Good Morning Guys,

It’s another day and another infusion of Rituxin at Twin Rivers Cancer Center in Kennett. I know a lot has gone on since my last posting.  This will be my 4th infusion so only 1 more to go! Whoopee!!

Today has not started off very good since I think I might be on another rollercoaster ride. My knees aren’t bending very good today so Marty has been having to help me do this.  She has been such a dear friend and has been a great help to me and my parents.

Vitals:.  97.6 temp,. 117/76bp

Today August 14th, I am at the AMMC hospital in Paragould with Mom and Dad for him to get a port put in so he can start his chemo for lymphoma. I pointed to my curly hair and told him this is what he could look forward too.  He said he didn’t think he had enough to curl!  He has 6 months of treatment and as long as he comes thru who cares about curl or not!

Now for all that has happened:

On June 12th, went to my neurologist and he was very pleased with what functions I have regained!  He sent me to a physical therapy place to get fitted with a brace to go over my Bioness machine for my right knee. With this, I am slowly walking baby steps.

The end of June, I had bloodwork to check my thyroid and it came back on the low side.  They set me up for an ultrasound and a more thorough blood panel.  I have developed a goiter!  Whee!  I was told it was nothing to worry about but to do bloodwork every 6 weeks. One more thing to keep up with.

I started getting my revaccinations the 1st of July with polio and hepatitis B.  I get my last hep B shot in September and then no more until next year.  Oh, I will get a flu and pnuemonia shot each year in October.  My last polio shot or something made me sick that night and was a bad week from Tuesday to Saturday!

Can’t think of anything else to report on today, so just sitting here listening to Dad snore waiting until 11:00 for his procedure.