So far, so good

Harv started the new injection yesterday... So far, so good with the last set of shots and the first one from yesterday... Still praying for no side effects for the remainder of this set. (Last day -- the 14th. New round of chemo on the 15th)

Sarah and Hannah arrived on Tuesday approximately 3 hours late from New Orleans. SO happy to see them!

They had a great trip and I'm so happy they were able to go. I think they grew up a little bit...which makes me nostalgic, but not sad. They met some nice people and did some good things and lots of fun things. But I will say that I am hap-hap-happy that they're home!

And, while we've been here, Celeste has been holding down the fort in Bellingham... Yesterday, she called to let us know that a proof of Harv's book arrived. We FaceTimed about it:

It was a fun little video chat. Sometimes we forget that we have that capability, but it's always good to have a face-to-face conversation.

And, while we were on the phone with Celeste, Raney got in on the conversation:

That, too, was a fun little "conversation." :-)

Harv slept well last night and woke up feeling pretty good. In fact, he's felt pretty well for most of the days. We are hoping that he continues to feel well and experiences little to no side effects. In addition! We are hoping that the drugs are shrinking the tumors in his liver and that he'll be able to have surgery to remove any tumors that might be there.

We are so thankful for the generosity of friends. Goodness, gracious alive! It's so great!

Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your friendship.  Thank you for lookin' out for us!

Many blessings.

P.S. Found this card the other day. I liked it.

Monday, August 5th

Nothing to report about Harv... He's had more energy today than other days. No achy-ness. No fever. No nausea.

We have moved to our new home away from home...It's waaaaay out in Shoreline. :-) Very nice... 

We are very thankful for the people who have been so kind to us -- and there are quite a few.

And, btw, I decided to ride the 25 mile ride in Obliteride on Saturday. I feel a little bit whimpy about that, but I also feel like it's the right decision. I will aim to ride further next year. Just don't think I can make 50 miles happen this year. Fortunately, the distance I choose to ride doesn't affect where your donations will go. Still, the money goes to save lives...providing funds for research that can seriously make a difference. Bless you people who gave so generously!!! Thank you!

Sunday, August 4th

Shot #2 happened this morning... It went well. 

Afterwards we went to the Ballard Farmer's Market where I wanted to buy some of everything and ended up buying nothing. Harv got pretty tired there so we came home about an hour after we got there. He took a nap for about an hour.... Before that, he complained of muscle aches in his calves, but that seems to have gotten better.

Mid-afternoon we went to a concert at the Ballard Locks with our friends, Chris and Dianne. They brought a picnic and we just visited and had a nice time. While we were there, a giant boat came through and we watched how the locks work. Pretty fascinating. We also saw the fish using the fish ladder. BIG OL' salmon trying to get to the ol' home-place. That, too, was amazing.

And, now, we're hangin' out for a little while before we hang out a little more before we go to bed.

Tomorrow we leave our home away from home in Ballard and go to Shoreline for a few days. I really like Ballard. I'm gonna miss this place. 

Very thankful for friends. Very thankful for friends of friends. Very thankful for the generosity that we have been shown.

Many blessings, friends!

Saturday, August 3rd

Shot day#1 - Please pray for no bone pain and no fever (common side effects)... Also, today is the day that the pump will be disconnected! Weeee haw!!!

Doing fine right now

Just wanted you to know that Harv is feeling pretty good... Today is the only day we have in this cycle that we don't have to go to the hospital... So, we slept late, had some DELICIOUS coffee in Fremont and now (at this very early hour) I'm gonna take a nap. Harv is messin' around with the computer... Later, we hope to go to a good dinner place...and then, tomorrow, we begin the white cell builder shots.

Praying that those do the trick without unpleasant side effects.

Love you people!

-chc

It's been a long, full day, but not bad. 

It started with a chemo/pharmaceutical teach which was overwhelming and very "informationy".... We are currently waiting for the pump infusion people to show up and hook him up so we can go to our home away from home.

In the middle of Harv's infusion, I met my friend, Chris so he could give me the key to the place where we're staying. So thankful for the generosity of these people (friends of Chris and his wife, Dianne) who don't even know us!! 

Another prayer request is that I would quickly learn to get around Seattle without freakin' out. :-)  Need to be able to find my way around...and right now, it's all so mysterious and puzzle-y.

Thank you for praying. And, thank you for doing all the other wonderful things you do!

Day one is almost over...gettin' ready to move on forward with this thing!! 

Kickin' cancer's butt!!!

You 'member when you were in school and the teacher handed out the syllabus and you looked at it and thought "There's NO WAY I can get all this done!" And, "What if i don't remember part of this?!" That's how I feel after our chemo/pharmaceutical teach this morning.

Please pray that I do all the right things and that I remember what I'm supposed to do to help Harv.... And, please pray that things go smoothly. I sooooo don't want him to feel bad...