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May 19 HANGIN IN THEREHELLO EVERYONE !
Well, it has finally come to an end, somewhat. Dad reached his 37th treatment of radiation last Friday .... that part of the regiment is COMPLETE !!
As for how he is feeling...he only lost 13 pounds but he looks like he has lost quite a bit. He appears like the muscle mass is really what he lost. He feels great , so he says , but he has had some real bad days. He never vomited but he did get nauseated from time to time. His taste buds are still on the brink but he is slowly eating more since we put him on a zinc pill that the chemo nurses suggested. Usually on the weekends he sleeps all day, takes pain pills, and doesn't talk much....this past weekend, he was up all day, both days, was outside mostly Saturday and ate real well. I think the burden of radiation every day has been lifted so now he can concentrate on living.
Stacey, Jack and I were all up there again this past weekend and we have been getting his chores done. ( although HE mows his lawn himself ! ) We even planted hostas and flowers for him. We will be doing more planting this weekend if any of you have no place to go for the holiday
Thank you all again. Keep dad and us in your prayers as they seem to be working April 29 JUST AN UPDATEWe both are hanging in there. Stacey is doing well on weight watchers and I am maintaining by just watching what I eat. I haven't exercised for quite some time now. Dad has not been real good like before. He has gotten dehydrated twice in the past week and we are having a very hard time getting him to eat. He does have his real good days when he actually eats, mows the lawn, and stays awake all day with no pain meds. However, it is usually from Saturday thru Tuesdays when he is at his worst. We are just hoping the bad days aren't discouraging enough for him to want to give up. The radiation doc. says after today he will be getting 10 more treatments. This also means he will be getting 3 more chemo treatments in this regiman. Then he will get a 3 wk. break and get another chemo but doing this for 3 more times with the breaks in between.
We hope all of you are doing well in your journeys, we will keep in touch and get in high gear when it is feesible. Have a Blessed Day.
~ Wendy April 14 HOW TIME DOES FLYWOW, it has really been a long time since either of us have blogged. I am sure you are all wondering how we are doing and to be honest, not so good. The weight loss journey has taken a back burner in our lives. We are still trying to eat healthy, and it would seem what our bodies are telling us now is that we will just maintain our weight until we can get a handle on our emotions concerning our dad. As for dad, he has had 14 radiation treatments so far and 3 chemo treatments. He is starting to show the side effects that come with the chemo. Dad has been switching between Jack and myself for the time during the week for treatments and then going home on the weekends. He has been extremely tired the past 4 days. I surprised him yesterday by bringing his 80 yr. old sister to his house to visit...he politely excused himself and went back to bed. ( Very unlike dad ) Stacey, Jack, and I have been going up to his house each weekend that we can...there is always at least one of us there. This past weekend, Jack and Stacey were there and worked in his yard for him and then I came up on Sunday with my Aunt. We have been trying to keep dads weight up and it has been quite a challenge. For example, on a Thurs. he was weighed at his radiation appt. - 168 - and then just 4 days later on Monday they weighed him again - 161 ! That is a HUGE loss in such a short time. We were able to get him back up to 165 last week but this morn at the radiation he was down to 159. He seems to lose weight when he has had the chemo in his system for a couple of days. We have also done some research on chemo and the effects that herbs can do to help. We have him on Ginsing, Astragalus, Vitamin C, Iron, and Muscle Milk for protein. They all have seemed to be helping.
We do THANK all of you for your thoughts and prayers! We believe the prayers and good wishes are working in a powerful way. Even dad has commented about everyones prayers working miracles because he feels much better then he thought he would. We will keep in touch as much as we can to keep you all up to date. Until then, God Bless and keep up the great work on your journeys.
