monitor. His heart rate is down to 145 which is alot better than it was when he came in. We haven't even started the blood and platelets,so it is going to be a long night. I may have to get me a second job here so I can pay the co-pay on his bill and parking fees......y'all have a great evening and we will let you know more tomorrow.

9:10pm The just came in and told us we were getting 3 units of blood and we should plan to spend the better part of the night here in the emergency room. I bet I don't have to be rocked to sleep when I finally get home. Maybe I can get a little sleep in this 'COMFORTABLE DINING CHAIR'. I still have to do powerpoint for tomorrow morning....guess I'll quit griping and get busy.
Love,
Terri

Love, Terri and Michael

Hopefully things will be looking up!

Well, the past two days have really been tough. Michael has been almost home bound for two days and he is certainly miserable. Can't hardly open his mouth wide enough for his deaf mother to understand him. He gets so frustrated with me trying to tell me what he is saying. I have bought enough over the counter medicine, I think I will start selling my overstock to get some money back. Each triage nurse suggests something else to try to get him over his sore throat. He can't swallow liquids without his throat just killing him, so he is also dehydrated and they stuck him 3 times this morning before they got blood. One of the phlebotomist girls said it was just not a good color.(How do you like that long medical term I am using? I could have said blood sucker, but living in NORTH TEXAS, you would have thought I was talking about a mosquito). Guess she was right . . . counts as low as they possibly can go. We have to go in tomorrow and Sunday for labs since our counts are low today. Everything Michael puts in his mouth comes right back up in a minute or so, so he is dehydrating all the time. We need to get him back on his feet...all he can do is get from the bed to the bathroom......we need to pray for his strength at this time. This round has been a rough one......hope this is the worst. Love to all,
Terri and Michael

9:30pm. Well, we are feeling just a little better. He can actually get through to me what he is trying to say. Hopefully after a good night sleep, he will be much better tomorrow to go to have some more blood work done. Hopefully a good lab tech will be there. I just can't hardly stand to see them dig in his veins the way they do sometimes. Will let you know more tomorrow. Thanks for all the calls today. . . it certainly is nice to hear from those we love.......You all are the greatest....
My family here in Houston is great too....I don't know how in this world they put up with us being up and down all throughout the night, coming in all hours of the night and taking off at 7:00 am in the morning......some retirement, huh?

Long, tiring day - June 10, 2009

Well, we started the morning out about 6:30am for lab. Wanted to get there and ‘git it done’ so we could meet Robert and Sharon for breakfast at IHOP. Had a very enjoyable breakfast with them and then went back to the house. Thanks again Robert for fixing my ramp at home. About the time we arrived, we received a call from the hospital that Michael’s hemoglobin was at a critical level and he needed two units of blood asap. Called this an emergency. Had to go back to the lab for typing and screening of his blood to find a match and then to the transfusion unit across the street. At least the shuttle service was running. It won’t be until tonight when we finish getting blood. They called me three times before we got the blood drawn and said our appointment was at 2:00pm for the transfusion. Got to the proper department and Michael slept in a chair in the lobby until they called him in at 4:50 to start the IV. They couldn’t find a vein, so they had to call out a team from the Infusion Therapy dept. We will be here at the hospital until about 10:00 when the transfusions are finished. The veins being so hard to hit today will probably cause him to have a semi permanent PIK line inserted for them to hook him up to in case he needs any type of IV. I will have to go to class for that to learn to change the dressing and clean it and flush out the line. They will give me an honorary nursing degree when all this is over. He is one pale Wolfman today. I should have realized his counts were down today by his color. There’s just too much for me to remember at the age I am. Heheheh. Understand God has sent the folks at home some much needed rain this afternoon. Praise the Lord! Houston is hot and dry too! Keep us in your prayers.
Love to all and keep lifting the Wolfman up to HIM.
Terri and Michael

