February 26, 2008

Hey Everyone,

Joe had his third and final chemo treatment today. He sat up in the chair and let me take a picture of him to put on the blog. He has not been feeling very well this past week. The last report that I gave was on 2/21 and he had felt better for a couple of days. He has been sleeping more which is normal - but in asking the doctor the cancer would also make him sleep more. She set up an appointment for a CT scan on March 10th (the day after the "Passing on the Blessing" run) to see if the chemo has had any affect on the cancer. Joe is having a skin reaction to one of the chemo drugs they are giving him right now but he is at his limit on that drug anyway (along with the other chemo drug the are giving him) so they will have to change the drugs if they proceed with any further treatments.

He is still getting confused and forgetting things, he has lost more of his hearing, the ringing in his ears is awful, he has sores in his mouth that make it uncomfortable to eat, etc. With that being said the doctor hopes with all the side effects Joe is experiencing the chemo is working or is it really beneficial to put him through this. He is sleeping the majority of the day now so we need to PRAY-PRAY-PRAY-the chemo is doing what is suppose to do.

If you have not heard about the event "Passing on the Blessings" in honor of Joe - here is the information:Here is a link to the registration form (thanks Paul!) http://www.40dayblog.com/5k-run/5k-run.pdfThe forms are also located at Bob's Bikes, Trak Shak, Mountaintop Community Church, and Kids Closet. The 5K/1mile fun Run/Walk will be on Sunday, March 9th at 2:00 @Veteran's Park (in front of Spain Park High School).

Dr. Bill Elder interviewed him for the service this past Sunday. If you did not get a chance to see it you can view the service March 3rd - March 8th at http://www.mountaintopchurch.com/ - click the top right corner to be able to view on the Internet.

God Bless,

Crystal

"We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength" Philippians 4:13