Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Good, Good, and more Good

Today is Wednesday June 30th and things are going great! Chad is still feeling really good. His blood work has come back okay the last two times and other than his blood clotting level still not being where they would like it to be, his levels are good. He still has swelling in his feet and legs and it gets worse as the day goes on but really that's the worst side effect he has right now. If he puts his feet up for a while here and there through the day and at night, the swelling goes way down. Don't get me wrong, he is not feeling 100% by any means. He gets short of breath and tired easy and is on lots of medicine including a steroid, blood thinner, and morphine which all have side effects of their own. All things considered though, and compared to his 20 day stay in the hospital... he is feeling and looking GREAT! His doctors even said it is okay for him to travel to Lynchburg for the 4th of July weekend to visit family & friends and we are all really looking forward to it.
He is scheduled to have his third round of chemotherapy next week. He is supposed to have a CT scan next week too, to check the progress of his treatment. I have a feeling the tumors in his lungs and lymph nodes will be gone or almost gone! Everyone keep those prayers up, they are working!!
Thank you again to all of you for your continued support, prayers, and encouragement. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives. People continue to amaze us with their words, cards, gifts and genuine acts of kindness. We will be forever grateful for everyone and everything.

3 comments:

  1. So good to hear the good news. Its a roky road, but you will ge there.. As you said it, prayer is so powerful. I will keep you in mine. My dad isn't feeing to well- but with faith and prayer he too will be ok. I hope that you all have a very blessed 4th of july.

    love,

    Steph C.

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  2. YEAH! That is great news! How exciting he gets to travel to Lynchburg!!! Prayer is truly powerful! Have a wonderful weekend with your family :)! xoxo
    Love,
    Amalia

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  3. So happy to hear that y'all will have a great holiday weekend with family in Lynchburg. Relax and enjoy, you both deserve it.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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