Rest in Peace, Dad

Mike's dad, Richard, passed away yesterday afternoon. Dad had just turned 80 last July 4th.

Viewing is on Tuesday and the funeral is on Wednesday. Other than that I have no information. Anyone wanting to attend should get in touch with Kelly. Cindy and Don are already down there and we should be arriving on Tuesday.

Miss you already, Dad.

So much for that

Updates:

Mike's dad is back in the hospital. He had been in the rehab center but is not doing well.

Still have not found a new dog after we had to put Truffle down. Getting closer though.

Mike's PSA as of Friday, March 2, is 70.

And...

I'm out of rum dammit.

February Test Results

The latest test results show Mike's PSA at 48.2. Last month's number was 39.23. At this point, NOT doubling is a good thing. Rising, yes. But not at an astronomical rate. Grateful for small favors.

January 2012

OK, so this time it wasn't a whole eight weeks. Long enough though right? But life has become a little more complicated. Mike's dad has been in the hospital since early January. He had a minor heart attack but tests revealed a few other issues. Dad has liver cancer. We visited him this weekend and really enjoyed visiting with him. We hope he will be able to come home soon.

Mike's latest meds worked for a while to keep the PSA down but it has started to rise again. So we are down to the bone strengtheners to slow it down in the bones. He has been working for 3 months now and it looks like a really good fit for him. So very happy and grateful for that.

Much love to everyone. I'll try to post even sooner next time.

Eight Weeks Later...

Thought I'd better get back to posting. The first class of my Computer Security course is almost done. The semester ends Sunday night. Yay. Looks like we will be going to SoCal for the Christmas weekend. Just a short trip. Mike's PSA is up to 31 again but at least he still feels OK. He's lost quite a bit of weight though.

Philip just got his driver's license today - Hooray! Now he can drive himself to work and back. On the down side, his insurance is nuts. Glad he's old enough to pay it himself.

The best news of all is that Mike is working again and we now have insurance for everyone. Huge relief.

Hope to see everyone in a week or two.

Long time no post

I'll try to do this with a list so it doesn't run too long.

• Mike's new medication is great. He feels good, his PSA is down to 17, he is off pain meds and driving.
• Philip is still waiting for word from MEPS.
• Gregory is doing pretty well in school. He's in 8th grade now.
• I am going back to school. Classes start Monday the 24th. Getting a certificate in Computer Security. Also learning new software to get me back up to speed on Technical Writing in the 21st century. About time.

Mike's New Diet

So, the doctor was plenty surprised by Mike's appearance today. I've been telling him for weeks that he's too thin. Does he listen to me? Oh, HAYELL NO! Well maybe now he will.

The doctor tells Mike that he has to start putting on weight and pronto. He insists that Mike start eating carbs. High calorie carbs. As in, a Krispy Kreme a day. He says, "Wait here a minute." He goes out into the nurses office area and grabs something and comes back in. He says, "I'm going to put you on the diet that all the doctors here use. It's called the M&M diet." He then takes Mike's hand and pours a bunch of peanut M&Ms from this candy jar into it. He tells Mike that he has to eat them all before he can leave the office!

So, you think next time he might listen?