Saturday, February 28, 2009

Saturday sorry missed two days

Well Friday was my Cat Scan it was in the morning and I seemed to be tired the rest of the day I even fell asleep during the Pink Panther movie which I had not seen in many years.  Which is very unusual for me.  Thursday night we went to visit Laurel in Grand Rapids after her surgery and she came home today so she is on the mend.  Sue called and told us that Tom and her were in Cleveland and Tom just got a new lung and a triple bypass the best they can tell is everything is going well.  This surprised us how fast the new lungs became available but thank God that everything is going well.  I will update as I find out more.
 
Today was special because we went to visit Brie and Calvin and their parents were there also.  Then we went to Laurels to see her at home and Cherie and Luke were there so it was a good day and we came home and watched the rest of the Pink Panther that I had slept through.  As I read this back it looks kind of boring but the sad thing I found it very enjoyable.  I am even looking forward to Church tomorrow it is good to see everybody and keep my life as normal as I can in spite of my disease which I continue to not think about.  I picked up two Cd's when I went to have my Cat Scan they have all my tests since 2003 I needed them for when I go to Ann Arbor for my BMT.  I find it interesting that all the tests I have had fit on just 2 Cd's.
 
Thank you for continuing to pray for Sharen and Myself and May God Bless you.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Wednesday the 25th of Feb

Well today was a good day for me went to lunch with a friend and told wonderful story's did some work and stoped at a customer's on the way home.  Got my labs run this morning and sounds like everything continues to be good with my blood.  Spent a moment with Dr. Bailey to check on a rash around my squid he gave me a cream to help with healing but beyond that things are good.  My squid has 3 tubes and they are color coded red, white, and blue while they were checking it today I happened to notice that it looked like a colorful tassel so I think I will practice making it spin around then I will put a tassel on my other breast and with a little practice I will make them go in different directions at the same time similar to the movie the Graduate.  Once I get this perfected I will make a movie and put it on utube or mytube or whatever.  So look for that in the future might be able to go on the Ed Sullivan show if he is still on I am sure he must be because why would they take a wonderful program off like that.
 
Well Friday is my Cat Scan the days continue to fly by.  I am trying to decide what made today special one thing is lunch with a friend and another thing is seeing a prototype of a product that I helped design start to go together its one thing to look at drawings and schematics but when it turns into hardware and there is a chance it will work that is always a special day.  Also the weather was very balmy still a little cold but not bad at all.  I think three things is enough things to make today special if anyone has any ideas please let me know.
 
From Sue's email this morning it sounds like Tom is doing well but continue to pray for him he should be out of the hospital very soon.  So the big transplant race is on and I think I will be able to win but will not know until next Wednesday.  My sister Laural came through her procedure and is starting to heal she will be in for about 5 days and by then they will have results from the samples they took.
 
Please continue to keep us in your prayers and may God bless you.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Anouther Tuesday

What made today a special day Bagels at the Park Trades Center, lunch with an old friend, and an unusual sun set.  There that says it all oh and Sharen made brownies we took them to group so I didn't have to eat them all.  I continue to feel very well and will get a blood test in the morning just to make sure also no effects of cold.  Well today my sister Laurel had a surgery and will be in the hospital for 5 days she seems to have come through it well.  Laurel is two years older them me and seems to be my kids favorite aunt with good cause she always remembers their birthdays and makes sure that the whole family meets at least once a year.
 
I continue to marvel at how well God has blessed us and ask for your continued prayer for Sharen and myself. 

Monday, February 23, 2009

Monday the 23ed

Well bad news I was not able to do my blog yesterday because I picked up that Janet Evanovich book and had to keep reading until the book was done and by that time there was not time left to do my blog.  Now the reason that it is bad news was because all the comments that I made about women authors so I may have to eat my words or do research to determine if Janet has a sexual preference issue anyway I would recommend her books at least "One For The Money". Saturday Sharen and I went to the follies which was put on by Delton School I went with a poor attitude telling Sharen I could tell everyone I was not feeling well but we went and we enjoyed all of it except for the heavy metals group which showed talent but it was over ridden with the volume.  It is incredible the amount of talent that is contained in the school..    
 
Well another week has started and it will be a very good week because I feel well I have some interesting work to do and Friday I have my Cat Scan which will direct the rest of my life.  How many times have you known in advance about something that can direct the rest of your life anyway I will know the out come by the following Wednesday not sure if this is a good sign but this chemo seems to affect me more then the other.  So I am up for what ever the out come will be.
 
