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Gary and I met with Dr. Barth on Tuesday. He is very pleased with Gary's progress and addressed our concern with regards to how sick Gary has been over the past week.
Gary is severly dehydrated and his lower back area is covered with 2nd degree burns from the radiation. Gary has had terrible stomach pains and cramps and he also has had a general sense of being super sick. Dr. Barth explained that basically the burns we see on Gary's body on the outside is exactly what has happened on the inside as well. His insides are basically fried right now. With all that being said, Dr. Barth said Gary is at the worst part of the treatment at this moment. Gary will experience another couple weeks of sickness and pain before he will start to climb in an upward direction. We have officially gone down the mountain in a wheelbarrel at 100 MPH and now that we have hit the bottom and are banged up and badly bruised we will now climb back to the top again. The climb back towards the top will be long and definitely not as fast as the trip down!
Gary has lost more weight and got the Dr. B ultimatum yesterday. Either eat or we will feed you! The thought of a feeding tube is awful. I will pry his mouth open, prop it and shovel food down his throat before he gets fed intraveniously. So far, Gary ate a ton of food today so we are on the right track! Steve came to visit for lunch today and Gary loved that!
So Jax got to spend more time at school than usual yesterday because someone accidentally forgot to pick him up for Gary and I. Hmmmmmmmm......I will never tell. We have ALL been in that position one time or another!
Jax, Nate and Zach all went to Disneyland until 8 PM last night! Yikes! They had so much fun while Gary, me, Jen, Matt and Steph watched American Idol and majorly critiqued every single contestant - only because we are all so much better than all of them! :)
Nate and I just got home from baseball and I am off to the pharmacy to get another antibiotic for Zach as I suspect his Strep Throat has returned! The back of his throat is looking a bit angry!
Gary did not go to the doctor today because I needed a break! We are going tomorrow morning and I plan on camping out there for a while!
I will give you an update tomorrow.
Love,
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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The happy family
although get many disaster, u look passion
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