Monday, February 23, 2009

HAIR CUT

Ted got a hair cut today. Needing a hair cut is an exciting thing for a cancer patient! It's a sign that things are getting back to normal. Here is Ted with his new barber (his son, Neil.) His hair is coming in pretty thick and there's still lots of dark hair! Very exciting!


Last week wasn't one of Ted's better weeks. He went to the doctor on Monday and everything was fine. Then on Tuesday he was very sick all day. We actually thought he might be getting the flu, but he didn't have any other symptoms. Wednesday he was weak, but felt better. Then Thursday he went back to Baylor. They said he is still losing weight, but gave him some supplements to try. He felt a little better on Friday, and he wanted to try and get out. We went to an early movie (Taken) and made it through about 30 minutes and Ted didn't feel well, so we had to leave. The rest of the weekend we stayed in and took it easy. Today he went back to Baylor and everything was good. They said he would have good and bad days, and gave him more supplements to try. They reduced some of his medicines again, which is a good sign because they think the medicines might be the cause of his upset stomach.

He is feeling much better now, and is going to try and go back to physical therapy this week.

I have to brag on him a little. Even when he is sick, he just keeps going and trying to gain strength. He is unbelievable!

Also, we have some MORE exciting news in our family that I will post in a day or two.

And if that doesn't keep you coming back ... guess what ... we heard that Lori and TJ and the twins have planned a trip to see us the first week in May. We are going to have a "sip and see" party so you can all come over and take a look at them and Ted can do some "hands on" bragging!

We continue to be blessed in so many ways! Thank you for keeping us in your daily prayers!

3 comments:

Missy said...

Hopefully Ted will have a better week this week!

That will be SO exciting to see the twins!! We can't wait!!!

KARA said...

Good to see you over the weekend and sure hoping that Ted has a better week this week. Especially looking all "clean cut" :)

Lori said...

OMG... since when did Neil become a barber? ha ha ha That is quite a site! Funny thing is, you never showed the "end product" What did Ted's hair look like after Neil "cut" it? ha ha ha