Saturday, September 27

Hello,

This past week started with Michele feeling exhausted. We had both planned for me to spend the majority of the week back in the hangar, but she felt so weak that she didn't trust herself to be alone very much. Thursday we had an appointment with the Oncologist in the afternoon. Thankfully, she had a good night's sleep Wednesday night and conserved her energy prior to the appointment, so she felt pretty good for that.

The Oncologist has revised her schedule for chemo treatments to move her treatment days to Mondays instead of Thursdays. The reason for the move is so her hospital admissions won't fall over a weekend. Being admitted during the week will ensure that all the relevant doctors are on duty to better manage her treatments. The good news in all this is that he moved the next treatment date ahead, rather than closer, so Michele will have a longer recovery period before her next treatment. As of now, her next RCHOP treatment is scheduled for October 13th, with a Methotrexate treatment scheduled for two weeks after that.

Yesterday she had a noticeable increase of energy and today we're actually talking about traveling out for a non-medical jaunt. It won't be a grand adventure, but any diversion away from the house will be good.

Another great thing that happened yesterday was a visit from one of Michele's friends from the Coshocton Christian School. The school had done a fundraiser for Michele and the kids generated a touching amount of sentiment and gift cards. We cried tears of joy. Michele really loves the kids and staff at CCS, and I know a big motivation for her recovery is to get back to them as soon as possible. Thank you seems so inadequate.

While we're on the subject, the Women of MMS deserve a big Thank You for a lovely gift basket they put together, which was so big it had to be sent in two baskets! Everyone has been so kind to us, we feel very undeserving. God is good, and He has definitely used His people in a tangible way to bless us. May His blessings be multiplied in return upon you all.

 With much love,

 Tim and Michele