Today Chris slept until his nurse came at 11:00. I gave a little nudge to let him know it was time to wake up. He squints one eye open and said, “What the hell, I’m not dead yet!” True to Chris form he told the nurse “Maybe we need to re-think this. Maybe I need […]
Monday – We made a week!
One week ago today we were told the unimaginable after getting Chris’s lab work results. At that time we were told a few days at best and here we are one week later. We are not fooled, we know our time is very limited but to have an extra few days has been a gift […]
Sunday – Another Day of Rest
Today was even less eventful than Saturday. In our books that is an awesome day. Preston got outside a good part of the day to play football with the neighbors again. Such a good break for him. He’s been out of school all last week to spend as much time with his dad as he could. But […]
Saturday – No News Is Good News
Chris woke up Saturday morning and said, “No visitors today, Kell. I’m tired. All I want is lemonade from concentrate.” Anyone that knows Chris, knows he’s a diabetic and this is a drink that was a no-no, therefore, would not be in our house. So like the game show, I used my dial a friend (well […]
Friday – From Kellie
My heart is so full with how Preston is handling this nightmare. He has grown in his character over the past month by leaps and bounds. He has really taken a roll in caring for his dad and helping to plan our future. He doesn’t leave the house as he’s worried he will not be here […]
Friday – From Preston
Hello everybody this Preston and today I’m going to talk from my perspective so today seemed like a really good day. My dad said his goodbyes to people at his work to tell them that he’s retiring from work. Also, he met with the person who introduced my parents together so that was good and he has been quite […]
Thursday
Today started off pretty darn rocky. Our goal was a shower. All I can say is thank God for the hospice nurse! She had all the tricks and made it a really wonderful experience for Chris while keeping his dignity. I cannot thank her enough. We would check in on him and he kept saying, […]
Wednesday
Yesterday was an emotional day for Chris. Several friends and family stopped by and Chris isn’t one to just say goodbye, he has to have a life lesson in that goodbye speech for each person. I know it meant a lot to him to be able to do this. He was very tired all day from […]
Our Last Lab Work
Today was a pretty tough day. Almost harder than when we first were told of this demon that entered our lives almost a year and a half ago. Today our oncologist gave us the heart-wrenching news that Chris’s lab work did not show any progress and his kidneys were starting to shut down. He said those words […]
Saturday and Sunday
Not much happened during this weekend other than lots of sleep to get caught up on. As well as figuring out Chris’s pain meds. He doesn’t seem to need as much as when in the hospital due to healing from his surgeries. He’s getting less of a fuzzy brain and staying awake for longer periods of time. […]
The Past Few Weeks
As you all know or may not know, Chris has been battling this beast called colon cancer since Oct of 2016. These past few weeks have been extremely the most difficult ones that we have had. In Nov he spent 4 days in the hospital due to not feeling well, sugar over 300 and retaining […]