Sunday, July 8, 2018

CANCER CARE JULY, 2018

On the 4th of July we made our way to Tom Baker Cancer Centre to see Bob's oncologist.
   An aside:
 Have to say the new parking structure is getting closer to being done.  Someone said in the fall yahooo!!!  The tension, as the many cars drove round and round and in and out, was sure building that day.  Not only mine!!!  Soon there will be an uprising of parkees!!!  PLUS the new cancer centre is very much under construction.  The hole is mega and now concrete is going into that hole.  I presume that will be for more PARKING under the new centre.

Our meeting with Dr. B. was once again very encouraging.  The cancer marker numbers are great.  The protein chain is a bit higher but still amazing.  After checking out Bob's shoulder really well, Dr. B did not believe it to be bone pain from the cancer.  However Bob had an xray plus an MRI and his yearly PET scan are being ordered.  It has come down to thinking that the shoulder pain could be from the way Bob has been using his cane.  Now the cane and I are changing sides.  Bob is often unsteady on his feet so needs to have the cane but perhaps not lean into it all the time.  That has become a habit.
We shall see how changing things up works out.  Status quo as far as the chemo continuing.  Bob will have an extra week off this time as we take some time away from Calgary.  He wont be seeing the oncologist again until the week of Aug. 8.

Generally Bob is feeling not to bad.  He is tired and does nap several times through out the day.  Bob has low strength but I did notice he was walking much faster the last time we were out.  Bob is my super cheerleader as I undertake some new things---again!!!

This update is to say Bob is doing ok and staying positive, as he has always been, throughout this decade.  We are grateful of the hope we have through Jesus,that what we see here is not our home.  We are being prepared to be home with Jesus.  The older we get the more urgent it seems to let people know they need Jesus.  You will have nothing to loose and everything to gain.

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