The trip home was quick. We had time to take care of business, pack a few things, visit with family and friends and head back to California. Our friends and family have been so kind to take time out of their busy lives and responsibilities to tend to our place. We have a big labor intensive place and they have all done so much to keep it up for us. We haven't been able to thank them enough and probably never will be able to adequately thank them. They have honored us above themselves and demonstrated brotherly love.
Monday, July 26th, was the third infusion of Gemzar. His labs did show a significant drop in platelets and a small drop in his white blood count. The drop in platelets can cause bruising or bleeding and other possible side effects so they reduced the amount of Gemzar for this session. The good news is he gained 8 lbs. this week. I've come close to gaining 8 lbs. in one week but it wasn't good news. His appetite has been good. While we were gone to Idaho he raided our fridge and ate all the good food he could find. That's what it was there for. Monday's session was short and was scheduled for 10:30 a.m. so I went ahead and went to work. David and Caroline went to chemo with him.
Bobby called after I got home from work to see if we could go walking. He said he was really tired but wanted to make sure he "pounded the chemo into the bone". We walked for a couple hours in the hills above San Rafael. The view was really pretty. Bobby won't have chemo next Monday....he's thrilled. He wants to go camping in Yosemite the first weekend in August. I hope he feels well enough to do that. At this time we're planning to tent....staying at the lodge is another possibility.
Bobby said he was planning to go walking with a friend on Tuesday. Turns out that he cancelled because he wasn't feeling well . He didn't sleep much and had a lot of stomach cramping. The day after chemo always seems to be the worst. But, by the time I was off work, he was ready to go for a walk. He had found another trail in the nearby hills. We didn't complete the full 5 mile loop but we did end up walking 3-4 miles. We're planning to start earlier next time and bring backpacks... with snacks.
Phillipians 1:3 I thank my God upon every rememberance of you.
He is doing well. Thank you for your prayers.
