For whatever reason, Kevin and I seem to be in synch with our sleeping.  In other words, we BOTH didn’t get much sleep for whatever reason.  I stayed up late finishing a book, then couldn’t fall asleep.  Kev just couldn’t get comfortable and his nurse was in and out most the night doing things.  Frustrating!

It looks like Kevin is in for a cat scan and an echocardiogram.  Lots of tests today, mostly due to being post-1st round chemo.  Kevin is still having some unusual heartbeats and a bit of bleeding, so they are watching both those things closely.  Cardiology should be by today to talk more with us about the heart rhythm issue, and hopefully we’ll find out it’s just due to the fluid around the heart causing stress.  We’d like there to be no additional problems!  The bleeding they feel may be caused to the breakdown of the tumor from the chemo-they’re considering doing another scan, but weren’t planning on doing one this early.  It just depends if his bleeding continues/worsens.  Keep this  all in your prayers…

Kevin’s cousin Doug flies in today at 2:30, so I’ll step out to pick him up, and then later this evening, I’ll be driving back to Lancaster for the first time in over two weeks.  It will feel weird being in the apartment alone, but I know Kevin is in good hands here.  I’m anxious to get some different clothes, see friends and family, and to just get away for a bit-which is ALWAYS good.

I’m finally starting to get a good hang of the Downtown and Johns Hopkins areas.  I actually don’t feel lost at all when I leave JH which is great.  I haven’t had to use my map in a while, and I only use the GPS when I need to find a certain store or errand.  It really is quite a varied city, but I don’t know that I could live here permanently.  I find that it takes an hour just to run a small errand-I just miss the more “small town” feeling that Lancaster provides.  Either way-this is home for now, and it does feel homey in its own way.

I’m a bit anxious about the BBQ tomorrow-more that I forgot to get a count from people, and they’ll show up needing 50 tickets!  That’s my fear nonetheless.  We’ll have extra for people who want to purchase the day of, and I know the Lord will help it all to run smoothly.  Big Thanks to Mandy S, Ashley M, My mom & Sis for helping to keep everything organized and put together while I’ve been away.  You gals are amazing!

We ask for special prayer today for Kevin to have a relaxing, restful day.  He is in need of his body relaxing and his mind to be at rest.