Today day has been a difficult day and also an exciting day. We went this morning to have our appointment with Doctor Vrabec for Tom to receive his lupron shot and to discuss how things are going. We knew Tom’s PSA levels had gradually been increasing but we were hopeful that it wasn’t going to be a problem. When the Doctor looked at it, he said that the hormones were failing and we needed to be looking at other treatment options. He put a referral into a Medical oncologist and suggested we look into the theranostic treatments offered in Germany and other countries. We were very disappointed as we had hoped the hormones would work for several years not several months. He said the testosterone was low but PSA increasing indicating an aggressive cancer. The reality started settling in more as the day went on and by evening fatigue added to our concern and we both had a little meltdown which is not like Tom at all. We contacted the children indicating that we needed help with visa papers for Australia and just generally needed HELP. It gets hard to carry the burden of cancer even though we are aware of the love and prayers of so many and we are grateful for our supportive children who jumped into action and for our concerned grandchildren who just love us and offer support. Cindy phoned the Australian clinic right away and got some immediate direction. We are realizing the difficulty of going to Australia as they require a 2 week quarantine, a medical visa and to top it off very few flights are going into Australia right now due to covid. Other options such as Germany are looking better.
The exciting part of our day came with Zach and Monica FaceTiming to announce that they were engaged. They are driving Zach out to Boise to first meet Justin and JayLynn in Utah and then get Zach to Boise where he will be playing hockey for the Steelheads. Zach had the day all planned out and the engagement organized with his family’s help. Jadyn was hiding in the bushes to take pictures. Zach is a great kid and he has worked hard to get himself to the Temple and strong in the gospel and now we will have to pray for Monica that her heart will be open to the gospel. We will be praying for both of them.
Wyatt had his birthday last week and Scott had his birthday today. We continue our service in the Temple. We are looking for new kitchen table chairs but have decided to have Terry recover our old ones with a leather like vinyl. Cindy received another good job option at a high school that she has taken and we hope this works out well. She hated to leave her little student at James Kennedy Elementary school even though he is a handful. This placement is a better opportunity for her. Charmaine had one wisdom tooth out last week but still managed to play a beautiful number in sacrament meeting on Sunday. It was a special version of O How Lovely Was the Morning. It truly brought the spirit into the room and brought Tom to tears. Tom had his zometa infusion last Wednesday at Doctor Vrabec’s office.
This is a difficult time but we will move forward with faith. We are surrounded with love for each other and from many others on both sides of the veil.
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