Sigh!

Wow what a GREAT day! Robert had one of his best days he has had in weeks.. He actually felt good enough to go to church this morning. When he mentioned last night that he was going to try and go, I prayed that he would have enough energy to go. I can not tell you how nice it was, I told him that I actually felt like we had a normal life for a couple of hours. I think it is gonna be a good week for Robert.

We want to send out a big thank you to our church family. You really made Robert feel so good with your excitement to see him walk in the door. We are so blessed to have each and everyone of you in our lives. Hope everyone has a blessed week.

I'd rather not mention that his day ended great also, but his driver won today. If I knew how to change the font size before I had to mention that I would have.


Love,
Robert and Judy

Nascar, Football and cooler weather this Saturday!

I forgot to add Coconut Pie. Robert mentioned yesterday he wanted a Nanny coconut pie. I made him a Judy coconut pie and he had one piece and said there was too much coconut in it...

Robert has had a decent week. He is struggling with fluid intake and nutrition. He has no appetite so not getting nutrition means no energy at all. He completed his 2nd Vectibek chemo treatment last Tuesday and will have his 2nd treatment of the nasty chemos Cistplatin and Taxotere this Tuesday. Robert's hair is now starting to come out, he is not happy about that, even his eyebrows are coming out. Can you imagine how bad that poison is to make all your hair fall out?

Robert said he was going to try and go to church with me in the morning. I sure hope he can.

Hope everyone has a good weekend and thanks so much for all the prayers and words of encouragement this past week.

Love,
Robert and Judy

Relief for me and hopefully Robert.

Cassie got here last night. What a relief for me, she came in took inventory on all Robert's meds and took over his care for me. She is taking him to the doctor for me, and Coley had her stop and buy a juicer for his dad. When I left this morning she had already had Robert take his meds. and was making him some juice, apple, grapes and was going to throw in some vegetables in there. I really hope he will drink it, at this point we have no other choice. My cold is not much better, but I did get manage to have a good nights sleep, fist in a long time. Thanks Cassie, we love you. Judy

Better days!

Robert is looking forward to better days. He has had a hard day! He is having a hard time keeping up with all the medicines and trying to get fluids not to mention nutrition down. I have a cold and feel terrible, so my patience level is very low right now. The last thing Robert needs is this cold. Cassie is on her way up to stay with us this weekend. She is going to take Robert to the doctor for me tomorrow and that will be a big help. I am going to hide out at the cabin rental office all weekend. If you are wanting a cabin at Beavers Bend it would be a good time to call, I'll be on cold medicine.

Walking on the Beach one day to possibly be admitted to the Hospital the next!

Let me just start with I HATE CANCER AND I HATE THE DRUGS IT TAKES TO KILL IT!

Robert and I decided to run down to Port Aransas with our dear friend Lisa for a few days before the Chemo started taking its toll. We left Saturday and just got home this evening. We had a good trip, it was so nice to just kick back on the beach. Robert was pretty weak and his appetite was almost null, but he was able to just rest, and I had the company of my best friend.

Robert noticed Sunday that he started getting thrush on his tongue. I called the doctor's office Monday morning for them to prescribe something. We loaded up and headed to the beach, when we got everything set up I went back into town to pick up Robert's prescription. While I was gone a school of Dolphin were swimming just a few feet from Robert and Lisa. They were so excited, neither thought about grabbing a camera, so unfortunately for you and me we missed it.

Also Sunday morning when Robert got up he was covered in a rash. Dr. Nadler had told us to expect it and that if he did get a rash that meant the chemo was working. The rash is very annoying for Robert, but he can deal with it and a welcome sight for us.

Robert started getting weaker and Lisa started missing her grand baby, so we decided to come home Tuesday. By then the thrush was in full force and the medicine was not helping. Robert could not drink or eat anything Tuesday, so dehydration set in. On the road home we were trying to get the doctor's office to call in some medicine that would numb his mouth long enough to get some fluids down, but it did not work out so we spent the night with Mother and Benny and were at Baylor first thing this morning. Thrush is a side effect of the chemo, so they will have to stay on top of it for the next round of chemo. Robert lost 12 lbs since last Wednesday. He is 6'3" and weighing in at a 170 lbs. Dr. Nadler is very concerned with Robert's fluid intake and nutrition. He told Robert today that he may end up having to have a feeding tube. Robert has said all along, he will not do that again. Dr. Nadler's response to that was, "he was not in the business of killing people, cancer does that and at this point he was killing Robert". If Robert does not show a big improvement in the next couple of days he will hospitalize him to get him over this hump. Our prayers are that this medicine Robert has now helps get rid of the thrush and numbs his mouth so he can get fluids and nutrition on his own.

Grand Pa Tucker's surgery..

My dad had surgery today, everything went well. Praying for a fast recovery for him! The sooner he gets better the sooner he can come keep Robert entertained. Love ya Deddy..