Hello everyone. We wanted to provide another update for those of you who are regularly checking the blog. I am serving today as foreign correspondent since I am not physically in Washington at the moment, but have been doing regular interviews with the principals involved.
Dad is in the final stretch of radiation on the prostate this week and is finding that his energy level is quite low, a wholly expected result of the cumulative effects of radiation. In addition, he has developed anemia, which is probably another side effect of the radiation and is most certainly contributing to his lack of energy.
Although this has slowed him down quite a bit, he is still teaching his Wednesday night lent-series class at the church called "Living with Cancer." He also continues to take his daily walks when he feels up to it. I know that he and Martin, who is in Bellingham this week, took a long walk yesterday around Western Washington University.
There have been a number of visitors to Bellingham as well. Dad's sister Pat and niece Patty were in town for a wonderful visit last weekend, and mom and dad will see old friends Ralph and Patti Rea this weekend.
We will continue to keep you posted.
Posted by Dani at March 2, 2005 07:20 PM
Thanks ever so much, Dani, for the family update...I saw your dad, mom and Martin tonight and confessed that I'd put a worry-query on his blog and your dad said,"and I answered it...have you seen the comments?"...so I've just read it...
Posted by: Julie Gorrell at March 2, 2005 09:20 PMthen Ellen deYoung said after class tonight the anemia is there and the blood counts are a concern and as we all know the radiation just takes the stuffin' right out of ya! She said that the appetite has been good, according to Marilyn...hooray!...and the pain is sent packing?
Lovely to see people you haven't seen in a while and to reconnect lives..I'm glad for you..I am grateful to see your notes here, again...thanks so much!!!!Love and prayers for you all, J