Please continue to pray for Sharen and myself and may God continue to bless your life's. 

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Saturday afternoon 21st

Well today is different we went to breakfast and just as we were leaving my grand kid David showed up with his parents so we all went to breakfast together of course I still ordered the same thing only added a large glass of orange juice which was very cold and wonderful with no problem with my lips numbing with needles good day.  My little David is so much fun and it was good to see his parents also.  And then Brie and Calvin showed up with their parents and Aunt Laurel so we stayed for lunch with them so what a nice day.  The kids wondered why I didn't tell more story's about when I was a little kid sense I was so old.  
 
So I broke into a story about when I was 15 my parents gave me my first car which I couldn't drive on the road yet so I made a track in the back field and after the second day I learned about driving fast and rolling the car I think a vow was made never to give me another car also some other words were shared with me when Dad got home.  But the story was not about that but after I got the car turned back up I decided that it needed a valve job.  In reality I just wanted to see what the inside of the engine looked like.  The 1947 Chev. had that old reliable 6 cylinder with a lot of room around everything you could almost stand in the engine compartment when you worked on it.  I was working with my good friend Doug Perkins that day and we got the cylinder head removed as an aside the reason the 1947 Chevrolet engine always had grease all over the spark plug side was a pan that went from the bottom of the block all the way to the top of the head they always leaked.  Well Doug and I were looking at all the mess and I knew the best way to get rid of nasty grease was gas, and the gas line was right over the engine so Doug was to move the gas line back and forth and I was going to crank over the engine to get more gas.  I know what you are thinking but this worked very well because the car had a foot starter peedle but I wondered how much gas I had in the tank and when I turned the key on and all the spark plug wires that were disconnected sparked and all I could see under the hood was a flaming infernal I remember to this day an incredible flurry of activity.  The first rule of gas infernos is water will not put it out which I know for certain because all it did was spread the flame all through the engine compartment.  With water failing I rushed into the kitchen which was only 4 feet away since the car was only 4 feet from the house for power.  I wasn't sure what I was looking for but I was searching for something and happened to see a box of baking soda and remembered seeing on TV that it would put out a grease fire and out of desperation raced back to the infernal and the baking soda put out the fire instantly.  Doug's eyebrows and the front of his Pompadour was singed also he didn't speak to me for a few weeks. The reason I had thought about this story was one of my new customers that has a fire putter outer.  Also aunt Laural was there and I could not remember mentioning the flame 4 foot from the house to Mom and dad and surprisingly she didn't remember the incident at all so maybe I must have forgot mentioning it to them fortunately there was not any evidence when they got home. 
 
Sorry for the rambling story but that is an old guys prerogative.  May God continue to Bless everyone out there and please keep Sharen and myself in your prayers.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Thursday the 18th

Today is Thursday the 18th it is difficult to determine what made today special weather was cold and I didn't have to be as careful of the cold, and I drank pop with ice in of course I had to use a straw because if the ice touches my lips it is still bad.  I enjoyed lunch with a good friend and of course made plans for the future.  When you have cancer you start not planing the future because you are not sure of the future when in reality nobody can be sure of their future.  I continue to feel well and am able to work most days.today being one of them.  from Sue's email it sounds like Tom continues to improve so continue to pray and lets get Tom out of the hospital.
 
Please continue to keep Sharen and myself in your prayers and God bless.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Wednesday the 18th

Well I'm sitting here looking at a blank Blog I feel fine but I got a call from Sue this morning and Tom is in the hospital.  He was in a lot of pain and they gave him pain medication which they thought he had a reaction to and he became non responsive but this morning he was him self again but still not well but Sue was less concerned when she saw he was himself again.  Please keep Tom and family in your prayers.
 
Got my blood work done this morning and I think everything continues to be well which is a positive of course.  I am taking a kidney medicine which I needed a new prescription for and Dr. Bailey has renewed it for one year we will ignore what he said before and assume that he thinks I will be around for a bit longer.  I worked on picking out what made today special and one thing was on my way to work I stopped at Kline's Bagel and had a wonderful bagel and coffee and checked out all the chicks.  The other thing was today was our lice light board meeting and we accomplished a lot and everyone was civil.  How can I forget Sharen and I went out to dinner with Vinnie OK here goes they had banana cream pie which I had a slice of now this was a good day.
 
