I don’t want this to be a dark and dreary blog, but I do want you to know what went on in the last couple of weeks. Some of you have already heard this and some haven;t so…
I got another CT scan last Thursday 1-11. The point of this was to see what had happened since the 12-23 scan. My Dr. said I should try and decide if I wanted quality or quantity since I hadn’t shown any symptoms of the cancer except for a little pain in my stomach area. I had a couple of days to decide before my first chemo treatement. I pretty much decided on going for quality. Sue and I deceded to go to Florida as planned and not worry too much until I became symptomatic. The gamble was a couple of months lost at the end but a couple of better months now. The bottom line is maybe seeing Christmas, or maybe only Holloween. I never much liked the winter anyway….
The news we got after the second CT was bad. The tumors in my pancreous had grown a little, but the tumors in my liver had more than doubled in size in some cases, and there were quite a few more. So much for Florida. There was no doubt the chemo had to start immediately. The big problem is going to be my liver. If we can’t slow this down a little and my liver decides to shut down, well……….
Those are the facts. Now that that is said I want to say this. I am greatful for all your thoughts, prayers, concrns, etc. Most of you have known me a long time. I have the best wife, daughter, relatives, and friends anyone could ask for. As you also know, I have had it pretty good, OK REALLY GOOD. I wish things were different concerning this, but they are not. My life has been terrific. Don’t think I am giving up, nothing could be farther from the truth. I will fight this the whole way with all of your help. With that in mind I just thought of something.
You all have said if there was anything you could do just ask. There are quite a few things I haven’t done yet and I don’t want to blow through all our money so how abourt this. Each of your financial situations is different so what I thought is you could figure out what would be the max each of you could afford to send me each month, add 10%, and send it to me so I could enjoy myself to the fullest. Just kidding.
Love you all, keep in touch.
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