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| Happy 55th Birthday Gary |
Gary is having a quiet recovery. He had his staples removed Dec.9th and has healed well. He has been taking it easy, getting up late and resting a lot. The only symptoms are a consistent weakness in his legs and low energy.
On Friday Dec.16th Gary had an appointment with his oncologist. He started a new chemotherapy routine that night. He is taking the same drug he took last year but instead of taking high doses for 5 days and resting for 3 weeks he is now taking one quarter of the dose everyday for as long as is necessary to stop the regrowth of the tumor or keep it stable. Hopefully he will tolerate the chemo as well as last year.
Gary has been spending some time each week working on projects in the barn and the garage with Rick Fintelman his brother-in-law. However, his level of energy is not like it was last time after his surgery. With the help of Rick, his brother Steve and his sons they cut up enough firewood for another year. Don't worry, Gary is taking it easy, doing only as much as his energy allows, sleeping in and resting as needed.
We thank God that He brought Gary safely through the surgery and pray He will bless the means of the chemotherapy and grant him another good year ahead of us.
We like to thank you all for your continued prayers, calls, emails, and words and acts of love and care.
Joanne and family
The next MRI is booked for March 8, 2012 until then he will see his oncologist every 4 weeks and continue on daily chemotherapy.
On Christmas Eve / Gary's Birthday we enjoyed time with our immediate family.
On Christmas Day we had a delicious turkey dinner at my brother Ron and Marilyn Pennings' home.
On Dec.29th we had a house full of family and friends to celebrate his 55th birthday.
Michael and Ryan entertained us on Christmas Eve
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| Relaxing, feet up and reading |
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| We love spending time together as a family |
