ITS AMAZING

WOW where does the time go?
Since I last wrote Roger and I have called in Hospice and their "team" as they call themselves.They have been here a couple of times. The nurse, the social worker, the Chaplain, the CNA, the Doctor and the Physcologist. We feel like royalty with our own staff. They are wonderful people.
Roger decided that he did not want to keep filling his body with chemicals that just made him sicker and also that he would be basically a trail study and have to go to Denver everyday. The cancer is ramp'ed in his bones now, but the good news for now is his Hospice team has seemed to get the right combination of drugs to allow him to be about a 1 or 2 pain level and not a 9 or 10 like it was. His appetite is better and his mental is better also.
He is excited to have his son visit over the Labor day weekend and also his brother.
Roger still cannot play golf or anything physical, but his friend and neighbor Larry keeps him busy with his grandson's fixer-up Pick up and other projects regarding cars. Thank you Larry ( if only I could get you to quit chewing) Roger still reads a lot and neighbors of ours got him a subscription to Netflex and he loves getting movies in the mail....Thanks Patti and Mark. ! ! ! Other neighbors help with filling in concrete holes and bringing eggs and oh ! !...and fish too (Mark and Laurie--- Neal and Donna) We have such a great bunch out here and I thank each and everyone of you. Some other friends bring by Zuchinni Bread and flowers and cards and love and prayers.......we just cannot thank you all enough..Rogers "good ole boy group" takes him to lunch or brings it by when Roger is feeling up to it and lately he has ! ! ! thanks Donnie and Mort and Tom and Barry and Kelly and any of you that go to lunch with Roger.....it really helps to get him out and about.
So I just wanted to make sure that amongst all of the bad news and stories that I pass along to all who read this, there is some good, too.
I must not forget you, Helen and Joe....you always keep in touch and we thank you for that and you too Dan and Carol and Tim and Lynda and Shirley and Terry.....If I have forgotten anyone please know that I don't mean to ...I can now blame it on my age....60 is a hard age to live up to or should I say actually BE......there is no benefit other than I think that now I can put pink flamingos and other yard art out and no one will fault me for it or think I am weird, just old.......
Take care everyone and keep those prayers coming ....I think that he is hearing us and wanting to help also. It's AMAZING ! ! !