We have our ups and downs on this path we are walking. Tom’s blood work was positive as far as PSA and testosterone were concerned but the potassium was up a bit. Cancer patients now qualify for covid vaccinations so Tom will be able to get that done tomorrow after his someta bone infusion but Dr. Vrabec’s first request for Tom to receive the xtandi hormone was denied. We are hoping that the xtandi hormone will finally be authorized and that it helps with the pain he is experiencing in his one leg and that it also improves his cancer situation. This cancer is not curable but treatable and we want Tom to receive the best treatment options. If xtandi doesn’t come soon we can request radiation for the pain.
We enjoy keeping in touch with our friends and family. Craig and Shelley Marley invited us to have a zoom evening with them and with Brent and Susan Sugden. It was fun to spend time together and brought back memories of our Stake Presidency days. Shelley thinks it is fun to entertain when you don’t have to clean your house or make food. We talked for two and a half hours. Joana Lai invited us to join with them via zoom for the re-baptism of Marco Turcos Sr. on Sunday and we were thrilled to do so. This was a joyous day for us and for their family and we are praying that this joy continues into their future. We love our family zooms on Sunday and we still zoom with Carol each week for a gospel discussion. We message, email and FaceTime throughout the week and receive phone calls from concerned friends and children. We are really being carried by the love prayers of many.
We walk each day but some days Tom’s leg is hurting too much and he just does a quick walk. One day he didn’t go out at all. We have both tried to work on family history this week and Tom met with George Hara on one occasion. Shopping has changed during these times and I have spent time shopping today - ONLINE. We finished cleaning our closet and getting a baby gift for Royden and Sheryl Stanford. We go together to get our groceries every week.
The anniversary of our evacuation-like departure from London is coming up and we and our London friends are remembering that wrenching time. We will forever be bound together by that life changing experience and it is only fitting that, after an extended pause, the London Temple is reopening to a level two phase at the exact time we were leaving the Temple a year ago. The Temples are beginning to awaken. The Lord and His work will move on and nothing and no one will stop it.
As I have been writing Tom received a phone call to let him know he will be receiving the much prayed for xtandi hormone. What a blessing! The Lord’s work will go on and we will go on with it. That is our prayer.
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