August 24, 2016

Steve had a CT scan yesterday that showed some pancreatitis in the tail of his pancreas, a lingering cyst by the spleen and some inflamation. Dr Kawa just called. He thinks there may be scar tissue build up in the duct of the pancreas. (that would explain the pancreatitis) He's ordering an MRI. It's scheduled for next Friday, the 2nd. After we get the results, we'll make a new game plan.

August 17, 2016

Today we went to the oncologist ( chemo doc ) to check in.  He is pleased with Steve's improvement. He ordered a chest CT scan since most of Steve's pain at this point is his lung and stomach. His lung has been hurting since January, and we kind of thought it would be starting to get better by now.

We also discussed Steve going back to work. If they will let him go part time, he is planning to return to work on Sept 15th.  If they make him wait until he can go full time, I don't think he'd go back before October 15th. We'll call about that tomorrow.

August 7, 2016

Today was the first time (since Steve got sick) our entire family went to church in one vehicle and stayed the whole 3 hours together.  yay!  Steve even taught classes during the 2nd and 3rd hours.  He's a champion.  Here's a photo I took on July 2nd. This is Kenneth and John Buck and Steve.

August 1, 2016

10,000 steps.  Today marks 9 months since I dialed 911 and today Steve walked 10,000 steps.  He's slowly improving and getting more stamina.  He still requires fluids 5 days/week to keep his stamina and blood pressure up, but he's definitely on an upward trend.  Thanks for checking on us!