Just one more pill to take in the 6th round. I've felt pretty good throughout this round but have had one sore on the side of my tongue where it's impossible to move my tongue without irritation. Swish helps but it doesn't last long. The last week or so it has been painful to eat, swallow, talk but that should end in a couple days. I had the MRI today and am scheduled for the rest of the scans and Dr. appt. Mon. Please pray for good results - I plan to post the results late Mon. afternoon if all goes according to schedule.
Also, pray for another good day for CityChurch. Last sunday's service went very well with interesting stories of how God is working. A lot of people are working together for God's purpose.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
CityChurch is born!
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, CityChurch Winston will hold it's first worship service at Miller Park Recreation Center @ 10:30. This is very exciting as Chris and Jen and many others have spent a lot of time and effort to get to this point. Please pray that everything goes well Sunday and God's hand will be evident in whatever happens there and the will of God will always be their guide.
Health update - yes, Brad, and others - no news is generally good news. I haven't posted anything lately mainly because I haven't had much to share. We are in week #3 of the latest round of chemo which means fatigue is a factor - it seems to take very little effort to make me tired. My mouth is not pepsi-worthy at this point but it seems my tongue is not as sensitive as it has been sometimes in the past although we still have over a week to go.
Otherwise, I continue to do what I normally do - yard work (plugging, seeding, etc.) and golf. We did have two exciting events within the last couple weeks (well, I had two and we had one). Keith, Phil, Steve, and I got to play golf at UNC Finley golf course, which I've wanted to do for a long time. Eleanor and I went to Myrtle Beach to see the Drifters, Coasters, and Platters. Motown rock-n-roll still lives! The show was good - I really enjoyed the Platters.
Health update - yes, Brad, and others - no news is generally good news. I haven't posted anything lately mainly because I haven't had much to share. We are in week #3 of the latest round of chemo which means fatigue is a factor - it seems to take very little effort to make me tired. My mouth is not pepsi-worthy at this point but it seems my tongue is not as sensitive as it has been sometimes in the past although we still have over a week to go.
Otherwise, I continue to do what I normally do - yard work (plugging, seeding, etc.) and golf. We did have two exciting events within the last couple weeks (well, I had two and we had one). Keith, Phil, Steve, and I got to play golf at UNC Finley golf course, which I've wanted to do for a long time. Eleanor and I went to Myrtle Beach to see the Drifters, Coasters, and Platters. Motown rock-n-roll still lives! The show was good - I really enjoyed the Platters.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Starting round #6
We had another routine dr. visit today - he said all is going well. I start round #6 tonight with scans to follow on Oct. 10.
Meanwhile, life goes on. Last week I played golf three days (2 with Chris and David), did some yard work, and thanks to some friends attended the Carolina football game Sat. - busy week but a good one.
It had been a long time since we were at Kenan. It was great and it sure has changed a lot with both ends filled with seating now and big TV screens at each end. I had forgotten how physical watching a game in person can be - up and down constantly, we probably stood half the game, it was a workout. I'm used to watching a game in my easy chair and only getting up when I need something to eat/drink or going to the bathroom or maybe doing something else at halftime.
Meanwhile, life goes on. Last week I played golf three days (2 with Chris and David), did some yard work, and thanks to some friends attended the Carolina football game Sat. - busy week but a good one.
It had been a long time since we were at Kenan. It was great and it sure has changed a lot with both ends filled with seating now and big TV screens at each end. I had forgotten how physical watching a game in person can be - up and down constantly, we probably stood half the game, it was a workout. I'm used to watching a game in my easy chair and only getting up when I need something to eat/drink or going to the bathroom or maybe doing something else at halftime.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Celebrating!
I finished round #5 of chemo Mon. and I'm feeling good. It's always nice to get to that two-week break and celebrate feeling almost normal (normal for me). It's not time to drink pepsi yet but maybe by this weekend. I know that's not much but that's all I have.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
no news update!
Another good week - hence, no real news to update. I spent a couple days playing golf and a couple days trimming shrubs - I think I was able to stretch a day of yard work into at least three days. I'm finishing week #3 of chemo so I'm having to deal with mouth sores - eating and talking are not as much fun as normal but otherwise I'm feeling good. Looking forward to this round of chemo ending 8/29.
Eleanor's eyesight has improved but she is not totally satisfied with the results. She was hoping she would not need glasses but she sees more clearly with them.
Hopefully, we can get a good rain so I can work on the yard during the next couple weeks - lime, plugging, seed, etc.
Eleanor's eyesight has improved but she is not totally satisfied with the results. She was hoping she would not need glasses but she sees more clearly with them.
Hopefully, we can get a good rain so I can work on the yard during the next couple weeks - lime, plugging, seed, etc.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
A day of golf with the 'big' boys!
The highlight of the week so far has been playing golf with my two 6-year old grandsons, Jackson and Isaiah. I think they had fun too. We played 9 holes at Oak Valley just for fun - we didn't keep score so they couldn't beat me! That also allowed me to adjust the rules as needed for pace of play and to avoid losing all our golf balls - we only lost 1 and that one was well hit into the water. They are both big time golfers now.
As for health, as illustrated, I'm doing well - playing golf 2-3 days a week and feeling good. I'm in week 2 of another round of chemo and still drinking pepsi but will probably have to stop this weekend or soon after. I'm looking forward to temperatures in the 80's rather than 90's for a few days at least. Eleanor's eye is doing well, no problems, and eyesight seems to be improving steadily.
Monday, August 1, 2011
News worth waiting for!
All good news! No lung cancer!
We finally had the dr. appt. today to get results of the biopsy. Dr. Aklilu reported that the spot is kidney cancer which means we continue treatments as before. Therefore, probably tomorrow, we'll start the next round of chemo. It was great having 4 weeks off (especially while having the grandchildren here) but now back to business as usual - scans again after two rounds of 4 weeks of treatment with a 2-week break in between.
We finally had the dr. appt. today to get results of the biopsy. Dr. Aklilu reported that the spot is kidney cancer which means we continue treatments as before. Therefore, probably tomorrow, we'll start the next round of chemo. It was great having 4 weeks off (especially while having the grandchildren here) but now back to business as usual - scans again after two rounds of 4 weeks of treatment with a 2-week break in between.
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