3 Down...

Dad completed his third round of chemo late Tuesday evening, so three down and now the doctors are deciding when to put the rods in his legs. It may be in two to three weeks after his immune system is back up from this last chemo or they may go ahead with a fourth round of chemo and then after his immune system is back up then they will do them. We trust in Dr. Beinart and Dr. Marco in making the best decision for Dad as when to do them. Dad was feeling a little rough today from the chemo but is overall still doing well. We go visit most every Sunday and have lunch in the lobby all together, it's a nice change of pace from the little room on the 8th floor and the babies have more room to run and crawl there. Two months have passed since Dad went into the ER for "arthritis" pain. I sure wish it had been just that. Sometimes I still think I am going to wake up and this will have been just a terrible dream. Doesn't look like that is going to happen though. Since Dad has been in the hospital, Korben has learned to walk, had his first birthday and gotten a new tooth. Since Dad has been in the hospital Kellen has almost completed her first season of coach pitch softball, almost completed her fourth year of dance and can almost do her back handspring on the trampoline by herself. We do a lot of videoing and picture taking and Face Timing so Dad can share in it too. It's not the way any of us wish it could be, but it is what it is and hopefully next year, the year of the second birthday for Korben and the second season of coach pitch for Kellen, Dad can be sitting at the party and at the game with us. I have said it before but I think it is worth repeating I hate cancer, and there just isn't much that I really truly hate.