Hello All!  Kevin is finally getting some sleep thanks to Benadryl.  I knew there was a reason that stuff always knocked me out!  The Benadryl helps his mind not have an “allergic reaction” to the drugs and helps still the nightmares, and to knock him out.  He got a bit of sleep last night, and plans to sleep again this afternoon.  A good Sunday afternoon nap is always good.

Kevin is thoroughly enjoying all his new drinks options.  Juicy Juice Berry, Welch’s Orange Pineapple, and my parents are bringing a special treat today: Turkey HIll Blueberry Oolong tea!  Kev is excited.

There is talk to take out some of his tubing today which would just be AWESOME.  His drains are slowing down and not filling as quickly which is just awesome.  The two chest tubes in Kevin’s right side are very painful, so it will be awesome to have those out.  Also, he’ll be able to get up and maybe even walk when those chest tubes are out.  The tubes they plan to take out soon, are not yet the chest tubes, but some of his smaller lung drains.

The feeding tube problem that we had is going to be solved with a replacement.  They are going to replace/fix it on Monday-I’m not quite sure what type of procedure that entails, but it will be good to have that working again, especially since it’s kind of sinking in right now.

Slowly, but surely, Kevin is having some of these annoying plugs, pipes and whistles removes, and that makes us all happy.  His fever has been contained for the most part, but they are monitoring his elevated blood pressure.  They still don’t plan to do anything about the fluid around the heart for now, hoping the chemotherapy will shrink the tumor enough to take pressure off the heart to stop the fluid from forming.

My parents are coming to visit today, which I am greatly looking forward to.  We’re also expecting visits from Kevin’s bosses sometime in the next coming days/weeks, which I know Kev is looking forward to as well.  His work has just been phenomenal to us, and we cannot thank you enough!

Tuesday, Kev’s family heads back to Winnipeg, so that will be a hard day for everyone.  After that, I’ll move into my new accomodations about 15/20 minutes away, and will be focusing on getting this BBQ rolling next Saturday, and then slowly packing up the apartment.

As much as material goods are not of concern to us, especially now, it’ll be hard to pack up the place we’ve made our home for the past year and a half.  We have some great memories there, love the area, and our neighbors.  However, it’s always good to “purge”, and selling off some un-necessary things will be good as well.  Come September, I’ll need people to help me pack and move things either to my parents, or to the Salvation Army store to give away.  If you can help me, please send me a message.  Thanks!

When all this chemotherapy is done, and we’re in the clear for a while, we look forward to being back in Lancaster with a bit of “normalcy”.  I know Kev would rather be working than be in that bed, but we have a long haul before that can happen.  Someday, we WILL be back and up running.  Kevin WILL beat this-he is giving himself no other options, and we are praying that is the Lord’s will.

God has shown us the miracles he had and has in store for Kevin, and I trust God’s will.  Our faith is strong and Kevin is amped up to beat this!  We are strong, but only strong through God’s love and strength.