Today's Appointment

Mark had an appointment today with his neuro-oncologist and Nurse Practitioner. I drove us to Jeff's house in Germantown & he took us the rest of the way to the hospital. (No trains for us today). They will keep him on his course of meds as prescribed. They believe that he will get stronger again and have decided that they will order physical therapy for him. This will probably be done locally, at Grand View Hospital, per my request. He needs to hear someone else tell him to get up and move around, not just me. (It's too easy for me to do things for him when he asks me to.)

His weight dropped 11 pounds in the past 2 1/2 weeks, due to loss of appetite. But I think the prayers of our church members, friends, and Kris and team in Thailand have been heard! This morning for breakfast he ate 2 eggs with a little bacon, one half English muffin, one Bran muffin, 10 ounces of orange juice and a cup of protein- fortified hot chocolate! I could hardly believe my eyes! Then on our return home from Philly he asked me to stop at Red Lobster for a late lunch. (He had taken a gift certificate from Jeff and Sara along with him.) He ordered a big seafood platter and ate half of it, bringing the rest home for tomorrow. So it looks like we're on the road to recovery! PTL