Again.....Sorry

Dear Family and Friends,
Hello. Im ashamed that it has almost been a month since my last post. Each day is a new and unexpected adventure. Yesterday was an example. I left early for work and Marty was sleeping so soundly I did not even wake him up to kiss him goodbye. I was very frightened when Deidra called me to say she had brought him to the ER in a great deal of pain. (10 on the 1-10 scale). Dr. Campbell and Brandie took very good care of him and it appears he is in the process of passing a kidney stone. Something brand new. It is probably related to his being dehydrated over a long period of time now and the changes in his intake and diet since all this started. Anyway, he was grateful for the pain shot that brought the pain to about half of what it had been. He has not felt well since coming home. He has also not captured the cultpit stone in the strainer he was sent home with. That will be the proof that it is a kidney stone and we can have it analyzed to know how to prevent another occurance. Now, he knows what labor feels like! He is still trying to be good and trying to keep up with all the problems as they pop up. His next scheduled appointment is with a nuerologist about the problem of not being able to lift his left arm up and pain in the shoulder and arm. Dr. Sharma feels it may be a result of the radiation treatments, but it puzzles me that it took 6 months to present itself. We will explore that avenue and then hopefully get him back into some sort of Physical therapy for strengthening. He remains persistant and I am very proud of all he has done to try to get used to life as it is now with all his new limits and restrictions and challenges. He is resourceful, as always. His new answer to "How are you doing"? is usually "Well, I'm still on the right side of the grass!"
To all, have a nice Memorial Day. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. Love, Marty and LaRee