Wednesday March 3rd

Dave went to the game in Augusta last night to watch Kip's Mavs play basketball. It was a man's night out, he went with our son and John Blazek...I think they all enjoyed the time over and back without "Blondy or Nurse Ratchet"....although I don't know how that could possibly be.........
We went to the Cyber Center this morning and Dave has been fitted with a "bed" that he will lie on for the radiation sessions...we have appointments next Monday and Wednesday. The last radiations did wonders to help his pain level, and hopefully these will add quality and improve his abilities as well.
It is increasingly hard for Dave to get around, and falling has been a big worry. I called Edd LaPlant yesterday to see if he had the time to build a ramp in the garage.( Edd put the stone on our house this summer, we got to know him and we really enjoyed the time that he spent here with us.) Edd was in our driveway this morning when we got home from the Cyber Center with his partner Pari Ungles. They put their other jobs aside and by 11:30 we had a ramp! What makes this so noteworthy is that neither of them would accept any money for doing this for us. It made me cry....we have had so many wonderful people helping us thru these days..A ramp may seem like a small thing, but I can hardly get Dave down the 2 steps of our house to get him to our car. This act of kindness will enable him to go with me when I run errands....he won't be so home bound, and I won't be afraid of dropping him! I don't know how to thank these men enough...but ...if you need some remodeling, tile, cement, building of any kind done....call me and I will give you their numbers. They are good at what they do, and as you can tell they are good people!!
We go in for labs, chemo and dr. consult tomorrow. It will be a long day. Our days are becoming increasingly more difficult. Dave and I pull from our faith and we have always found a great deal of strength in one another. Cancer will consume everything in your life if you let it....but we try each day to do something "cancer free"......We watch a movie, or play cards, sometimes just sit on our deck and hold hands....these are valuable moments for us.....so sometimes we find it necessary to take our phone off the hook......our time together is that important. It does not mean that we are unappreciative of your calls, but there are times when we just don't want to talk about cancer....that is why I blog.
All of you are blessings in our lives, we are dealing with alot right now, we need your friendship, but sometimes we need our privacy as well. I hope that you will understand this...