Long, tiring day

Well, we started the morning out about 6:30am for lab. Wanted to get there and ‘git it done’ so we could meet Robert and Sharon for breakfast at IHOP. Had a very enjoyable breakfast with them and then went back to the house. Thanks again Robert for fixing my ramp at home. About the time we arrived, we received a call from the hospital that Michael’s hemoglobin was at a critical level and he needed two units of blood asap. Called this an emergency. Had to go back to the lab for typing and screening of his blood to find a match and then to the transfusion unit across the street. At least the shuttle service was running. It won’t be tonight when we finish getting blood. They called me three times before we got the blood drawn and said our appointment was at 2:00pm for the transfusion. Got to the proper department and Michael slept in a chair in the lobby until they called him in at 4:50 to start the IV. They couldn’t find a vein, so they had to call out a team from the Infusion Therapy dept. We will be here at the hospital until about 10:00 when the transfusions are finished. The veins being so hard to hit today will probably cause him to have a semi permanent PIK line inserted for them to hook him up to in case he needs any type of IV. I will have to go to class for that to learn to change the dressing and clean it and flush out the line. They will give me an honorary nursing degree when all this if over. He is one pale Wolfman today. I should have realized his counts were down today by his color. There’s just too much for me to remember at the age I am. Heheheh. Understand God has sent the folks at home some much needed rain this afternoon. Praise the Lord! Houston is hot and dry too! Keep us in your prayers.
Love to all and keep lifting the Wolfman up to HIM.
Terri and Michael

Monday, June 8, 2009

Things are about the same today in Houston. We had labs drawn this morning and a call this afternoon reports they are about as low as they can get. We did verify that they will be taking the PIK line out tomorrow evening and it made the Wolfman very happy. He is really tired of the bag he has to carry around as any little kink makes it beep. We go back this evening about 8:30 to get the last bag of electrolytes. Hurray.....round 3 nearing completion...Michael was a sick little boy last night... woke me up about 12:30am losing everything. I think it was from the pizza he ate and didn't chew slow enough. He is trying to eat light and small amounts several times a day today and that seems to help. I had a nap this afternoon and feel some better. I am so tired! Love you all, Terri and Michael

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of days. I am kinda down and out this weekend, thinking about all the things I could be accomplishing at home if I was there. Michael didn't sleep any last night. Can't really put my thumb on what the problem was other than he had slept until about 11:00am yesterday morning. It may have been the Neulasta shot they gave him last night to keep his white count from going down so much. Will have to start taking temperature tonight again to make sure it doesn't go up over 101.1 degrees. If it does, off to the emergency room we will go. He is still on the antibiotics for the pneumonia in his left lung which seems to be improving with time. Just made Michael a banana pudding. We did see Harold and Fay Stewart last night while waiting for our bag to be changed. Michael has to carry it around until Tuesday night when it come off. Harold is carrying one around also....looks like the two of them might be going back to school. I'll try to get a photo of the two of them. Michael introduced Harold and Fay to his new friend Drew last night. Hey Drew, pizza is on for tonight! Glad I don't have to wash mine down with RED DEVIL ......glad it is finished this round. All we have this next week is lab work on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and fluid changes Monday night and catheter out on Tuesday night.......Hurray for the end of Round #3.....only 5 more rounds to go. Not too bad if you say is real fasssssssstttttttttttt! Keep praying and we will be home before you all know it. I am ready to sack some groceries and get my hugs from my favorite customers at Stewarts. And Mom is ready to go back to work and says she will never say "I wish I didn't have to go to work today" again.

