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Monday, July 21, 2014

New Chemo....are we having fun yet?

As always...lets talk about the family. We've had Kyle home for the last three weeks do to his plant shut down & and he just went back to work today. It was nice having him home & he was still able to pay his next semester at FSU, good job Kyle! Hopefully they will keep him busy for the remainder of his summer. Cody is conditioning and participating in the 7/7 football games. I've had a great time watching him. It's bitter sweet knowing this will be his last year playing football. Tom and I keep singing to him "Hard work,work" I'm not sure how much he appreciates it :) Katie finished up her AcquatiCATS swim with a Conference swim in Rockford. She beat her all-time 100 Freestyle record and on the drive home was very happy/chatty. Katie was also able to go to Son-Life camp and she came back all smiles saying that she had an amazing time! Before we blink we'll be in the full fall sport schedule.

Two weeks ago Tom started his new chemo pill. Out of the last 14 days he has one "bad day" where the effects took their toll. For the most part he is up and about as much as he was pre~chemo. He is keeping to his one meal a day and supplementing the others with an Ensure if he is able. They started Tom at the lowest dose and depending on how he handles it and the scan he can go up three higher doses. He also had his monthly check up here in GR last Friday. As always his trip is eventful to say the least. Tom was telling them that the blood work orders were changed with the new drug regulations, glad they finally listened as they would have had to poke him twice. Once they looked over the orders again it was admitted that he was right. As Tom was getting his Zometa infusion the fire alarm went off. Tom had to trek down the stair, infusion still in hand, and wait for the fire trucks to put out the flames. Poor guy, nothing at that facility has gone smoothly from his first visit. He will have another visit next month here in GR and then I will be going with Tom to his next U of M visit mid September.

In the past two weekends we have had two family reunions the Andrews & Van Dyke sides. I can't wait to see the group pictures. It has been great to see the families again & catch up with what is going on in life. I had to smile when both families said they still enjoy reading this blog...thanks for the compliments. I have admitted to the masses that I ramble, and I wanted to thank my editor for keeping me on track. Thanks Tommy! For the rest of the summer we've just floated/splashed away & I am looking forward to some more weekends to enjoy our pool.

Psalm 35:10 From the bottom of my heart praises rise to him.



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