Continue to keep Sharen and myself in your prayers also take time to pray for our nation and may God Bless you and yours. 

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Tuesday just anouther day

The thing that surprises me is how each day starts as a repeat of every other day.  Some days flash by with out even a thought and once in a while there will be some memorable occurrence that high lights the day.  In reality every day is a wonderful gift and I need to work at trying to define the wonderful gift part of it.  Something as nice as home made bread which will be the highlight for yesterday.  One of the things that set today apart is our Bible study group that meets this same group has met for many years. It started when the kids were small and most of the people in it had kids around the same age now we all are becoming grand parents. There is something comfortable about groups like this and it helps to keep us grounded.  I know that I have said this before but our only promise is today or right now so look around for that special part of the day which we all get.  Don't let the bad parts rob you, enjoy each day as it comes and work at over looking the bad parts.
 
I continue to feel well and am very thankful for all parts of my life and the lessons that I take from them God has given me such wonderful gifts and I thank him for the good and the bad.  Please keep Sharen and myself in your prayers and may God continue to bless your life's. 

Monday, February 16, 2009

More on Monday the 16th

Today I felt fine and got a lot done so it was a good day at work.  Went to lunch with a good friend and had a good time told many story's from the past and caught up on other old friends.  It was kind of sad about Toms aborted lung transplant but as Sue said the third time is a charm so lets hope for next time.  All I have to do this week for my disease is get a blood test Wednesday morning to make sure everything is holding up, also my normal squid maintenance so this should be a very good week and I should be able to drink ice water by Thursday.  Movies that I watched this  weekend were Short Time again and I watched Best in Show I had seen Best in Show before and I continue to enjoy it I think that the people that did it are some what twisted so not sure I would recommend but for sure Sharen will not recommend so you might want to check it out.  My wonderful Sharen made bread today and the loaf was still warm when I got home I do not think there is anything better than warm home made bread with the butter melted.  
 
As usual please keep Sharen and myself in your prayers and may God Bless you and your families.  

Monday the 16th Tom update

Called Sue this morning when they got to Cleveland the lungs were not good so they are heading home Thanks for all your prayers and if you would continue to pray for them.  So of course that should put me ahead in the transplant race one more time.  I will complete update later today.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Sunday the 15th

Well I have to admit that the party was a lot of fun the best time was after most people left and we could spend time with Tom and Sue some incredible story's were exchanged.  We got a chance to meet Bram's new daughter and spend some time with other friends.
 
Well I just got a call from Tom and it looks like he will beat me to a transplant after all. He is currently heading to Cleveland to get a lung transplant they are able to drive and Tom sounded very excited.  This is a very serious procedure and I would like everybody to pray for Tom and family that the out come is good and we continue to have our friend Tom with us.  In case anyone isn't familiar with Toms story when we met him it was just after a recovery from an accident where he inhaled ammonia.  We were at Michigan Tech and Tom could not walk 100 steps without stopping to rest I think he was 26 years old, he was married to Sue Butler who we went to school with.  The time was around 10 years after we graduated from high school.  It was an absolute shock that we met there and we became life long friends with many story's that we can tell but hopefully wont.  When Tom had his 30th birthday party we spent half of the day cross country skiing now I remember 10 below zero and Sharen says it was only 10 degrees not sure who is right.  With his lungs under control for a time his eyes started to go and was unable to work as a med tech so he became a physical therapist any way the point of the story is I have no memory of hearing Tom wine and complain about his luck or his situation he deals with each problem straight froward and takes the positive side.  I admire Tom's ability to deal with adversity and I try to use him as an example of how to treat life's adversities.  It is amazing that this transplant has waited until after his birthday party where he could spend time with friends and family.  Again please ask God to have consideration for our good friend Tom and family.  I will keep everyone informed about the progress.
 
Also continue to keep Sharen and myself in your prayers and may God bless. 

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Saturday morning Valintines Day

Well today is Valentines Day and its around 9:00 Am I was to tired to do a Blog last night so here goes for today.  It seems that I was affected by the last treatment more then normal as I sent the last Blog out without checking the spelling so not sure what other effects there was.  Other effects are some muscle pain in lags and hands this could mean that the stuff is working who knows.  Sitting here listening to NPR drinking coffee so life is good and we are looking forward to going to the big party tonight, Sharen and I are going out to breakfast and again it is another good day in that day by day normalcy just 3 more weeks to find our if we have progress against this disease. 
 
