March 10th - A Week of Ups and....

Update:  Phil started chemo and radiation this week.  He feels good and continues to have an enormous appetite.  We enjoy our walks and daily trips to the store for fresh produce and/or medications. Oh, plus our daily radiation trips at 1:00.  Radiation treatment is literally only 10 minutes. It takes us longer to find a parking space. Weight was 190 and BP was 135/82.

So here are the daily medications plus we have snake oils we have added in with the mix. Reading all the side effects from the meds, chemo and radiation can make your head spin. Cancer sure is a profitable business!  Don't even get me started on that.

I had to go in to make sure they were doing it right - ha

Superman after first treatment

Here is Julie checking Phils glucose one evening and making sure he is in ketosis. Which he is - yeah!  I panicked after comparing his blood results and noticed his glucose spiked 10 points in two weeks.  

Our Director of 2 Wheels, Paul Gibson has been busy this week.  I think he sold 4 or 5 bikes. I had to put my foot down on selling the Harley and the 900 for personal and sentimental reasons. Yes, I cried when the KTM left. I sent the new owner a note asking him to have great adventures and make everlasting memories on his new bike like Phil did. No tears were shed over the Ducati leaving!  However, Phil assured me that he has his eye on a new Harley for our future trips.  Plus who needs a dozen bikes, right?  This is part of our attempt at downsizing.  Ugh!

Passionate KTM lover Roger drove down from New York to pick up his new bike

John got a new job with State Farm this week. He is so excited. We are proud of him. Marmaduke is showing his support with his bedazzled Team Phil bracelet.

A childhood friend of mine from Florida had his Sunday School class sign a card for Phil.  I have not seen Tom in over 15 years.  Thank you Tom Bennett!!  We are so humbled by the daily messages from people praying for Phil and thinking of us.  It is unreal and we are more than thankful!

This card today helped after a NON-compassionate nurse returned my call after 1 simple question I had. She then accused me of harming Phil because he was not eating sugar or carbs; only fish and vegetables and saturated fats.  She stated that sugar and nutrition have nothing to do with cancer or his recovery.  Nor did the oils or anything holistic. Regardless, have some compassion, you are working with cancer patients and their families. Gets better, the doctor looked at me this week and said that I was grasping for everything and anything.  What? Who wouldn't? Unreal. I am happy for the meditation tapes - which I will go listen to one now. Phil asked me to let it go. I will. We are strong!! Phil is amazing beyond words.

Really, at the end of the day - this is what matters and makes me smile.  Another great adventure we had last summer walking the El Camino!