Michael had his follow up appointment with the oncologist on yesterday. While Michael was getting his lab work done, all the ladies in the lab started to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He turned so red.
His white counts are up to 9.3K. This is good. Some of his other counts are down just a bit, but they doctors feel they will be up by the 29th when they want to admit him for his next treatment.
His headache has been getting better and he hasn’t really had much of a cough the last few days. One of his doctors called him “stuffy” and was joking with him telling him with his counts up, now is the time to get sick. Michael still has a bad sinus infection right now. She switched some of his medicines around to try to get rid of this infection. We are supposed to call in on Monday to let them know how he is doing. We just want to make sure he has no signs of infection by the 29th.
After the doctor’s office, we did a little Christmas shopping and then went to my parent’s house for dinner and to celebrate Michael’s birthday. The kids were already there. Rebbecca got a cake for him and he opened a few presents. He got to spend some time with his nieces and nephew. It wasn’t much, but he seemed to have a nice birthday.
Today, he doesn’t feel good at all. He is worn-out from all the running we did yesterday (doctors, a little shopping, visiting). He’s not running a fever, but he is coughing more today and his headache is back. He has been resting all day. Hopefully he will feel better tomorrow.
Please continue to say an extra prayer for Michael.
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Dear Michael and Mel,
A friend has shared this with me and I want to share it with you.
What Cancer Cannot Do
Cancer is so limited...
It cannot cripple Love
It cannot shatter Hope
It cannot corrode Faith
It cannot destroy Peace
It cannot kill Friendship
It cannot suppress Memories
It cannot silence Courage
It cannot invade the Soul
It cannot steal Eternal Life
It cannot conquer the Spirit
I feel that I know you personally through your blog. You are so courageous and you lift my spirits as I read.
God Bless you Michael and you Mel, you are an angel.
Have a Merry Christmas and an even better New Year in 2009.
With lots of love and prayers. Your cousin in Colorado - Kathy Jo
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