4 DAY RECAP

Wow. So busy and so sorry for keeping all of you in the dark for the past 4 days. So much has happened so I will write this blog in segments with titles so that you can skip around if you like.

C DIFF - Round 2

Gary has C Diff once again. This time it is not so bad because I knew what to look for and I caught it right away. Gary is on Flagyl again to combat the C Diff and has had some fevers but not too many. I have had to medicate him pretty heavily the past few days because of pain and he is starting to shake a little and studder. I hope his system gets used to the increase of pain meds again and that the apparent symptoms from the drugs go away. I think he is having an allergic reaction to something because his eyes are red and his nose is watering. We'll get it all figured out.

NO MORE CHEMO - On to a Cancer Free Diet!!

So, I am getting hyponotized on Friday so that I can endure this diet. There are officially no other treatments options available to Gary. When Stacy found out I was getting hyponitized she wanted to come along to see if she could change a few more things about me! HA HA.

No more chemo and no clinical trials. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. Dr. Barth has taken us as far as we can go and we are so thankful to him for his medical expertise and knowledge. Gary is not sold on Hospice coming in yet and we will wait until we get the green light from him.

So, we are going to go an alternative route and we are going to follow this book called Cancer Free by Bill Henderson. In a nutshell, RAW RAW RAW! Nothing else. Sprouted breads and raw veges. Hello! I never eat raw veges and sprouted breads. This is going to be very difficult for me. Hypnosis is going to help because I REALLY want to do this to not only get very healthy but to see if we can help Gary. Loads of supplements as well. Pray for me and for Gary as we give up dairy, sugar, DIET COKE, pasta, LICORICE, meat, chicken, fish, sauces, butter, herbs, and the list goes on and on and on..........I CAN DO THIS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAX

Yesterday marked Jax's 6th year of life! He is not going to have ap arty this year simply because I can't take on the planning of an event like that right now. So, he will have to suffer with Ruby's and a new Build A Bear! Poor guy! Nate will suffer the same fate as his birthday is here is 9 days. He will probably pick something different to do for our "family dinner" - which BTW I can't eat anyhow!


USC - Beyond our Wildest Dreams

So, the Beckstrand Corp. is a non-profit company that seek to help families who are suffering the effects from cancer. They are able to help so many families and yesterday they certainly helped our family.

Will Collins just graduated from USC and played on Sc's football team as their only long and short snapper. He is humble and I had to dig around on the internet last night to find out what a great player he was!

Beckstrand arranged for Will to meet us up at SC yesterday and Will gave Gary and the boys the time of their lives! Jenn and Cole were able to come with us as Jenn guided us around the campus before we met Will and into the bookstore where the boys found some awesome hats and stuffed animals!

Will introduced us to basically the entire football team and we stayed on the field until practice was over and the media swarmed in for interviews. Will, Pete Carroll and the USC Football team presented Gary with a signed ball and the boys got their t-shirts, hats, and posters signed by some of the members of the team as well. Nick Sanchez (Mark's Dad) was so incredibly kind as he wheeled Gary around the field and made sure he was bundled up with his blanket.

There are no words to tell you how awesome the experience was. Jenn was able to take about 200 photographs and I will have those soon. Pete joined us once again at the end with Will and Nick and told our family that we can come up to the field whenever we want to sit and watch practice and hang out. We even have a special number to call to make that happen! The boys were overjoyed - especially Zachary!

What an amazing time and our thanks to Lil and to Will for making it happen. Will was the best contact because he walked us through their entire practice and told us how they do everything and why. It was so incredibly interesting and such a privilege. Might i say how HUGELY GINORMOUS those players are. Some of the guys are smaller but the average player is around 6'2" or 6'3" and about 220-230 LBS!

I can't say enough and I can't wait for you all to see some of the photos!

I have to get going to get ready for my meeting and for the boys to get home. We have a busy night again with our neighbor's birthday party and playdates!


Have the best day ever!

Love,
Lisa