That would be me, not Bryan. I am still recovering from the "Power Pump" class I took on Tuesday morning. When I have to use two arms to change the gear shift in my car (not to mention the yelps of pain with each stair climb), I know I overdid it! I was just so happy to be back at the gym after a long summer absence. It's been difficult for me to exercise since Bryan's health crisis, but autumn brings all sorts of routines back into focus for me (as I mentioned in the prior post)!
Back to Bryan, I guess he is the reason you're all reading this...
He is tired, but feeling pretty well. I know he is turning a corner after chemotherapy when he says, "I'm hungry." That happened Tuesday evening. He even wanted to "go somewhere" to eat. That's a big sign of progress!
Bryan had blood drawn today. His levels are all low, but he didn't need a transfusion (for low platelets). They scheduled his last chemo for September 27th-29th. As I mentioned before, I'm pretty excited about that. Bryan says he can't even think about it or he gets sick to his stomach (the mere mention of it ruins a great conversation/moment).
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WE still WANT TO GO BACK (& forget about all of this)!!
"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it." ~C.C. Scott
Doctors found an enormous tumor in Bryan's chest in June of 2007. Days later he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After 6 months of insidious chemotherapy & radiation treatments, scans revealed no sign of the cancer.
He is currently feeling fabulous, hopeful & tumor-free (& attempting to confront the fear that sneaks in every once in a while).
Last clean scan: February 2009
He is currently feeling fabulous, hopeful & tumor-free (& attempting to confront the fear that sneaks in every once in a while).
Last clean scan: February 2009
Bryan & JoLayna in Maui a few weeks ago (OK--it has now been months since we've been there)!
WE still WANT TO GO BACK (& forget about all of this)!!
2 comments:
hey. I'm glad to hear that he is hungry! That's really great. Will you need help next week. I will be done with classes after 530 on Thursday and I don't have classes on Friday.
Congrats on working out again. I hope it's still in the category of the "good burn"
Bryan - good to hear you are you are feeling like having a meal out and that the final round of chemo is in sight. You are taking us all through a very valuable lesson in life and I know both Amy and I going to live our lives with a renewed sense of accountability to being very thankful for what we have. Hang in there this upcoming week for your last chemo and we are all thinking of you and always pulling for you.
Philip and Amy...
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