. . . the journey . .

Orin had chemo this week. The last one for a few weeks at least as he will take a break after this one. He has had the usual side effects so we have been mostly home. We did hear from from Dr Williamson Friday. He had looked at the ct scan and reports and said that the abscess was not clearly visable on the scan (which means that two weeks of antibiotics has been helping.) He will have the surgeon look at the scans this next week and give us his opinion as to whether anything can be done. On the lighter side we kept Blake (6) Anna (22mo) Olivia (19mo) and Lily (3mo) last night and I have now canceled my request for "TWINS the next time". We did however enjoy them immensely, they are the joy of our life! til later, kg

Perhaps you were able to tell by the last entry that we were somewhat disappointed by what seemed like lack of interest in Orin's situation, blaming that on the fact that we were the last appointment on Friday afternoon when everyone was really just wanting to start the weekend! Yet God used that very situation to keep us on the doctor's mind and when we arrived home on Sunday night there was a message on our answering from Dr Williamson asking us to call him. I spoke with him Monday and found that somewhere between Friday and Saturday afternoon he had reconsidered Orin's case and had become convinced that we needed to get a current ct scan and consult with the surgeon..regarding more agressive treatment of the abscess. Orin had a new CT Scan done today and it will be sent to Dr Williamson who said he would personally talk with the surgeon.. so we wont have to make a trip unless the surgeon feels that something can be done. My prayers personally had been that the doctor

having a great time with Orin's sister June.. shopping for this and that....we saw a YELLOW VW bug convertible..!!!!!!!!hummmmmm???? on our way to the birthday party. dont know that we will be home in time for church tonight but thinking of you ... go ahead and count us... love you all, kathy

Well I sure wish I could report wonderful news.... Orin said he was disappointed that they didnt have a magic pill to give him!! The Doctor was not able to give us much hope regarding the abscess problem.. He did say several times that sometimes the problems that resulted from the treatment became the problem! He felt as tho this were the case. Surgical repair could be risky in several ways...apparently there could be a problem with healing..especially if there are stray cancer cells still present.. and of course it is a big big surgery. He refered us to the surgeon who does only cancer surgery. Someone he works with frequently. I do not know if Orin will choose to do this however... he isnt too willing to consider more surgery. He was on the other hand very encouraging about the lung lesions and judged them to be significantly improved between the last two scans. He said that eventually the cancer would become resistant to the drugs that they are currently using but that there ar

I have this ritual for waking up in the morning that calls for a cup of coffee and 15 minutes of sitting! (somehow my body always gets up and leaves my brain still in bed) I have found that my recliner is not a bad place for this activity.( the plan is simple, you drink the coffee and then sit quietly,, in about 15 minutes you discover that your brain is awake, has now joined your body and the day can officially begin.) ..anyway the recliner is a good place.. its comfy, but this morning I decided to take advantage of the minutely short period of morning "cool" and I went out to the lounge chair on the deck.. As I sat there quietly waiting for my brain to join me, the words to a hymn came flooding in... they say "When morning guilds the sky, my heart awakening cries, May Jesus Christ be Praised" and I knew again what a blessing it is to know Jesus, to have His presence join my morning ritual, and the start of my day..which can be a bit precarious when you are runn

I have spent several hours this evening going through the records that we have collected from Orin's treatment trying to be sure that we have what we need for this consult Friday with Dr Williamson.. As many of you know, I kind of like to write things down.... and what a blessing I had tonight... as I went through my calendar to get the dates right on this scan and that...OVER and OVER I read.. we got a card today from Charlotte, or Lea, or June etc... or today Donovan brought orin a strawberry shake, or Tom and Nichelle were here to visit, or Ann called or Rod called or Pastor was by to see orin and on and on and on with so many enteries... each reminding me of the love and care we have gotten from nearly everyone we know.. thank you thank you. Your love sustains us.

Our Oncologist in Pittsburg has refered us to KU to a specialist. We are hoping that he will be able to help us with some resolution to this problem with the abdominal abscess that gives Orin so much grief. Although this has been there since the surgeries last May it has escalated as a problem in the last weeks. This specialist is a gastroenterologist oncologist and hopefully will be able to help. We will see Dr Williamson on Friday afternoon, and are spending the weekend in Kansas City. I will try to post to this site from kc if I have the opportunity. We ask that you pray specifically for the Dr to have the wisdom and experience needed to be helpful.