Right now and for the past seven to eight weeks we have seen good days. These days seem to be calmer, not as much tension in the soul. Bob has been feeling pretty good, actually. Bob is driving, going for walks, reading and a biggy shopping!!! Yes Bob loves to shop??? for.........hmmm-- electronics, gadgets, "men toys". Bringing some of those purchases home, then of course, require rearranging of furniture, new drapes, changing shelves.----you know!!! "women's toys" hehehe,tehe twitter.
Anyway we have done a lot together these last weeks. We have just had fun. Bob is learning that yes he does like to cook and help in the kitchen. His challenge now is diabetes. We never stop learning!!! However no evening stops at Dairy Queen.
My goal in documenting this is there are short seasons of enjoyment among the ongoing cancer. We are learning to claim these days, enjoy them and thank God for the answer to a prayer no matter how small it seems.
We have made some plans to head to MB on Thurs. April 6 after Bob's chemo infusion. This has been a huge step for me as I have allowed fear to creep into my heart. We are both excited to go, to leave our "normal" even for a few days. I do not allow myself to plan to far ahead as we never know when the good days will turn into bad days.
This past week Bob has his same old friend, pain, back. Back in the same old spot, back with the same old intensity. We believe the pain radiates from the same spot that was radiated in Jan. Bob has connected with our nurse practitioner and she has increased his pain meds. From the radiation pictures she was looking at, the nurse thinks it may be a different spot. She is checking with the oncologist radiologist. On Mon. we should get a call from her as well as a visit when we are at the hospital on Wed.
Next Wed April 5, we see the oncologist. Pray with us that the protein marker for cancer has not spiked. Pray for wisdom about what chemo to take. Pray that we will not have ugly days anytime soon. Pray that we will make this trip to MB. Pray that our faith in the Living God does not waver and that we will continue to trust Jesus to be ever present on this journey.