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009

Well, we have finished round 3 of chemo.....the fatigue is
beginning to play a toll on the Wolfman. He is ready for
all this to be over. He thinks everyone has forgotten us here,
as the phone, email and the blog have been quiet all week. Thanks
Bro Andy for calling every day. You are the best pastor
and friend. Michael looks forward to talking with you each
day. Michael has decided we need to come home since everyone
has forgot us. He doesn't know how ready I am to come home
and get back to work. You would think I had been taking chemo
as tired as I am. Just five more rounds and we will hopefully be home.
Back to the hospital this afternoon at 4:00pm for fluids.
Pump comes off on Tuesday evening and hopefully we can start
watching the counts go back up.
Michael wanted me to mention his new M.D. Anderson Buddy, Drew Moritz,
from St. Louis, Mo. He has been such an inspiration to Michael and
I. You can read his blog by clicking on his blog site to the left of this
post. He is a star basketball player in the State of Washington. Thanks
Drew for all your encouragement and especially your friendship. Best of
luck with Round 7.......hope this round wipes out all the SARCOMAS! Maybe this will be a 7 pointer for the final buzzer!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Third day of third round is history. Michael is beginning to feel
the effects of the chemo. Slept while they gave him the
pre-meds today and the other medications before they inserted
the 'red devil' to bring home. I should say he slept when he
not going to the restroom. They gave him a big bag of Lasix to
get some of the fluid off since he had put on so much weight
since Monday. Boy! Did it ever come off. He kept me hopping
disconnecting the IV pumps so he could travel down the hall.
He has all the nurses now fighting over whose patient he is
going to be that day. They like him because he is so polite,
positive and never complains about anything. "It's all good",
he tells them. We pray that the next few days will be as easy
as they can be..hopefully no fever and no emergency room.
The are now giving him meds for the hiccups since he has them
a big part of the time. When he has them, his chest hurts.
The time is coming for the Neulasta shot which makes him
feel like he has the flu...he is dreading it! God is slowly
removing the "devil out of his system". God Bless you all.
Love, Terri and Michael

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Good Tuesday everyone. We have had a pretty slow day....got to
sleep late this morning. Worked some after we got up and arrived
at the hospital about 3:45pm. Michael has just about eat me out of
house and home today. He actually has put on 10 pounds since
yesterday at this time. I'm certain a lot of it is food, but then he
is also wearing his chemo back pack which is putting a lot of fluid in
his body. It will all come off next week....it will be our "LOSS of
APPETITE" week. We have completed day two of Round Three with no side
effects except for the hiccups. Every time he drinks or eats something,
he gets them. This is the only side effect he usually has. Just hope
and pray that we don't have fever this round. Maybe not since he is
taking antibiotics this week for the pneumonia he still has a trace of
in his lungs. His coughing has slowed down, so we really think we
are getting rid of it. We have about another 45 minutes at the hospital
and then back home until tomorrow about 4:00pm. Keep prayers flowing
and God will continue to work His miracle. Don't forget us and call anytime.
If you don't call him, he will eventually call you. . . especially when
he needs an Olney Fix (just ask Zola Mae and Andy).
Love to all,
Terri and Michael

Day One, Round THREE

Just wanted to let everyone know we made it back to
Houston about 11:15 on Sunday evening. I sure drank
a lot of black coffee on the way back, and I'm not a
coffee drinker, but it was that or die. I ran off
the road a couple of times from falling asleep.
Michael wanted me to stop and get a room at Huntsville
as I think he thought we might not make it if we didn't.
Yesterday was a very busy day at the hospital. Michael
had the catheter put in about 9:30, then a x-ray to make
sure it was where it needed to be, a dental appointment
to check on the wisdom teeth that need to come out, and
then on to chemo. We got home last night about 9:30.
We stopped at Burger King for our late night meal....
got to bed about 12:00 midnight. Today will be pretty
quiet until about 3:30 when we leave to go back to the
hospital for another chemo bag to be inserted in his backpack.
After three hours, we will be back home.
Met a young man yesterday with his parents that I could
tell had something similar to what Michael had. After
watching them for a few minutes, I walked over and
introduced myself to them and asked them if he had
Ewing's Sarcoma, and they said it was not Ewing's but
another form of sarcoma. We showed them the photos of
the scans we have posted and hopefully gave them a lot
of hope in their case. We told them that we had the
Great Physician on our side and they advised they did too.
It is so neat to be able to share our testimony and success
of the 85% healing that we have experienced with other people.
God is so GOOD and we continue to give Him all the glory.
Have a great day....
Love,
Terri and Michael