Driver's needed...

Thank you so much for all the people who have volunteered to drive. Please call Pam at the number on the left to volunteer. Driver's are needed for the next few weeks! Specifically this week friday (July 3rd) Thank you!!

One more week over!

This last week of treatments brought on increased nausea. Please continue to pray for perseverance throughout the sickness brought on by treatments.

Gwen has only 1 more chemo treatment and 7 more external radiation treatments left. This next week will be heavy with appointments regarding the high density internal radiation treatments which will begin on July 6th.

Once again the family thanks everyone for the rides and meals.

Update on last weeks treatments

Last weeks treatments brought on a lot of nausea however Gwen's bloodwork is still good which means her body is dealing with the treatments well. Her chemo/radiation days have been changed again to June 24th and July 2nd. July 2nd will be her last chemo day although the radiation will continue... Driver's are still welcome and needed. Thank you again to all who have volunteered so far!

Treatment Week 3

Gwen's bloodwork continues to be fine. She however continues to feel sick from the treatments. Tomorrow (June 16th) she again has chemo and radiation together and is again receiving 1 unit of blood.

Gwen is also starting some treatments with a naturopath this week. She will be getting 8 iv infusions with antioxidants, herbal immune builders and natural cancer killing treatment.

Day 6-Chemo and radiation

Thought I'd just paste a copy of Gwen's email to me today...

today went better than i expected. PTL. was long though - left home at 7 am and got home at 4:30pm. saw the radiation doctor today, and he thought radiation was going very well - seemed surprised that i hadn't thrown up yet - i guess it could be worse, even though i sometimes don't know how. my white blood cells(WBC) have dropped down to half of what they were last week, but they are still on the low end of normal.

thank you to everyone that has been bringing meals and also filling our freezer with prepared meals and baking. it is sooooo much appreciated gwen

Definitely feeling the affects...

Gwen has definitely been feeling the affects of her treatments. This afternoon she felt awful but is feeling a little better this evening.

Tomorrow will be a long hard day. She is starting off the day with chemo and radiation. Then has a doctors appointment and then receiving 1 unit of blood.

Day 4

Please note that the prayer requests have been updated.

Tomorrow (friday) she gets a day off from treatments as well as the weekend.

Day 3 of radiation

Gwen is beginning to have a general yucky almost nauseous feeling. She has not been able to sleep well even though very tired.

If anyone is available to drive her to some appointments the dates that drivers are definitely needed are: June 16th, 23rd and 30th. She has chemo and radiation on these days. Her appointments are at 8:30am and take approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Drivers for other days are appreciated as well. Her radiation days take approximately 20-60 minutes and the appointments are usually at 8:30am as well.

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Day 1 of chemo and radiation over!

Gwen and Pete had a tiring first day of treatment with Chemo in the morning, a repeat CT scan to confirm the status of the cancer and then radiation later in the afternoon. So far Gwen is feeling fine physically. This week she will be having radiation every morning with the exception of friday (machine is being maintained) . Next monday (June 8th) she will again receive chemo first thing in the morning and then radiation.

Pete is expecting to leave on a trucking trip tomorrow and will be gone for a few days.

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