Road Trip

Just a quick update.  Nothing really has changed since my last post.  Bill worked 2 days this week.  He is having a lot of stomach pains.  He was given pain medication but he can not take it all the time because it makes him tired.  He doesn't want to eat.  He says it makes his stomach feel worse and nothing appeals to him.  When he is home he sleeps most of the time. We have not talked with the oncologist.  The doctor wants to wait and talk to Bill after the appointment at U.I.C. which is Thursday.  

Bill has been wanting to see the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Health.  http://shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com/  It's just past Green Bay, Wisconsin which is about a 4 hour drive for us.  Not knowing when Bill would feel better, we decided to go yesterday morning.  I am glad we went yesterday.  The weather was perfect and there was little traffic.  The shrine itself was beautiful.   Zachary described it as peaceful and sad. There are a lot of reminders about death so I can see where he came up with the sad part. It was a very enjoyable experience.  Even the 2 little ones seemed to enjoy it.  Both has a lot of questions to ask.  It was a long day for all of us but especially for Bill.  His stomach was hurting for the majority of the day and on the drive home his back started bothering as well.  Being in the car for eight hours didn't help him.  I am hoping he will feel better today after a long rest. 


I have something to add(This is Bill). Sally and I were telling Zachary about cheese curd and how good they are, as we were passing Mars Cheese Castle. Told Zach we will stop when coming back. Now fast forward to 5pm when we decided to leave. We are on our way home and decided to get a bite to eat. We stopped at Culver's had our dinner and Sally decided to go into Wal-Mart to get something for the kids to keep them occupied for the long ride home. Back on the road and an hour later Sally tells me to stop so she and Katie can go POTTY. So she asked me to find a rest spot or whatever. I decided to go with the or whatever. So I find this truck stop with all these lights(most of which were burned out) and the best looking and smelling truckers around.I did park by the window so I can see whats going on inside , so if I need to leave quickly. She comes back in the car and doesn't look happy(I'm thinking what did I do). She as soon as she got Katie on the toilet she announces, "I don't have to go potty anymore"! Sally would have waited if it weren't for Katie. Sally gave Katie a tongue lashing that kept her quiet most of the rest of the  trip home. I told Sally to look up that Cheese place on her phone to see what time they are open til. After all this it was almost 8pm. She gets off the phone and announces they close at 8. In the back I heard a oooooohhhh! She said they sold them at the Truck stop. That wouldn't be good cause you don't know what flavor your getting. I said I would  just want original not ash tray,body sweat or fungous. So Sally got on the phone trying to locate other Cheese places. Call after call you would hear Zachary moan OOOOHHH here and OOOOHHH there. We struck out, no cheese curds for you, Zach.! So if anybody is in the Wisconsin area, we will be happy to reinburse you for the curds that Zachary was denied. Thank you and God Bless!  


I will report back after U.I.C.  Here are some pictures from yesterday. 

Sexy's Back

I am doing well.  I am experiencing some of the side effects from chemotherapy.  I am having a lot of muscle cramping, sensitivity in my feet and hands, and loosing my hair. Now I have an excuse for my bald spot.  Actually, the bald spot isn't as noticeable now since I have a lot less hair.  Earlier this month, I started to loose my hair in clumps. I was at work and felt something on my face.  Went to brush it away and saw a huge clump of hair.  Took a shower that night and hair covered the tub.  It was surprising since it's been over 2 years of being on chemo and I figured I would have lost my hair by them.  I will admit I was upset.  The next day, Sally suggest either I have my head shaved or get my hair cut really short.  I went that evening and had my hair cut really really short.  I felt a lot better when I looked in the mirror and saw a sexy man looking back at me.

I am still working out but I have put on a couple of pounds.  With Easter, birthdays, Zach's First Communion, etc.. it's been challenging to be "good". I had an appointment with my family doctor.  I have high cholesterol and went in for a recheck which required another lipid profile. It was  high.  Normally, I would be scared and be good for a few weeks and Sally would be on my case yelling at me.  I know I am at risk of having a heart attack.  Actually, that isn't scary considering I have cancer.  If I had a massive heart attack and died instantly (like my dad at age 40) would be a lot better then having a long painful death because of cancer.  Sally doesn't it see it the same way.  She made a comment that I am fighting so hard to beat cancer yet I am eating myself to death.  Which proves that she like to see me suffer from living without my favorite high fatty foods, and that she would rather have me be tortured by a long agonizing death.  I need to rethink the notion that Sally loves me and so should you.

It's time again for me to have the Cat scan.  I am scared to death (ironic isn't it) knowing that after this scan or a scan down the road, I might be hearing "Sorry Bill, we did all that we could do."  I believe in miracles and I know modern medicine will not be enough to save me.  So there are two things I am going to do before I schedule my scan.  The first thing I am going to have Father Rookey pray over me.  http://frrookeyicm.org/

He has prayed for me  a couple of times in the past.  I always feel at peace after talking with him.

I recently was told about a shrine in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which is the only shrine in the United State which has documented miracles.http://www.shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com/ Since it is a long drive, I am hoping we can be able to scrounge up a few dollars and be able to make it a mini vacation with the kids. A one night stay at a hotel with a pool would be fun since the little one never has spend the night at a hotel.  We planned on taking the drive last weekend but it rained all weekend. Hopefully, sometime in the next 2 weeks we can take the drive.

That's it for now.  I just finished day one of eight days of work in a row.  At least next week the shift are not the usual 12 hour shift.

Thank you for your continuing support and prayers. I really appreciate it.
God Bless,
Bill