labs, labs, labs...

Andy was not feeling well yesterday, he had problems with his balance. He stayed home from work to try to rest and drink lots of water to help flush his body and try to get his kidneys working better. Today he was able to get up and get ready for work with little trouble. He is also going to the hospital to have his labs work done. This will then be sent to Dr. Grossman at Hunstman to deciede if Andy's kidney function is good enough to start IL2 on Sunday. Tomorrow we will have a conference call with the Docs to find out what they want to do. We are hoping that Andy will go on Sunday because otherwise this runs into our Florida trip. We want Andy to have every chance at beating this cancer, we also want to be able to go on this family vacation that so many have put time and effort into. If we have to postpone the trip the kids will understand. They are very good at not holding grudges about things don't go their way with postponed trips. Our kids are very patient. Yes, even Caity. They are learning how to look at a more eternal perspective of this life than just the here and now. I am proud of our kids. It is not easy trying to grow up with a parent that has to battle cancer. Andy does not have the energy or strength that he once did. And we were forced to give up some very important things, like horses. We sold two of them weeks after the diagnosis. We knew that things would be too difficult with them. We have kept our sweet Sue. She is an Arabian/appy cross. Some very wonderful nieghbors/friends have taken her up on their ranch for us until we can take her back. Last week, Andy took the girls up to their (Roche's) ranch to see her again. It has made us miss her more. Andy loves riding and working with horses, but the docs have advised that he does not ride or work them, not because of infections or anything like that. His balance is not its best and would cause an accident if he tried to ride. We are all hoping that next year will bring better days with our Suzy. Thankyou again to the Roche family for taking such great care of our horse. Thank you for all of your prayers and love.