One Day At A Time

One Day At A Time

Just want everyone to know how its going with us.  The outpouring of cards, prayers, and well-wishes is overwhelming.  When you’re going thru some difficulties it means so much to both Phyllis and I.  She is, by the way, the best care-giver who God ever blessed someone with in this crazy world.

We’ve gone thru the first sequence of chemo treatments with very little difficulty.  Except for the mental stress I’ve got no discomfort at this point.  We have an appointment at another cancer center for a second opinion Feb. 4, 2016.  Goal is to stop disease and try to prevent its spread.

We’re setting short-term goals and longer ones.  Short-term to celebrate my 79^th birthday March 29^th 2016, long-term the 80^th just one year later.  We’re not dealing with garden variety bladder cancer, but we’re being cautiously optimistic.  Times like this help you decide what’s important in this life.  Have a meeting scheduled with the boys on Saturday Jan. 30, 2016 to discuss the whole picture.  Unfortunately since Alexandra is in Des Moines, Iowa she can’t be there.  Know she would be if she could.  The Midwest winter does complicate things.

Meanwhile love your creatures and love each other.  Love is something this world can use more of every day.

Think about it!!!

The Latest Bump in Life's Road

The Latest Bump in Life’s Road

Many of you may know already, but if not, this will make it official.  This dinosaur has been diagnosed in December with bladder cancer.  While any kind of cancer is a serious situation, it’s by no means a death sentence.  Numerous tests have confirmed the diagnosis and that it has not spread at this point.  The good news is that in spite of one surgery and lots of concern for Phyllis and I and our friends and family, I feel fine.

After a mild early winter the Michigan weather is taking part in making things more difficult.  Cold and snow make trying to get 2^nd or 3^rd opinions difficult.  For the past two days we’ve blown show and shoveled to not get marooned.  We’ve got a lot of friends at church and around the country keeping us in their prayers and their hearts.  Doing blogs will be difficult for a while, but I wanted my friends to know the score.

This dinosaur is not ready for extinction, so if anyone out there will add their prayers to those we’re already blessed with, Phyllis and I will appreciate your help.  Meanwhile love your Collies and love each other.  Our world can use more of that

Think about it!!