BigFred

Where do I start…it’s been a long week.  Monday was INR check day.  Frederick’s INR was too low meaning his blood was too thick.  Tuesday was the oncologist.  He hadn’t ordered an MRI so we were not sure what to expect.  Frederick told the doctor about some symptoms he’s been having that point to partial paralysis on the left side of his face.  The doctor is now stumped.  We will have to do an MRI to see if the tumor has shrunk any.  I asked the doctor to just be straight with us cause it seems he’s been trying to give us good news that really isn’t there.  That’s in relations to telling us the tumor is shrinking while the radiolgist who read the MRI’s is saying there has been no change.  The doctor agreed reluctantly.  Now we are back to what to do.  The doctor suggested we can do more chemo, but not if the tumor really isn’t shrinking.  We could do nothing and see if the tumor starts to grow.  We can also go forward with talking about the cyberknife or gammaknife.  So it was a little disappointing but it just means we continue to pray and trust God.  Frederick is still experiencing the mobility problems and just when he thinks he’s doing good getting around a little on his own, he has a fall.  He fell twice today.  He says his legs just went out on him.  Thank God someone was home with him both times.

I had a doctor’s appointment on Thursday for myself and all week we’ve been preparing for our annual Fondue at work.  The fondue was last night.  It went well and then Ericka had a basketball game that we had to get to by 8:30am.  You guessed, we are too pooped to peep.  But I won’t let the laundry go cause I hate having to do 6-7 loads at one time. 

As always, we thank you all for your love, prayers, kindness gifts and good cooking.   Special shout out to Fran Hooper for the carrot cake, Pat Renfro for the —–cake aka caramel cake, and Daphne DeChabert for the pound cake.  Mary Means for the great chicken chili, Cindy Reed for the Sheperd’s pie that Jerrold ate most of Ursula Bradford for some dynamite catfish, Hala’s Beef Stew, Meri Hall who fixed 3 meals at once and many other that I can’t recall right at the moment, but please know that it wasn’t on purpose. 

Okay, I’m rambling now cause I’m getting sleepy.

Bless you family of God!

Diana & Frederick