~ Wendy March 30 STARTING ONCE MORE...Well, as I have stated before. It is time to lose weight! Yup, every wall I have hit in these past 90 days has just given me more determination. It seems that every time I get in the right mind set to lose, another obstical gets in the way. This time, it was a diagnosis of cancer to a loved one. Well, I have learned that it isn't the work of the devil, it is me. I apparently have deeper issues and am sabitaging myself. Yes, I am an emotional eater. Apparently, that is what I need to fix. Turn my frustrations into anger against food and win. So, if I don't want to waist another 90 days of my life making excuses after excuses then the next 90 days I should be down at least 30 pounds! RIGHT!? Who wants to challenge me? March 26 I'M STILL HERE:>)HI WENDY
 Did you think I fell off the face of the earth. I feel like I did. Jeff and I have been sick since Monday. Fevers, diarrhea, feeling foggy, just not ourselves since coming back from dads. I talked to Jack today, sounds like dad had a good day. I'm so glad he will be able to talk to other people who are going through the same thing. Some of the info Barb gave me is for patients. I will bring it next trip up north. Is there such a thing as "Hell in a Hand Basket" - I'm beginning to think so. I will be signing up for the real 100% refund Weight Watchers tomorrow. I signed up before by going to the meeting, but to get reimbursed, I have to go through our website and sign up for one of three options. I was waiting until I my refund came back from last weeks sign up, but Jeff wants me to get started so we both can get back on track. I am going to try and work it out so I can go to the meetings with a friend from my old unit. Between the two of us, we own half the stock in WW. I am going to call the oncologist about the meds I talked about in my previous blog. What about those girls on Biggest Loser!!! Way to go - that was awesome. I better go, kids are getting tired and punchy. Call me - and keep inching along - we will get there. TTFN OAO GB  It Has BegunToday was the first chemo treatement and thanks to all of your prayers ..... dad is doing GREAT! No Nausia! It looks like I may be able to concentrate on myself along with looking out for dad He said he dosen't need us to travel to the radiation appt. each day cause it only takes about 7 minutes but every Wednesday is chemo day and that takes about 3 hours. This may be Day 86 but it is a new beginning for me.  You should begin to see my numbers drop off now that I am not so emotionally crazy about dad. He was in great spirits during chemo, making my brother and me laugh  at the goofiest things....it is just like him, to be goofy that is. I have alot more hope now and it seems he does too. They keep telling us that attitude is half the battle. I think now, we are all headed in the right direction. YEAH US !!!March 25 Having CONTROL !If I can't control what happens to my dad then I really need to control what happens to me. If you knew me, you would say that is par for the course....I am a control freak! ( I don't think so, but that is what they tell me ) Starting over isn't as bad as it would seem. I ate pretty well yesterday but I am real proud of my accomplishments thus far today! I have been following a Weight Watcher Points system but really just watching the amount of food I am putting in my mouth and the exercise that I am doing for the day. I just finished a cycle on the treadmill. WOW! Did I Sweat! I am going to do another cycle before dinner. That is so I won't want to waist the workout by eating too much. It feels great to have more control in my life. The boys are home for spring break this week so they are keeping me busy too. I listened to Jillians talk show from yesterday morning and she is such an inspirational motivater! She hits the issues head on and helps you realize your triggers and sabituers. It would be sooooo AWESOME to have her as a trainer! There would be NO stopping me then! I will blog tommorrow after dad is settled in from treatment....and hopefully I will be as focused on my mission as I am today. TTFN March 24 Day 84 !!!Here we are again...another MONDAY!  With all the BAD days and even weeks Stac and I have had, we are going to have to start again!  Dad began his radiation therapy today and will have it 5 days a week for 6 or 7 weeks. He will also receive chemo every Wednesday for the same duration. They will allow his body to rest for 3 weeks and hit him with 3 more treatments of chemo. We spent the Easter weekend with him and he is beginning to show more signs of being sick. I just have this sinking feeling that he isn't gonna beat this one.  Reading all of the literature, he could possibly only be with us another 3 or 4 months. How can I even concentrate on a weightloss program about ME ?! My issues with weight aren't near the severity of his problem! I will be traveling back and forth about a 1/2 hr. each time for the treatments with dad but I will still try to blog each day. It helps me just to talk. I need to join a cancer support group and stop spilling my life to you all but I feel so much better when you's respond with such inspiration and prayers. Even if it's not about the weight issues. I will lose weight. I know it. I just wish I could say it will be while my dad is still here and can see the new me. Stacey just got off the phone with me and confessed her bad day....I will let her post it, maybe the guilt will help her to not do it again. TTFN. Oh, by the way! Those of you who asked how much my bro. Jack lost all on his own.... he started out at 310 pounds and now bounces at 208 - 220. ( with the dad issue, it is about 216 ) Thanks for your interest. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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