Scott and I got allot of work complete Friday and the prototype is working well and I will bring up another one next week.  I continue to enjoy being able to work most days and I also enjoy days off as required nothing beats naps again as required.  The key is to keep in mind is all this is just temporary and that is for everyone not just someone with cancer or another sickness, We go through life with a sense of permanence which is artificial so remember today is our future.
 
Please keep Sharen and myself in your prayers and may God bless your lives.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Thursday the 12th hot water again

Well at least this time I knew what to expect and I am drinking hot water again as a real treat try mixing metamucial in hot water and try to drink it fast enough to not set up  thats a treat.  Not that I use metamucial but the big guys talk about it.  I was in the chair from 9:30 to 3:30 so I just went home and I will deal with work in the morning all I need to do is get my newelasta shot which it to build up my white blood cells.  It was allot warmer today so not as bad driving home last time my fingers were needling most of the way home but today I was fine.  Sharen my wonderful wife started a fire in the wood stove when she got home so I was worderfully warm for the night.  We watched Wild Hogs again what a wonderful movie still makes me laugh out loud.  I recomend it highly.  This treatment makes me a little light headed and I get head rushes if I stand up to fast so I do everything slow.
 
So now I have spent 2 full days away from work which is difficult for me even now but Scott and I are going to work on a project most of tommorow so I look forward to getting that cleaned up a small hardware problem which was probley my fault.  I should feel fine in the morning with only the cold to worry about. 
 
God Bless everyone and as usual keep us in your prayers.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Wednesday the 11th

Today was treatment day and the good news is they started with the Retucson so all it did was make me sleepy so I went home and started a nap and I woke up at 4:00 that wasn't a bad day at all.  Sharen got home and we went to meet friends for dinner at the grove street cafe nice name for Delton and good food.  I was getting ready to order pie and everyone started talking about dieting so I didn't my will power would not have been as good if they had banana cream pie.  All my blood works were good so I continue to feel good with not many side effects.
 
Jessica crashed with a deer today the car is drivable but it hit the fender that had not been crashed before now she will have a completely new car when the fender is changed.  My little Katrina at the time didn't seem very impressed but when they picked her up at day care after she was quite for a while she said " it wasn't quite daddy)  which meant the deer so we think we are talking therapy in the future.
 
Sorry for the old story's but when Jessica was I thinking five or so when I got home from work she came running out and and so I said lets go get the mail and we both saw the cat and the same time laying behind my car ( I'm sure it wasn't me who hit it as it wasn't mashed just dead)  I got concerned because I figured I needed some smart words to say but could not think of any so we just kept walking out to the mail box.  I saw a large tear on her cheek and a moment later she said oh well we can get a new cat and on the way back to the house Sonja had come out and Jessica yelled come on Sonja come and see the dead cat.  We had to go somewhere and when we got back we did the standard cat funeral put the cat in a small box and started covering it when Sonja looked up at me and said the cat can't get out of there can it, she wasn't worried about the cat she just wanted to make sure it could not get out she never did like that cat.
 
I pray that God continues to bless us all and please keep Sharen and me in your prayers.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Tuesday the 10th

Well today was a wonderful day with regard to the weather there is probably a down side to global warming but I am not sure what it is I suspect we will have a little bit more winter but I will enjoy this as long as we can.  I felt fine today and am ready for more treatments in the morning the first day is the stuff that causes skin to feel like needles when it gets cold this time it could be warm out so it will not be bad.  Thursday is the Retucson which is the stuff made from mouse urine I am not sure what the side effects are as I have not had any from it.  Then Friday for a nuelasta shot I think that makes my blood count stay where it should.  There that covers the medical issues for the next few days. 
 
I had lunch with a friend and we gossiped about other friends it was very enjoyable went to a Chinese place an when the afternoon started I caught myself dozing off actually I didn't catch my self in time but startled awake after 30 minutes.  Scott showed up and we got the finishing touches on a prototype we had been working on so he could complete the software.  It is nice to work with someone that is smarter then me then he has to do all the hard work and I just get parts ready for him, and talk on the phone. 
 
