September 3, 2008 Update

It has finally happened.  Our house now sits beside a golfing fairway.  Gus outlined on the lawn where he wanted one for Lane to golf on and then I finished mowing it.  He never felt well enough during his three day vacation from treatment to go golfing in Dillon or to even take Lane outside and practice on the lawn.  It was a huge disappointment to him.  Gus had so looked forward to his few days off during Labor Day.   The weather did not co-operate either, so that was the final deterrent for him to venture outside.  Keeping Gus warm since he got sick is always an opportunity.  

 

We learned from the radiology oncologist yesterday that Gus' last 8 radiation treatments should be easier on him.  At that point the radiation is strictly concentrating on the tumor on the pancreas and not the surrounding area.  That definitely helped our outlook for surviving the month of September.