Happy July 4th---Wherever you may be.....

Dear Family and Friends,
GREAT NEWS !!!! BOTH ONCOLOGISTS GAVE MARTY THE "NO NEW CANCER" THUMBS UP.
Yes, Marty and I made it thru the medical marathon of tests, doctor visits and all that goes with that. It was 2 FULL days of hurrying and waiting in one after the other offices and being sent here and there for tests and procedures. In all, he saw four Doctors, had an MRI, a shoulder x-ray, an EMG, a KUB x-ray, a stent removal and got more prescriptions to fill. When we arrived home Thursday evening, we were both bone tired and glad to be home. We made NO follow up appointments. As we left each office, it was just too overwhelming to predict what day we could make and then keep an appointment, so we just walked out the door of each office----knowing we will have to sit down with a calendar and give it careful consideration. We have FIVE follow up visits to schedule. The heat, our exhaustion and just the long days made it seem to be an impossible task. Of course, today, being a holiday and all and me having to work all day, we have not even thought or acted on any of it YET. He says he wants to do nothing, but that will probably not be the solution.
As he continues to find out, being a patient is a full time job!!! And, not an easy one !!
We made a few phone calls, planted some plants, did some laundry and put away our baggage from the trip, had a few visitors and calls and before we knew it, it was bedtime.
Thank you for checking in on us. We love and appreciate you all. Love,
LaRee , and of course, Marty

Happy July 2008

Dear Family and Friends,
WOW! One month since I updated our blog. June has been a full and busy month. I'm sure it has been for all of you, too. I have worked longer days in Dialysis and also
some hours in the Skilled Nursing Facility and at the Manor. I enjoy all areas and am grateful for my job. Being a patient has been such a full time job for Marty for so many months now. It has been wonderful to see him trying to be outside as much as the weather has allowed and puttering in the garage and around the yard.
His biggest problems this month continue to be the kidney stone issue and the impaired range of motion of his left arm and shoulder. Even with his two emergency room visits and 2 surgeries at Logan Regional. he still has not got rid of the kidney stones. A stent was placed during the last surgery and he is anxious to get that removed.
We have set up THREE doctor appointments for July 2nd. We will probably be nuts by the end of the day, but with the price of gas and shortage of time, it seemed like a great idea when we did it. We'll know better afterwards how it all worked out.
We enjoyed the Jack and Jennie Crane reunion this year. Deidra and Jenny were the two grandchildren in charge this year. I am very thrilled with the job they did. All who made the effort to attend had a great time. There was a lot of fun, good food and some visiting. The weather cooperated beautifully and several were able to attend the blessings of Spencer and Yulia's twin baby girls in Logan that Sunday. Randy, SunDee, Bradley, Marty and I all attended from Bear Lake. They had a wonderful lunch after at the Armory.
Please know that we love you all and appreciate the calls, visits and prayers in our behalf. We can usually be located on our cell phones if we are not at home.
Love,
LaRee, and of course, Marty

Happy July 2008