Sorry its been so long...

Hello to all who still check this out. Sorry that we have been deliquent in updating this lately. Jared and I just got back from visiting mom and dad.

Dad seemed to be doing quite well. He gets tired easy but his appeitite sure isn't suffering. He's been off chemo for almost a month while the they have been working on thinning the blood clots. Dad feels like a pin cushion as there is a nurse that comes in the morning to take his blood (dad has nicknamed those nurses the vampires. then they test that blood and then in the afternoon another nurse comes and he gets the blood thinner needle in his stomach. Understandablely so dad's feeling like a bit of a pin cusion lately!

Dad was up and about some while we were there. He even tried to mow the lawn. But Jared ended up taking over for that. but he was helping around the house more this last week and they even went out to visit others. So that was good to see. He was spending more time out of his chair in the house and in mom's beautiful backyard.

While we were there there were a good number of visitors and this brightened both mom and dad's day. Thanks for stopping by!

This has all been stressful on mom too. She doesn't like to leave dad by himself... and i think part of it is dad doesn't like to be left alone either. So she's still working but mostly from home and when she does go it's just for short times.

Chemo starts again this Wednesday/Thursday. Dad got that call while we were there and you could tell just knowing that it was going to start again was hard. But this treatment will be the middle of treatments, so it will be half way done. If for some reason dad can't take this one (too weak, not feeling well, etc.) they will stop chemo for good.

So here's how you can pray...
- Pray the dad will feel well enought to take the chemo this week.
- Pray for mom - this is stressful on her too
- Pray for complete healing
- Pray for energy and positive attidudes

Praise
- Dad's been sleeping alright
- he's been feeling quite a bit better and up and around doing things

Hey and remember a phone call from friends brightens dad's day and visits from family and friends brightens both of there days. And if the weather is nice you can even hang out in the backyard with them. Just give them a call or stop by for a short visit.

Okay that's it for now! I'll try and be better at keeping you posted!
Amy - for the clan!