December 29, 2011

Yesterday we were at the hospital meeting with the bone marrow team and I will enter the Hospital tomorrow for more chemo which they said would be more of a challenge than any chemo treatment I have received. Then they will start the bone marrow replacement process. I will be in the hospital for at least 21 days the longest stay yet. With this in mind I won’t blog after today. This has been quite the process and I am so thankful for all the support from friends, family, co-workers and all the medical personnel I would not be here without all the support and love that has been shared and given to both Jan and I. I wish everyone a very Happy New Year and hope it is the best New Year of your life.  My next blog should be on or about January 20, 2012.

December 28, 2011

Yesterday was another great day Lisa my daughter and her family came over and we had a great visit her children are truly the best. It was a most delightful visit and we hated to see them leave. All four of Lisa and Clay’s children are just great and the oldest Caylor, a 13 year old has matured so much since we last saw him. Brodie, is 12 and what a mature 12 year old. Then Houston once he has his mind on something he just sticks with it he is seven and as solid as a rock. Then Eden the six year old girl, as beautiful as a summer sunset with a slight over cast and as bright as Einstein she is one amazing little girl.   

December 27, 2011

Well yesterday was my lazy day just did not do too much just rested a great deal and wanted to prepare for today. Lisa and her family will be coming over and I want to be able to spend some time with them. Lisa and Clay are ideal parents and have done a great job in raising their children. I think they could write a book on it and start their own talk show. I do feel a bit stronger than I have in the past and we went to the mall for a short while today to see what good sales they might have. Well we did not see a whole lot but picked up a few things.

December 25, 2011

Yesterday was a good day, had an increase of energy and helped Jan clean the house I vacuumed the floors both upstairs and in the basement. We had dinner at Jan’s Mom’s and with her sister, her husband and son. It was a very pleasant and most enjoyable day. What is nice is the days are getting longer and in three months we will have the first day of Spring.

Decembere 24, 2011

Today is a good news day the results of the biopsy of the colon showed that the tumors we pre-cancerous and one more chemo and I will be on my way to the bone marrow replacement program using my own stem cells. We feel a feeling of relief what good news that was. The tumors are not something the doctor was familiar with.

December 23, 2011

Just got up and I am on my way back to the hospital for a series of tests for the bone marrow replacement therapy program. Jan gave me the shot this morning for the blood clots will be taking them twice a day every 12 hours. Slept well last night going without food and all the prep for the colonoscopy took its toll. So I Christmas Eve, Eve day Jan and I will have a most uneventful day.  

December 22, 2011

This has been a truly different day. Yesterday I got a phone call telling me to be at the Huntsman hospital one hour earlier so we get there at 7:00 A.M. and then I was told I had been bumped to 10:00 A.M. finally at 11:00 they take me in for my colonoscopy. When it was done the doctor said some of the growths in the colon looked normal and he removed them and others looked cancerous. Oh well not that much of a surprise so I go to get the dressing on my chest changed and the nurse thought I should get my labs while I was there. When the labs were complete my cancer nurse came to tell me the results and looked at my neck and thought I had a blood clots in my neck and sent me to the University of Utah to have it looked at oh well they verified that I had a blood clot in my neck and back to Huntsman we went. I am now taking shots every 12 hours in hopes it will get rid of the blood clots in my neck.

I am still thankful for life and all these experiences. There is always hope and I have been blessed so I will keep on the path and try to make a full recovery. I will know more next week on Wednesday or Thursday. Finally we got home at 6:30 P.M.