Gus looks and feels too good for someone whose life revolves around chemo tablets and weekly chemo infusions. He had his scheduled chemo yesterday and he asked them to reduce his anti-nausea medicine. It is a stimulant and keeps him awake during the night. They reluctantly cut it in half and Gus did fine. He feels o.k. today and is busy getting things done. Gus is flying to Denver on Sunday so he has his list of things to accomplish first. I, of course, added my ideas to his list.
This has been a very hard week on Gus emotionally. There was a coach in Dillon that was diagnosed last January with pancreatic cancer. Gus had tried contacting him and never could. He died last Friday. Today Gus went and visited a dear friend who was diagnosed two months after Gus was. She also has pancreatic cancer. Gus originally tried to see her every other week, but as her disease progressed, he went weekly. The two of them could share with each other their feelings, their crazy and weird side effects, their joys. Things no one else understood. Today she was so frail, that he only stayed a short time. Gus desperately needs some time away from the reality of his life and the reality of losing people he cares about to the same deadly disease he has. His trip to Denver can come none too soon for him.
Yesterday, they did the CA 19-9 blood test. We are always anxious to know the results which we should have by this Friday. If how Gus physically feels and looks is any indication, then the results will be good.
2 comments:
Praise God for Gus' well-being!!!! Y'all are always in my thoughts and prayers! Love the good reports!
Your Texas Family
Melba
Gus - We've thought and spoke of you often this winter, wondering how you're doing. I was glad to find this blog line and be able to send you a message of good will. We hope to run into you somewhere. Keep up the spirit.
Bill & Louise Wehri
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