After this treatment I will get a cat scan in 3 more weeks so we don't have much longer to wait to find out the results.  Please keep Sharen and myself in your prayers and may God continue to Bless you.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Monday the 9th anouther Monday

To Dumb Waiter I would  not miss Saturday for the world Sonja said we could bring her goat if we wanted to but if you have no dust buster what fun would that be. 
 
Why I recommend Dr. Bailey and hope nobody I know needs to go to him.  The first reason is Dr. Kelly recommended him and his clinic,  The main reason is he has a twisted sense of humor one day I mentioned that it was really good getting a 6 month prescription from an oncologist and without missing a beat he said they wanted the widows to bring in the unused pills so they could pass them out.  The real main reason is that he hates cancer and will go to great lengths to heal you.  When you are getting your treatments after a few weeks you know all the nurses and they actually care about and for you.
 
To Deanna you are right the book is pink I had thought it was only this one now I'm worried about my man hood, the really sad part is I am enjoying the book and will have to admit it to Jessica.
 
Katrina and Jessica are doing better consider that an answer to prayers.  May God continue to Bless you and Keep Sharen and myself in your prayers. 

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Sunday the 8th I thinnk

Well its Sunday night and as usual I have little to say.  Today was a good day at Church Dave was back from Hatti and sounds like he had a good trip I hope he isn't reading this because it was good to see him.  Jerry Waters was there also he just got back from India and as it turns out he got married when he was there sounded like a semi arranged marriage but he looked and sounded good.  I got a quick nap before the kids got here (Sonja and the Gman with 2 grand kids) how cool is this I got to watch Jungle Book again so I was able to grab another nap with out getting caught.  I continue to feel well which is a blessing so off to work in the morning with a good weekend behind me.  I have a few projects to get complete before I go in for a BMT so even though I have to take additional chemo which I hope is working it has helped me get things in order.
 
Someone got me a copy of short time which we watched last night which I really enjoyed it has the best chase scene in my memory also a good story line.  I am not sure who got it for us but I would like to thank them the movie was as good as I remembered it.  Sharen and I had been looking for a copy of this movie for a long time and were unable to find one and all of a sudden there it was in the mail so again thank you whoever. 
 
The feedback from Jessica is that Katrina is doing better so our prayers are answered and hope she continues to improve.  When little kids get sick I feel so helpless it seems that all you can do is wring your hands. 
 
May God bless you and continue to keep us in your prayers.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Saturday at last

Sorry for the 2 days with no blog Thursday we watched a movie by the same person that did the good the bad and the ugly it went on forever and I passed out before I could do my Blog.  Friday we went to the cornerstone for Pizza with my Sonja and Gman and the kids.  after that we had to feed the squid which doesn't take that long any more but now it is Saturday night.  As usual out to breakfast with Sharen then for a short drive and a nice 3 hour nap, yes it is as boring as it sounds but wonderful.  I have felt fine and look forward to church in the morning.  I have until next Wednesday when they infuse poison into me one more time this will be the stuff that causes fingers and toes to have needle pains with cold. 
 
Well I started the book that Jessica recommended and sad to say it seems to be pretty good it would be sad to have to eat my words about female authors.  The book is also very funny so I will let you know when I finish it.  The book is upstairs now and I can't remember the name or the author but I will mention it later.
 
I want to complete my list of grand kids with David who is 15 months old and son of my Deborah they brought him by a few Sundays ago and he didn't seem as afraid of Sharen and myself this time.  He is the grand kid that we see the least but when they were here I got to watch him take things apart and put things back together he would also get absorbed with our shape game.  This kind of indicates that he might have the knack which means we could have an additional engineer in the family I can't be sure but we will be able to tell by the time he is 2 years old.  By then it will be locked in his patterns.  People that are engineers can't help them self's it would be much better if they would go into marketing where you hardly work and make allot of money but no they have to become engineers.
 
Jessica just called to say Katrina is not feeling well and has a high temperature.  Testing has shown it is probably viral so back home and feed her Tylenol which I hope will bring the Temperature down.  Add her and her parents to your prayers if you would.
 
