Monday March 28th

Dave went to work again today, rested and then went to track practice. He was tired this evening but it was so worth it for him.
I called the Oncologist about Dave's UTI and they are not sure that he has had one. The antibiotics should have taken care of the symptoms and that is not the case. Since we do not have the scan report yet we may have to wait until Thursday. I have contacted our family dr. just in case we need a referral to a urologist. Sometimes blood counts from chemo can cause symptoms that appear to be a urinary tract infection, but nothing is abnormal enough to account for this either. He is not running a fever or feeling bad so I suppose we can wait until Thursday. The Cancer Center will run blood work and we will have all of the information from last week's scans....that should be enough to make a proper assessment. The symptoms that I see all point to Kidney involvement, but so far no one has asked me......guess we will get all of the information that we need on Thursday.
As always we appreciate all of your support and the random acts of kindness that come our way when we need it the most!
Blessings to all.....

Saturday March 27th

Janice and Tim Zerger (Dave's sister and brother-in-law) and Scott, our nephew came from Olathe today to visit. It was really great to see them...I really lucked out on the in-laws......just wish that we lived closer....
Dave was worn out..he slept most of the day and all night. I think going to work all day Friday really did him in....but he is ready to go back Monday for more.....
His feet and ankles are still really swollen....I will call the oncologist tomorrow and ask his opinion...we go in Thursday for our regular appointment.....he is still on antibiotic and no fever....so maybe it can wait???
Hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather....Blessings to all...

Friday March 26th

Today was another good day. Dave went to school and I picked him up at about 3:30. He was really tired when he got home, but it was a good kind of tired. He really misses the kids and the staff at MSMS! He can rest up this weekend, thank goodness we have nothing on the agenda (except the K-state game).
I did yard work today so that we could just relax all day Saturday....it was windy but my yard is starting to look good.....it makes me hopeful that Spring really is around the corner.
Blessings to all....

Thursday March 25th

What a beautiful day.....loved the sunshine and mild temps!!
We had scans today, which will tell us if the chemo is being successful. Our consult with the oncologist will be next Thursday, so we are of course hoping for the best!
Todd Carter (our pastor) came over this afternoon, it is always good to visit with him, he is a source of strength and encouragement to us both. Todd is amazed at the numbers of people on Facebook, and the support from friends and family, Dave and I are very lucky........
Watched the K-State game tonight with Chris and Bailie...WOW...what an exciting game it was....Bailie is our K-Stater, Dave and I like to see the Kansas teams do well....Go Cats!
Hope everyone enjoys Friday....it should be another great day! Thanks again for all of the support....Blessings to all!

Wednesday March 24

We have loved the warm weather the last couple of days...sure wish it would stick around. Sunshine makes everything seem better!
Dave went to work yesterday and today. He is truly amazing....he then comes home and rests so that he can go to track practice. If the truth were told I think he gets tired of me!!! He needs the normalcy that being at school brings and I know that he misses everyone ...I am glad that he has been able to get back if only for a short term basis....Of course I never underestimate Dave's determination....Guess time will tell.....
He has developed a urinary tract infection which is making him uncomfortable. I am concerned too because his legs and ankles have begun to swell. Hopefully the antibiotic for the UTI will kick in soon. The swelling is another issue, we will address it at our next drs. appt. I sit at night and rotate his legs and ankles so that hopefully the muscles will not completely atrophy. He has no usage of his left leg and his right is not always reliable so we are very careful when we have to move anywhere.
We have a doctor's appt. at West Wichita tomorrow for blood work and body scan. The scan will determine how effective the chemo and the radiation have been. We have a consult with our oncologist on April 1st. He will go thru the scan report and we will discuss what our next course of action will be....this will be a very important appointment .....
Jack Thomas called this morning and is bringing us a pizza for dinner...we love the pizza from out there in Cheney.....sunshine or not...it is a good day!
Blessings to all......

Saturday March 20th

Today is Chris's birthday....Happy Birthday Chris....34 years old.....we hope that he had a good day...
We went to he Wichita Wild indoor football game tonight. John did the commentary and Dave helped feed him information ..it was really fun. We met Ernie and Jeannie and Chris and Bailie there. I had never been to Hartman Arena..it was a great place..
Dave came home and went to sleep, but it was cartainly worth it.....
Blessings to all...pray for Spring....

Thursday March 18th

We had chemo today and then Dave slept most of the rest of the day. His mom and aunt came over and went with us. They brought BBQ, potato salad, and 2 pies. What a help..I didn't have to try to come up with something for dinner.
While Dave slept, I worked in the yard. It was a beautiful day and being outside is such good therapy for me! Really wish it would stay nice. Chris and Bailey went to the KU game so Morgan (my granddog) played outside while I mowed.
We are watching the basketball games this evening, we both love March Madness. Our brackets are filled out and so far I am a couple of games ahead of Dave....that does not happen very often!
Blessings to all.....