Gus and Dave went golfing on Wednesday. They had a wonderful time and this time Gus came home talking about his score. The PIC line helped his game instead of hindering! Seriously, Gus thinks it is because you should hold the left arm stiffer through your swing and he did trying to protect the PIC line. Gus feels the best he has for two months. After how good he golfed, he now has signed Dave and himself up to play in the Farm Credit Annual Golf Scramble.
We are finding out just how much the emotional side of cancer controls us. The first treatment drained him so completely for three days. Yesterday, with his second treatment of chemo, he never even slowed down. He did not sleep through the treatment, but read a magazine. The doctor included a nausea medicine along with the chemo and that seemed to make a difference also. Gus' first thought as he came out of the infusion room was stopping at the Dairy Queen in Ennis on the way home. So we stopped and Gus indulged himself. He had absolutely no side effects from the dessert. His appetite is definitely improving, even though the weight is still continuing downward. Part of our shopping yesterday was for high calorie, protein drinks. Gus' good friend, Gary from Nebraska, is here for a few days and they are thoroughly enjoying their time together. There is nothing like special friends to help us laugh again.
Gus truly scored a victory over his wife yesterday. Last week, the nurse who takes care of the PIC line cautioned us about a yeast infection starting under the dressing. She recommended Gus eating yogurt to keep the good bacteria in his system. Gus has never liked yogurt, so this was an unpleasant development for him. Gus' full time self-appointed nurse (Kathleen) took this very seriously and started Gus on a yogurt regimen along with his pills. The refrigerator now has several flavors of natural yogurt to tempt him. The two times that Gus begrudgingly ate his yogurt, it upset his system during the night. Yesterday, the doctor sided with Gus and told him to eat all the ice cream he wanted, but to avoid the yogurt.
After we came home from Bozeman, we spent the evening building a deck for Lindsey and Lane. Gus and Gary are working on it today and this afternoon we are planning a road trip to Helena. Kathleen's aunt and uncle, Joe and Jean Edwards, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and we did not want to miss this. Scott and April will join us there.
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About that yogurt... Too bad you were upset in the night, Gus, but if Kathleen was as sneaky as I can be, you'd never have known you ate it. It mixes well with a lot of things, but I'm not telling what.
That golf game sounds great. With you and Dave loving it so much, I've sometimes wondered if Sheridan might have its own course some day on the Fenton Ranch.
Keep up the good work. When you feel good, we all feel good.
Take care,
Love,
Virginia
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