We're grateful . . .

The past 5 days have been encouraging, as Mark's appetite has improved; his physical therapy is making him more active; and we have gone out three times to eat with friends. We also enjoyed having Jeff, Sara and Tess here today for a barbecue. It may be one of the final picnics of the year. The weather was perfect.
To those of you who have written responses, mailed cards, called, visited or spoken to us, we say a big thank you! To the many who have prayed for us, again we say thanks! It's definitely helping!

Side Effects from Chemo

Resuming chemo 5 days ago also meant resuming a poor appetite with weight loss. Instead of begging Mark to eat, I asked his oncologist for the "megace" prescription that he had 3 years ago which successfully pulled him out of that problem. So tomorrow he will begin that and also his physical therapy. PT has taken so long to get set up. I'm sure it will be helpful too. It's been a vicioous cycle: eat less, be more tired. I'm hoping we break this cycle! Please pray with us for that to happen.

Doing Better

For the last two days, Mark has been eating quite normally. Yesterday he went with me for a ten minute walk. I'm thankful for small progress! I expect it to continue.

Doing Better