Thanks for all the support and prayers from my WGT friends and family. The encouragement, the thoughts and the prayers edify my own convictions and make them stronger, and I owe you all tons of thanks for that.
The bad news, they gave me all that stuff when they told me it was metastisized and was uncurable back in January. What they DIDN'T know was that my faith, fortified with that of so, so many great friends here and IRL is much stronger than they could ever imagine. My Doctor says I am abnormal! She means that in a good way (I think). She told me that most people with stage IV Esophogial cancer that has metastisized to the liver have lost 40 to 50 pounds, have very low levels of activity, and are just not healthy other than the cancer.
At check in yesterday, I had gained 4 pounds, and was eager to get out of chemo and get home because I had fly rods to work on, and yard work to do. Today, I tuned up my trusty Cub Cadet, mowed the yard (self propelled push mower), added new dirt shields to the steps going down from the deck, pressure washed the deck, fertilized all the rose bushes, and took the dogs to the park for a nice long walk. I said a silent prayer with each task, and thanked God for all the friends and their prayers, asked him to really step in and help my wife cope with all this, and thanked him for all he was doing for me through my treatments.
All you guys and ladies are aboslutely awesome and may God Bless each and every one of you, and especially my little Brother, mgbirsh!!
Leo