Tuesday Roll Call

Not too busy right now Lisa.  I was too busy last week.  Nerves are not in great shape though.  I was away from the house 4 days last week and three of those I was away most of the day. Missing my P pills and eating out had my body feeling awfully odd.  Home now.  Ordering a few parts for chairs and scooters so busy is in my future.  Hopefully work away from the house will be spaced out a bit.  I have had one pina colada in the last six weeks so I may be close to being a teetotaler again.  I was for twenty years before I got so sick.  I picked up cigars again though and know the surgery will make me not want them.  I do not want them when I even have the slightest malady.  Quitting before surgery would likely be a good thing but I am not sure that is in the cards.

Randy,

It sounds as if you have been busy, maybe today is a good day to relax.  Let your system regroup from eating out and your nerves settle themselves.  That is great that you work on scooters and lift chairs, I never really thought about who would fix them if they break down.  They people that use them must be very thankful to you when you get them working again.  You know I don't think I have ever had a pina colada in my life.  Don't drink much now, when I was younger I did my part in supporting the adult beverage buisness.  Now a drink or two a couple of times a year, of course I have always prefered vodka because it did not smell as bad as the rest, so depending on who is making the drinks one drink could do me in.  I guess I got old and had enough other things giving me headaches!  lol  

Lisa 

Good morning all,

Just catching up from a very busy weekend!  I think we are finally all caught up and back to some sense of normal. LOL!

Yesterday I took the kids to the pool and then they came home and played in the small pool on our deck.  IT is just a kiddie pool but they manage to have a blast anyway.  We grilled ham steaks and sweet potatoes and had a nice dinner and off to bed early.  Yay!

Today is warm again, and sunny and they are already out playing in the water and sand table and enjoying the sunshine.  Today we are going to go out and look for an excercise ball for Noah.  He needs one to strenthen his upper body according to occupational therapy.  He leans on it and uses his arms to do simple tasks which strengthens his upper body.  Then Noah and Jeff have father son therapy tonite, which is badly needed.

On Sunday before we went to the cubscout campfire, my dad came over to visit.  He took the kids for a walk and then wanted to take them for ice cream.  So off they went to Kohls for an errand and then he took them to Culvers.  When they got back, he told us he wanted to talk to us about something.  I was worried I had done something wrong, just like a little kid, thinking oh my what did I do now?

Well, I did not do anything wrong.  He just blurted out that his pancreatic cancer is back with a vengence.  He was so sick a year and half ago with the worst case of pancreatitis they have ever seen.  They were sure it was pancreatic cancer, and treated him as such.  He even went in for the radical surgery, the WHIPPLE procedure, which they could only do part of because the pancreatitis was so bad.  The repeat scans for the rest of the yr were clear.  He went in April for another scan and he told me that it was clear.  It wasnt.  There was a small mass in the head of the pancreas.  They sent him for an endoscopy to biopsy it, and it came back inconclusive, so they sent him for another endoscopy and it came back suspicious.  The slides got sent to University of Chicago for another opinion and it came back positive to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.  He did not want to tell us he said cause until he knew for sure, he did not want to worry us.  I guess my Aunt has been taking him to his tests, since she is retired now.  The tumor has grown in size since April and now has fingers that are wrapped around his two main arteries that lead to his liver and stomach.  Now it is inoperable. His cancer levels have gone from 25 in December to 115 in April to 250 in May to 450 now in July. He had to tell me now, cause he wants me to go to the oncologist with him on Thursday.

My poor dad.  It is so hard on him to be sick, he is such an active person.  Although that works in his favor in the long run.  He says he feels fine right now, just tired more of the time.  He has no pain. That is one of the things about pancreatic cancer, is that the tumor grows and presses on your spine and causes pain.  Im hoping the oncologist will discuss that on Thursday to make sure he can use the chemo to shrink the tumor and help with the pain that may come.

So please say a prayer for my dad, and for Noah.  Noah and him are sooooo close and I am worried that Noah will have a really hard time with all of this. School is starting soon and the 5th grade will prove to be more challenging than ever. He is still having issues with his behavior and giving us trouble.  I have alot to deal with coming up and pray that I have the strength to be able to be in all places for everyone.

Thanks for listening and for all your prayers in advance.

Hi Eileen, you and Dad are in my prayers! Hope he hangs in there and gets some good news.

Enjoy as much as you can with your dad. Take pictures, videos etc. so that you will always have cherished memories.

My dad passed away almost 10 years ago - will be on November 14th.

God Bless!

Lucy

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I am so sorry to hear the news about your dad.  Hopefully they can get it successfully treated with chemo.  Prayers for you and your family.  I know how hard this is to deal with as I lost my dad to leukemia.  It is not easy to say the least.  Cherish the time that you have and stay positive.  You never know the results.  My mom was given 5 months to live and then proceeded to live 40 years beyond that prediction with cancer.  So hold on to that hope.  If you ever need to talk, I am here for you.  

Eileen,

You and your family are in my prayers.  Try and remember to take care of yourself during this trying time.

Lisa

Oh Eileen!!!!

I am SOOOO sorry to hear this and am sending BIG {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}} to you and your family.

Keep Noah close and let the therapists know what is happening so they can help you all get through this.  He is getting SO big, and I found him to be very polite on Saturday, so he CAN do it!

Hang in there honey and know I am there for you as are we all.

Love ya,

Eileen,

My prayers are with your Dad, Noah and you.

Were you able to get any relief for your medical issue?

Eileen, I lost both my parents a number of years ago, and they both died of heart problems, suddenly. At least you know that your Dad can keep going and fight as long as he is able to.  No matter how old you are, it is always nice to be able to relie on your Dad. Now, he will be relying on you to help him.

I know you are still having problems with Noah, but please tell him what is happening. Keeping him in the dark will probaly lead to problems. He is old enough to be a help to you.

Good luck in the coming months, and you are in my thoughts.

LISA

 Good Afternoon Everyone!

I am enjoying my last few days of freedom.  Spent the morning reading in bed.  Ahhh luxury.  Good book, free time.  Finally decided I was hungry enough that I had to get out of bed.  Did not want to put the book down.  

Tomorrow is another visit with my orthopedist.  We will see what he has to say is next on my agenda.  It may be back to work on Thursday.  Ugh.  Don't want to go!   I've enjoyed my time at home.  

Not much happening today.  I plan to go put my nose back in that book.  

Hope everyone has a good day!