Jackhammers and wine

Posted for Sheri...

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update on Wally's latest chemo session last Thursday. First, we are very thankful that his liver function numbers are back to normal due to the new stent. Secondly, his red blood cell count is on the rise - yeah! He is now at 32, up 4 points from the week before. Normal levels for a man are between 39 and 50. The chemo session itself was pretty uneventful. Again we were there for a little over 6 hours while he had a full treatment. He hadn't had a full dose since December 20th due to high liver function numbers or being admitted to the hospital for his stent replacement. Unfortunately, this last session was probably his most difficult. "Chemo flu" set in a little earlier than normal and knocked him off of his feet. He still tries to keep busy and I still keep trying to tell him to relax a little. He is in the process of working on the wine cellar, or man-cave as some like to call it (thankfully we have others to do the hard messy stuff especially since I put my foot down on the jack-hammering!). We also met with a naturopath at the hospital who gave us some good guidelines and advice on what things his body needs at this time. I am now juicing kale and carrots and mixing it with organic apple juice which he definitely prefers over beet juice:) Please continue to pray for his health. We are thankful that he has been sustained this far without too much pain.

Until next time,
Sheri