God bless and please keep Sharen and myself in your daily prayers thank you for your help.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The day after the muisc died

All I had done to my body today was a blood test and I didn't get any frantic calls that said I had a problem so I guess I am OK so far also I feel good today.  I got some work done and I enjoyed the day so what could be better.  As usual Sharen and I met friends tonight which I always enjoy and we had a good time.  Tonight we have to feed the squid which keeps it open we have put in heparin not sure how to spell it but it keeps the blood from clotting in the ports.  Ann Arbor seems to keep track of you very well as we noticed that we were almost out of supplies for the squid and when I called them I was informed that supplies would be here Friday.  I hope they don't freeze before we get home.  Well what a surprise Tom S turns 60 this year I suspect that the party will not be as wild as his 30th birthday as I remember Sue was following a goat around the house with a dust buster to pick up the berries now that could be a false memory so If anyone else remembers let me know.
 
Tonight I want to mention my next grand kid little miss Katryna.  Some of my best memories of her is on Sunday morning when we get to church I hear a squeal and look and she is running across the room and grabs me.  When she wants to go somewhere she does this jump hop run I do not remember her walking anywhere.  Now Katryna is Jessica's Kid I think she is just a bit younger than Calvin but they play together well and even seem to fight like sister and brother.  To her dolls are like real babies and she has always been this way she has never found a doll she didn't love and she will name them after her favorite people I think Sharen said she could not remember one named after me.  When I became Bald and Katryna saw me for the first time she had the most incredible laugh which would start again when she would look at me.
 
God bless and please keep Sharen and myself in your prayers.  

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The day the music died

Sorry about the title but I just wanted to show how cool I was. I think it was 50 years ago today that Buddy Holly died his short life still is remembered and he left songs that are still respected.  Just heard this on the radio on the way to work this morning it also confirms my fear of flying.  Today I feel fine so not only is the effect of the chemo over for this treatment my cold seems under control.  I got through the day at work without the need for a nap so I seem to be on the rebuild.
 
Tonight I want to tell about my grand son Calvin I have so much fun just watching him play and interact with his sister and family.  We have a picture of him wearing a fire man suit which his grand father got him that makes him look so mature which of course he isn't.  My understanding is that he somehow got a bow in arrows for his birthday the good news is they have suction cups not real points the feedback from him is the only place they stick is on the windows.  Does anyone suspect a costly tragedy is in the works.  Garett seems to be raising him well I know this because a few weeks ago he showed up here with a holstered gun I was quick to check that it was a cap gun but with him it could have been real just kidding.  The kid could be a challenge to raise because he seems to take after his dad.  God has given me so  much to be thankful for.
 
God Bless and as always keep Sharen and myself in your prayers.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Ground hog day

Well today was a good day I felt fine and didn't require a nap.  Got some work done also.  I think I mentioned that Darlene who works with me caught me sleeping in front of my computer so I ask her today how she happened to notice that I was taking a nap and she said that I had stop talking to the talk radio show I was listening to so I guess she has me figured out.  Most of the needles sensations have gone from the last treatment so at last I am starting from ground zero.  my next treatment will be next Wed. and that could be my last as I said depending on my Cat Scan three weeks latter.
 
Tonight I want to say hello to my Grand daughter Brie and hope that her cold is better did I tell everyone that she emailed me with her fingers on the home row and it was a wonderful email, as soon as she hit the send key she had her mom call me so she could be talking to me when I read the email no doubt about it she is one cool kid which I love very much.
 
That's it for tonight God Bless and as usual keep Sharen and Myself in your prayers.  

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Anouther Sunday

Another Sunday what a day Church, Sleep, and read as boring as it all sounds I had a wonderful day we missed the Kids due to bad colds and the super bowl. to tell you how isolated I feel Not only do I not know who is playing in the super bowl I still do not know who won.  My disase seems in the background other then feeling tired and being bald I feel fairly good Sharen and I look forward to the Cat Scan after this run of chemo so that the BMT can get started. 
 
I have finished Farewell My Subaru which was a good book about going green when I was done I would have liked him to put a cost history like Thoure did in Waldons Pond.  This would allow a comparison between the two efforts over 100 years apart.  I jumped into David Baldacci's Hour Game I picked this book up at Dr. Baileys and got a good start when they were dumping poison into me normally they like to give me a bit of benadryl to keep me quit but they must of missed read the dose so I was able to read and talk.
 
this is Sunday night so another week will start. all my medical plans for this week are a blood test on Wednesday morning Scott and I will work together the first part of the week on a project which will be enjoyable.
 
God Bless and remember to keep us in your prayers.