Today is Friday the 29Th of May, 2009. It is very early as I could not sleep. The house is still quiet as no one is up yet. We are now on that roller coaster ride again and I really don't like roller coasters. This ride is different though it deals with ones life and his loved ones.
We heard from Dr. Simmons (radiation Dr.) on Wednesday with the results of the pet scan and ct scan. David still has cancer in his throat and possibly his tongue. The most worrisome part is that they found spots on his lungs in the upper area of the lungs. We saw Dr. Lutz yesterday (Thursday) and he went over this information with us. Daves sister Julie was with us for support and to take notes. We will be seeing the chemotherapy Dr. on Tuesday, June 2, and appts. for Dr. Rezaee at University Hospital are being made. It has also been recommended that Dave have a ct scan of the chest area and another pet scan.
Dave and I hoped for the best outcome and that did not come, your continued prayers and support are needed to get us through this part of our ride. Thank you for listening, God Bless. We love you all.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A Beautiful Weekend
We had some absolutely beautiful weather this Memorial weekend. Dave and I celebrated our 11Th anniversary on Saturday the 23rd, can you believe it? Seems like just a few days ago that we said our vows. The kids went to visit there grandparents and a cousin that was home from Florida with their new little one. Dave chose The Outback for dinner and he ate his steak every bit of it and smiled from ear to ear! We then rented a movie to watch at home, but before we did that Shanna joined us for an ice cream over at the local DQ. She then went to her girlfriends for the night. It was a very nice evening being able to spend time with 2 of my 4 favorite people.
On Sunday we joined the rest of the family at Julies for a family picnic, good food and fun once again.
Dave has been having trouble with a sore throat and swelling and his voice is gravely. We went in to see the ENT in early May and was checked out. He gave him steroids for the swelling and an antibacterial mouth rinse. Dave is also coughing so I think he may have just caught a cold and with his immune system low it is just taking a while to get over it.
Dave went for his pet scan and CT scans on the 18Th and 19Th of May, we will be seeing Dr. Lutz on Thursday for the report. I will update again at that time, until then please keep him in your prayers. God Bless you and thank you for listening. We love you all.
On Sunday we joined the rest of the family at Julies for a family picnic, good food and fun once again.
Dave has been having trouble with a sore throat and swelling and his voice is gravely. We went in to see the ENT in early May and was checked out. He gave him steroids for the swelling and an antibacterial mouth rinse. Dave is also coughing so I think he may have just caught a cold and with his immune system low it is just taking a while to get over it.
Dave went for his pet scan and CT scans on the 18Th and 19Th of May, we will be seeing Dr. Lutz on Thursday for the report. I will update again at that time, until then please keep him in your prayers. God Bless you and thank you for listening. We love you all.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Looking forward to returning to work!
Thought I would send out an update on how Dave has progressed since his appetite and taste has started to make a comeback. Things are going very well, Daves taste buds seem to be awakening, slowly of course and he is eating very well. He eats pretty much everything he did before his radiation treatments started. He has even started eating peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, woohoo! Dave is still not able to eat some foods, they just don't taste right or it's to spicy or dry. He keeps trying though.
Dave has also been busy outside to, we had bought a shed last fall to put up and that was not done. I can say that it is up and the overflow from the garage has started moving in (with help from us). I am hoping that I am able to pull my truck in the garage next winter, that would be nice :-) He has also started mowing the yard, maybe not as fast as he used to do it, but he is doing it. These are just some of the things that he is doing and not exhausting himself lately. He still gets tired, but is able to do more as the days go on.
We celebrated Daves 50Th birthday at the end of April. We had a party for him with family and a few friends at his sister Julies home. There was lots of good food, cake and fun. She has a pool and the weather cooperated (80 degrees), the kids were able to swim and a good time was had by all.
Thanks Julie & Don.
Dave has also been busy outside to, we had bought a shed last fall to put up and that was not done. I can say that it is up and the overflow from the garage has started moving in (with help from us). I am hoping that I am able to pull my truck in the garage next winter, that would be nice :-) He has also started mowing the yard, maybe not as fast as he used to do it, but he is doing it. These are just some of the things that he is doing and not exhausting himself lately. He still gets tired, but is able to do more as the days go on.
We celebrated Daves 50Th birthday at the end of April. We had a party for him with family and a few friends at his sister Julies home. There was lots of good food, cake and fun. She has a pool and the weather cooperated (80 degrees), the kids were able to swim and a good time was had by all.
Thanks Julie & Don.
Dave hopes to return to work on May 20Th, he says he is ready. He is stir crazy here at home and he keeps doing things to help build his stamina up. I love him dearly and have enjoyed this time together but I to am ready for him to go back to work.
Dave will be having a petscan and a ct scan before he goes back to work. He will see the ENT the end of May and the radiation dr. in June. Lets hope that the treatments dissolved the tumor completely.
On Sunday I had made a delicious meal of marinated grilled chicken (he grilled), stuffing (stove top), gravy, green beans and salad. He ate it all! While we were cleaning up he walked over to me, kissed me on the cheek and said dinner was good! Dave then turned and went outside to continue working on the shed. It took me a moment to realize that he had tasted his supper. I started to cry, the kids saw this and realized it to. I was so very happy to hear him say that after not hearing it for almost 3 months.
Thank you for listening. God Bless, we love you all.
Dave will be having a petscan and a ct scan before he goes back to work. He will see the ENT the end of May and the radiation dr. in June. Lets hope that the treatments dissolved the tumor completely.
On Sunday I had made a delicious meal of marinated grilled chicken (he grilled), stuffing (stove top), gravy, green beans and salad. He ate it all! While we were cleaning up he walked over to me, kissed me on the cheek and said dinner was good! Dave then turned and went outside to continue working on the shed. It took me a moment to realize that he had tasted his supper. I started to cry, the kids saw this and realized it to. I was so very happy to hear him say that after not hearing it for almost 3 months.
Thank you for listening. God Bless, we love you all.
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