Feels like some victory

Appointment this afternoon went pretty well. Dave walked from the front door to the MD office, had a lab draw and then we went in for his appointment. His potassium is 2.5, still low. The doctor mentioned he can take the pills or......eat food like bananas or potatoes. More ammunition for me. He did lose 3 lbs. Not too bad for 3 weeks. His hemoglobin was 8.8 last week and he thought some blood tomorrow would help. I know he'll feel better after that! Dave's chest x-ray looked good- scar tissue and a "shadow" which they feel is nothing. Still some fluid in the left base, but a lot better. Lungs sound pretty good. Hmmmmm, well he does have thrush again and that's part of why he's having issues eating. Back on Diflucan for 2 weeks. All and all, he's better. Plan is to continue IV fluid 3 x/week until next appointment. Get chest and abdomen CT scan before next appointment. Next appointment is July 22. That is the one year anniversary of Dave's cancer diagnosis. Feels like a victory to me!

Peace, Love, Groove.

Storms blowing through

Dave went with Joni to get IV fluids today. I think we're coming to the end of that. Tomorrow at 2 pm is Oncologist appointment..... will have update in the afternoon. Dave is walking more and going outside a lot more. Tonight he had some baked potatoes with butter and thought it was fine. He had about 4 bites....YEAH! Mom made us dinner which also included baked catfish.

Tornado watch until 1 am. The more severe storms are east of us, so far. Lots of thunder and lightening. Still trying to get a descent weather window so I can stain more of the deck. I think part of the next 3 days will work.

To the movies

Well, we made it to the movies. Dave walked in and out (plenty of walking for him today). We went to "Get him to the Greek".... pretty funny. We're both a little tired. I didn't get a nap (hee hee). So, I'll say P, L, G for tonight.

Keeps looking up

I didn't get to check on Dave's Hemoglobin, but the oncologist left a message Friday that Dave's potassium was low again. He has to take potassium just once a day for a couple weeks. He hates the liquid and will try pills again. Hopefully that means his hemoglobin is up or at least stable. Today Dave went to get his infusion with Julie, Julie, Julie. His BP was 135/95 this morning, we're still holding BP pill for now. He tried some Thai soup for dinner, did well until he tried some of the chicken. In general he is stronger and feels a little better everyday. AND he wasn't totally wiped out from the weekend...that's good. Thursday is oncologist appointment. I think tomorrow we're going to go to a movie....shhhhh I'm excited.

P, L, G

Another picture from Saturday

Picture: Tim and Dave Saturday

Here's a picture Phil Maki took at the concert Saturday night. Today Dave came out in the back yard about 3 pm and didn't come in until after 9. John Payne stopped by and talked music and stuff with Dave. He's been through "recovery" and I'm thankful Dave has his friendship....along with several others. My guy...I just love him so. Time for bed. So P, L, G for now!

A wonderful Saturday evening in downtown Benton Harbor

Pictures: Dave and Mike Gates; the stage- Niki Harris; Dave tired of pictures with Meg in the back; Dave and Dave; Beth and Dave; Dave and Katie.

What a wonderful night. I mean it! Sunny with a breeze and clear blue sky! Dave started "getting prettied up" around 2 pm. He took a nap while I got ready. Then about 6:30 we went to the Gene Harris Coming Home Coming Together concert in downtown Benton Harbor. Our good friends Beth (Harris) and Mike welcomed us. We sat with the other Maki's (Phil and Loni), Katie too, their neighbors and the Kirshenbaums. Saw Van, Jeannie, Jill and Meg Simpson there. Also Mike Gates and Jay Handy. Can't forget Jill Bond! Dave got to spend a few minutes with his friend Tim Fitzgerald who played with Nikki Harris tonight. We did take the wheelchair for Dave, but he did so well. We ended up in the shade for most of the time since the sun was a little hot. We stayed until almost 9...... about 2 hours. Quite an outing for us both. I'm so happy Dave got to enjoy some live music. Niki was amazing. FYI she has a new single/album out.

Good things!

Pictures: Dave hanging out on the front deck; lots of beans and stuff; the peas are blooming; Nurse Stice reporting for duty.

Dave's been going out on the front deck more. He told me today he really likes it. It's good to see him getting around better. He only did one "walk" today, but did it on his own- no reminders. Checked his emails yesterday and said there were 200. He hasn't been on the computer since he went in the hospital. Eating is about the same. A few small bites of egg, then some strawberries tonight. Mom came over about 9 am "ready for duty" with her homemade nurses hat and bag. Before she left, she handed me her reports from the last 2 days. Julie took Dave to the infusion clinic, to get an x-ray, and brought him home. Lab work again today, I'll have to call for the results on Monday. I want to keep an eye on his hemoglobin.

Tomorrow we have the concert to go to and I think Dave will do okay. He has a few friends playing too. It will be nice to get out again. Will post pictures soon.

P,L,G