July 14, 2010
It's Wednesday. The second day after chemo. I'm at work wondering how Bobby is feeling today. David finally heard from him around 11:30. He apparently had a really good night and slept through his normal 4:00 a.m. wake up that usually happens due to pain. He took his anti-nausea meds and his morphine around 5:30 a.m. and went back to bed and back to sleep.
Bobby and David had planned to go to Golden Gate Park to walk but by the time Bobby got up and around and done with his morning routine he remembered he had an appointment at 4:00 so they decided to wait for me so we could all go do something together.
I am so thankful that he is feeling better. This is the best we have seen him feel since we first came in early June. God answered our prayers and the chemo is doing it's job.
After his appointment, we headed to Rodeo Beach. It's a nice walk on a cool afternoon. The ocean is amazing as always. I never get tired of watching the waves and hearing that sound. Bobby said that sound, the waves, has an effect on the brain, causing a release of a chemical that calms and relaxes. I believe it. Works for me.
I remember a time when Bobby was little and we were camping at a parking lot "campground" somewhere in California right on the beach. I loved the sound of the waves so much I tried to make a recording of it with a really lame tape recorder that we had brought along to play our cassette tapes (this was a very long time ago). The recorded sound was horrible. I'm pretty sure my brain didn't release any calming and relaxing chemicals that day.
After our walk we went to Golden Gate Park to see the amazing views from the bridge (Bobby's bridge...he has a canyon in Arizona too).
It was such a good day. He felt so good. We're so thankful to God for His mercy and love. We continue to pray for his body and spirit to be restored.
