Food and Facts

Just a quick update today, but good stuff nonetheless.

Today, for the first time in two weeks, Katie ate something besides clear liquids and didn’t get nauseous.  The doctors have cleared her to eat whatever she wants, with the direction that she ‘use discretion’.  She’s taking things slowly in reintroducing real food to her system, and things seem to be going very well.  Today, she had some smoothie, some bread, some chicken noodle soup, and some applesauce.  I say ‘some’ in front of each of those because it’s little bits of each, but it’s a huge step in the right direction.  

We also got some more information from the pathology department.  Everything that was removed during the second surgery was taken down to pathology to be checked for cancer, and everything came back negative.  Praise God, and thank you again for your prayers!!  With no detectable evidence of any other cancer in her system, the doctors are pretty bullish about one course of chemo knocking out any residual cancer cells.  

Kate is walking more and more, and even made it out to the gardens there at MD Anderson today.  My sister was with her today and texted me this picture.  Isn’t my bride lovely?

It looks promising that Kate will be coming home this week, and we’re hoping for Wednesday.  She is getting pretty tired of being in a hospital, and is ready to come home to the kids, to our own bed, our own couch, and everything that goes along with being home.  That said, I fully expect that after a couple afternoons with our four very energetic children, there will be a very small part of her that misses the quiet of the hospital.  But that will pale in comparison with seeing their smiling faces again and getting to be a part of our daily lives once more.  

One last thing - I want to thank each individual person who has donated to us.  When I see the notification that someone has donated, I start mentally composing a thank-you note, trying to find some way of saying how much their support means to us.  The finances are important, yes, but more important is the solidarity that it represents.  As I’m sure you can understand, I haven’t had the chance to actually write any of those Thank You’s.  I still hope to some day, but please forgive me if that’s not for some time.  

Ok, that’s all for tonight.  Thank you again for your prayers and support.  We love you, and may God abundantly bless you. 

David