Sixth had fireworks.

So the 10 days leading up to #6 were interesting. My body decided that working out was too much. I endured nightly low grade fevers (99.5-100.2) that lasted a couple hours then went away. It was a bit scary as my Dr. instructed me to go to the hospital if I had a fever of 100.5 for an hour. One awesome event was feeling well enough to go out on the boat with Andrea on the 4th of July and watching fireworks!! As for chemo 6, I had my first episode of throwing up. Not fun, but I made it through. Thank goodness for the World Cup as it gave me something to watch. Side affects are a little more severe the last few days, but not unbearable. I continue to praise God in this storm and thank him for all those praying for me. Two more chemos before next PET/CT scan to see what, if anything, is next. I'm praying that August 7th will be my last chemo and everything will look good. One answer to prayer was that after I had chemo on Thursday, the nightly fevers have not returned for three nights. As for vitals, I weighed in at 175, my hair is still growing and I

caught several nice bass over the past two weeks. Finally, I had a surprise visit from my cousin Jeremy on Wednesday. He cheered me up and took my mind off the treatment I was facing the following day. Picture is of cousin Jeremy and me. Thanks again to my family and friends and prayer warriors for prayer, support and love. 

Hanging in there after #5

The PET/CT was not bad, was not great but was good. The nodes shrunk almost in half and the amount of life/light in the cancer was significantly less but not all the way gone as my Dr. had hoped. The 5th chemo went in fine with the usual issues. My weight is 174 which is still great as my target pre-cancer was 170. I've been able to fish and enjoy life after about the Tuesday following chemo. I may try and do a short jog tonight.  The weird thing is that my hair is still growing. I'm not sure I should have buzzed it. The Lord has been so good. Can't wait to see what he has in store for me. The picture is how I spend my good days when I need some peace on the lake. Fishing on the surfboard with the dog... Or in the hammock reading notes my elementary art school teacher sends me. Thanks everyone for the encouragement.