DING-DING...Round Two!

I must apologize for the long time between posts. We have been very busy this last week.

Tomorrow is Round 2 of Chemo. Barry has been feeling pretty good in the last week or so. His cheeks (on his face) are a nice rosy pink and the yellow seems to be fading away. This makes us very happy since this means that his liver should be functioning a little better. They have been able to schedule a weekly draining for his abdomen and have been draining less than 2 litres over the last 2 weeks. This is also very promising since they were able to draw over 4 litres just 4 weeks ago. All of this is very promising.

There is something that we have been strangely thankful for and that is the kindness of Barry's doctors. I placed a call to his doctor last week and left a message. I received a return call in less than 5 minutes and didn't feel like Dr. Kang was trying to rush me off the phone. Everyone from the doctor's office has been WONDERFUL! They have also been amazingly accurate with side effect expectations and time frames. Each time Dad has side effects, it falls right in line with what his nurse or doctor have told us. This is quite a relief!

Enough of the business...time for the fun stuff! We spent last Saturday working on Barry's boat. He bought a WellCraft several years ago that was in need of some TLC. Dad had done much of the work, but we still have some work to do on it. My Grandfather, Terry, has been so kind as to let us work on the boat in his garage. It is a great location for the kids to play and find Newts and our cell phones don't work there. So we all get some quality time together. I have always really enjoyed working on projects with dad. There was a huge group of family gathered together and we were able to finish laying and fiberglassing the floor. The evening was followed by naps for some and cocktails for others and everyone enjoyed the bar-b-que. Some of us tried to beat Scott and Staci at Scrabble, but that is tough to do when the winning team is throwing letters on the floor.

Thanks to everyone again for your prayers and good thoughts! They seem to be making a difference. Grandma Alice put all of the beautiful cards that you have sent on a bulletin board above the fireplace. That is an amazing reminder of how much you all care.

Have a wonderful week and keep posted for an update within the next couple of days!