Wednesday, February 7, 2012

A short announcement that today Cyndi and I have been married for 15 years.  What a wonderful woman that I've been so blessed to be attached to through marriage.  I really don't know where I would be without her.  We were over at Dad's place on Saturday for about 4 hours.  We visited and ate some lunch at the house. Clara put together a corn chowder soup with warm bread and brie and crackers, and we drank a little white wine while we got a chance to visit.  It was a really nice Saturday.  Dad has had to change his 'cocktail'.  The one he was taking could only be taken for a set period of time before it could become dangerous.  The new brew is really hurting his bones, especially in his back.  He's spending a lot of time sleeping, and can only be upright for a few hours before he has to get "horizontal" as he puts it.  Also, the tumors on his liver and ureter have grown in size.  That's not a good thing.  I don't know how much longer he can stand to take the chemo and suffer the side effects before he'll decide to go off of the chemo.  He's the only one that knows that and will make the decision when he's ready to.  His mind is still good, although it's hard to slow down and let him think things through, but you have to do that in order to continue a conversation with him...just have to take it slow and let him think it through.  I'm not sure exactly where he stands, whether this is a minor setback, or what.  With the tumors growing, I cannot believe it will be long now.  But we'll wait and see, because he is a fighter.  Gregg, Jeff and Kim have been doing a great job of stopping by and visiting with him during the week when they can.  It's great to know that he has a good family support structure around him.  Especially Clara.  She does such wonders for him in both support, affection, understanding, and just being patient with him while he passes the time doing what he feels he needs to do...or not do.  She is such a blessing to our family, and always will be.  Cyndi and I thank God for her and the kindness she brings to Dad and our family.  If you get a chance you should call her and tell her thank you.  Bye for now.