Somehow during the night Michael’s feeding tube popped out and his feed soaked him and the bed because the pump just kept on running! We had to get him up so he could jump in the shower. Michael couldn’t figure out what was going on. Eventually he woke up and had fun playing in the shower for a while. Michael went back to sleep after he got out the shower and slept until it was time to go to his 10th radiation appointment. Last week the radiologist told us that we would probably start seeing signs this week of deterioration in the mouth lining and soreness, but none of that has happened. Michael’s lips are very dry and has some dryness of mouth, but it is probably because he is being stubborn and not drinking as many fluids as he should! The Doctors are still amazed at the progress he is making. They are going to begin making minor adjustments to the radiation to help protect his eyes even more because we can see physical evidence that the tumor is receding! Michael will be going in Monday to see if his blood counts are high enough to do his 4th chemo treatment. If they are (which we are praying for) we will go over to the hospital and check in for an overnight stay. Please pray that all goes well so we can stay on schedule. If the counts are not high enough then we will have to postpone this chemo treatment which lengthens the overall treatment schedule. God is good and He is taking care of us. We are all doing well and Michael is in good spirits. He really wants to go to church on Sunday, but we are thinking it is too risky. I am just thankful that he is mindful of the house of God!
Justin and Michael camping out in the living room. We brought the pop up canopy into the living room to be the "tent".
07-17-04 - Michael with our neighbor, Ron. He came over late one evening to bring us a check that the bowling alley had raised for Michael's medical expenses.
07-18-04 - Michael went out today and played a little baseball with his brother.