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Good Evening. While I am watching Dancing With The Stars I wanted to write to you to give you an update on my man. Gary is hanging in there. He has had an emotionally difficult few days as anyone would and should in his position. Cancer is so ugly on so many levels.
Gary had chemo today and we suspect that the reason that he feels so sick right now is because he is detoxing from the methadone and the lyrica. He takes both of these drugs 3X a day and he is now down to 2X a day. His body hurts and on top of the DT's he is now starting to feel the effects of the chemo with a touch of nausea. With all that being said he is not having anymore speech problems! YEAH!!!
We will go back to Dr. Barth's tomorrow for hydration and probably every day this week for blood counts and hydration. Gary will have his BIG scans at the end of this week and we will know whether or not the treatment in working.
The boys are loving baseball and I do have a funny Jax story...........
Jax is sitting on the couch the other day and lets out a HUGE MAN SIZE belch! He says, "Excuse me. I just finished my beer!" What the heck? He had a rootbeer can and was covering the root so that only the beer was showing. This is the price we are paying now for having 2 children prior to giving birth to him!
Nate's story was picked for Imagination Machine and that is tomorrow morning. We will do that before heading up to the docs office. Jana is one of Gary's nurses and she takes extra special care of Gary! We are so lucky to have her.
PRAYER:
1. Gary's red cells hold and he will not need a transfusion
2. Pray for Gary's mental well-being. Pray that he can focus on getting better and not thinking of all of the "what ifs".
I hope all of you have a wonderful evening. Smile and live in the present!
Love to everyone,
L
Love Conquers All
John 3:16
A Look inside our family......
If any of you have not had the chance to walk the grounds of the Montage in Laguna Beach you are really missing something amazing!!!
I am at the Montage with Zach and my Dad and I am standing on the beautiful rock that jets out from the middle of the cove and it is the most amazing morning! The air is so warm and the breeze is gently blowing.
I look down to see the reef and the beautiful colors of the seaweed garden that sway with the tide. In such a small place there are so many amazing things about creation that just make me stop to remember to thank God for all he has entrusted to us!
This very moment makes me feel so blessed to have so many blessings! So many family members and friends who surround us and love us and are ready to go on this new journey with us.
As I am thinking my pride gets a hold of me for a moment and I tell myself that I can do this on my own. My thought is that I don't want to have to have help and put people in this position!
Then, as quickly as that thought fills my pride-filled head another one enters. This time, I begin to realize that there is no way we can do this on our own. First and foremost, our same Father who has created this amazing place that I get to spend so much time at is the same one who has blessed us with amazing family and friends who want to care for us.
There are simply no words to express my gratitude and love to everyone who surrounds us and is a part of our life - big or small!
Please take some time and get down to the Montage. Go with your spouse, a friend, your kids! When you are there take in the beauty that surrounds you and take a deep breath and thank God for everything you have and the fact that HIS spirit lives in all of us! What a privilege it is that we are all on this journey together!
I am not ready to leave my rock because the morning is the best part of my day and this day is looking amazing and I want to stay right here feeling exactly how I do right now! Zach is coming out of the water and he really wants to head down to Strands to walk on beach! Who am I to argue? What a day the Lord has made! I am certainly going to be glad and rejoice in it!!
I am at the Montage with Zach and my Dad and I am standing on the beautiful rock that jets out from the middle of the cove and it is the most amazing morning! The air is so warm and the breeze is gently blowing.
I look down to see the reef and the beautiful colors of the seaweed garden that sway with the tide. In such a small place there are so many amazing things about creation that just make me stop to remember to thank God for all he has entrusted to us!
This very moment makes me feel so blessed to have so many blessings! So many family members and friends who surround us and love us and are ready to go on this new journey with us.
As I am thinking my pride gets a hold of me for a moment and I tell myself that I can do this on my own. My thought is that I don't want to have to have help and put people in this position!
Then, as quickly as that thought fills my pride-filled head another one enters. This time, I begin to realize that there is no way we can do this on our own. First and foremost, our same Father who has created this amazing place that I get to spend so much time at is the same one who has blessed us with amazing family and friends who want to care for us.
There are simply no words to express my gratitude and love to everyone who surrounds us and is a part of our life - big or small!
Please take some time and get down to the Montage. Go with your spouse, a friend, your kids! When you are there take in the beauty that surrounds you and take a deep breath and thank God for everything you have and the fact that HIS spirit lives in all of us! What a privilege it is that we are all on this journey together!
I am not ready to leave my rock because the morning is the best part of my day and this day is looking amazing and I want to stay right here feeling exactly how I do right now! Zach is coming out of the water and he really wants to head down to Strands to walk on beach! Who am I to argue? What a day the Lord has made! I am certainly going to be glad and rejoice in it!!
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