Hi Everyone....
We think a lot about those at home and we appreciate all the good that many are doing.....We also think about last year at this time.  Tami had just been to see a cancer Dr. in Salt Lake and was about 3 weeks out of her surgery from home.  I was in Southern Utah near Fish Lake Bow hunting with my sons Rick & Seth (and boys), Son-in-law Jonah and brother Van and his son Tyler.  We had set up camp where our Dad and mom had camped many years ago when my kids were very small.  Although to many, this sight may seem,  "not out of the ordinary", to me and Tam....it holds years of memories of our wonderful Mom & Dad and spending time in those Southern Mountains.  We love that spot, simply because the years of memories flood our minds at every turn.  Anyway...Tami said she might surprise me and come down........Oh was I surprised and excited when she and Cali came around the bend and brought their tent.....Oh what a wonderful few days we had as we tracked deer, looked for arrowheads, made fries in the dutch oven around the fire, attended church in the Fish Lake Lodge and simply enjoyed every minute.....(and Tami was still holding her tummy and walking gingerly and sleeping in a sleeping bag.....can you believe it?)( She had to hold her tummy as we rode in the bumpy pick-up truck and we had to try to be careful for her)......Anyway, that's where we wanted to be again this year......but Boston is ok for right now.  (Sorry about the melancholy)
Today we met with Dr. Lambert.  Tami had eaten almost nothing in a 24 hour period.  So Dr. LAmbert sent her to get an IV for fluids......that took over an hour but seemed to help her also.  Her vital signs are all good and we're still waiting for an appointment to see the urologist so we can find some answers.....Dr. Lambert seemed encouraged, so we hope all is well.  I guess her blood pressure was just a tad low and heart rate a tad high....so that's why the fluid.  She would really like to come home for a while but that will be entirely up to the urologist......We're supposed to hear by tomorrow afternoon if we have an appointment this week.  I'm trying to figure this all out because my two weeks are about up......If Tami could possibly come home, I could stay for a couple more days.....so we're just trying to figure the changing of the guard....Tami just has in her mind that he'll let her come home.....I hope she's right.....but we want to make sure and we want her to be safe.
We are grateful for the Hope Lodge that is run by donations from the American Cancer Society.....quite amazing and eye-opening to see what they do for people...They also have fund-raisers back here for the Lodge.  Dave, the night manager who also has an apartment here in the Lodge had Brain Cancer over 20 years ago.  He arranges a 24 hour skate-a-thon every year....I just talked to him and he was thanking donors and told me they made more money than last year, so that was neat. I can't imagine what we would have done without them.
Well......enough of my musings.....sorry so long.....but know we appreciate tonight all those who ordered  and ate "MOR CHIKIN" and those who are just holding down the fort.......We love you
Judy and Tam