IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S ...

SUPERMAN! Did you guess it?
Ted finished the chemo today! Way to go, Ted!

TGIAF

Thank goodness it's almost Friday. Ted has one more chemo treatment left this week. I know that he will be glad when it's over. This week has been tough on him. In addition to the five-days of "kryptonite" (as Ted calls it) ... he had a flat tire (blow out) on Tuesday on the way to work. And then Wednesday morning when he got out of the shower, his tube came out and the machine started beeping. We had to call the 24-hour phone number and ask them what to do.
Phone ringing
Operator: Texas Oncololgy
Me: My husband has a fanny pack of chemo and the tube just came out of his port. The machine is beeping.
Operator: Don't try and put it back in.
Me: (I think I said) Da .... (like I would actually do that??)
Operator: He needs to go to the office as soon they open.
Me: Okay. How do we stop the machine from beeping?
Operator: Take the battery out.
Me: Okay. Where is the battery?
Operator: It's on the back of the pack.
Me: (Removing battery) Okay. The beeping has stopped.
Ted: Tell the idiot I need to go to work.
Me: He needs to go to work. Is anyone there now?
Operator: They open at 8:00.
Me: It's only 6:00. He really wants to go to work.
Operator: I'm sorry, ma'am, they open at 8:00.
Ted: Tell them ..... (better not post that) ....
Me: Thank you. He will be there when they open.
Disconnect.
Needless to say, he was late getting to work. Not a good way to start the day, especially since he had to go get hooked back up at 8:00 and then go back again at 11:30 for his Wednesday chemo.

Today he went in at 11:30 and got home at 4:00. He was very tired when he got home, so he did rest a little bit.

Tomorrow is Halloween and I have a costume for him. I don't know if he will wear it, but I will post a picture if he agrees. It is perfect for Ted! I gave you a little hint ... don't give it away if you guessed it! You'll have to wait and see.

Happy Halloween and Happy Friday to all! (Tina)

HOME SWEET HOME

Home at last! Aren't they precious! Mom, Dad and babies doing great!

FANNY PACK IS BACK

Here's the "good news" today! Ted is receiving the 2nd round of ESHAP chemo this week. (Tina) Here's the bad news ... Ted is receiving the 2nd round of ESHAP chemo this week. (Ted)

I am hooked up to a good-sized Mueller fanny pack for the next five days. I will be done using it on Friday and want to know if any of you girls need it for the trip to Canton on Saturday. It has an adjustable belt with three very nice zipper pockets. Please do not use it to store a turkey leg. I need it back in two weeks. (Ted)

As you can tell, Ted is feeling quite well today ... He even asked me to take this picture of him with the fanny pack. (Tina)

THEY'RE HERE!

Lyla and TJ arrived ... in that order ... they are beautiful and healthy!
Lyla Lane weighs 6 lbs. and TJ (Fred Theodore Fett, IV) is 4 pounds 7 ounces.
We have seen a little video and pictures from cell phone to cell phone ... but we don't have anything clear enough to attach to the blog. We will post a picture as soon as we can!

HOPE AT THE END OF A LONG DAY!

Today Ted spent the day doing testing. It started at 9:00 at Baylor Dallas where they drew 22 (not a typo) ... they actually filled 22 tubes of blood. He counted them. After that, they gave him milk and Gatorade. Oh, yeah, that's a good combination! Then he had a MUGA test, which is a test on his heart, to check his cardiac chambers and valves. That test took about an hour. Then they gave him a lunch break. About 1:00 he went in to visit with a pulmonologist for more testing. At 2:30 his appointment was with a social worker who asked, "Do you have any questions?" Ted said he thinks she wanted to see if he was crazy. Just to be safe, he told her he didn't have any questions.

In the waiting room, Ted met a woman who was there with her husband who had a stem cell transplant about 15 days ago. He was doing VERY well so far! There's the question ... and the answer! Hope ... at the end of a long day! (Ted & Tina)

BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL OR BUST

As promised, here is the exciting news! This is a picture of TJ and Lori on the front porch of the soon-to-be home of TJ and Lyla Fett. These two little blessings are scheduled to make their appearance on Friday, October 24th! Doesn't Lori look fabulous! Oh, and TJ (dad) looks ready, too! They have been told that each baby looks to be well over 5.5 lbs! Hopefully, we will have pictures to post as early as Saturday!