Well we just got back from camping with our four grandson for 5 days. It was a lot of fun. We biked, boated, fished, hiked and told stories. Joshua is quite a story teller. I was there most of the time with the exception of two doctors appointments and a pre-bid meeting in Shelby, Ohio.
The trip started off well. Everything went well until we were on the turnpike. My family doctor called to inform me that there was a problem with the MRI from my accident on Friday. Turns out I have a clouded area in the front lobes of my brain. He took this as the cancer moving to my brain but he said he would check into it further. Patti and I kept our chins up and did not let it interfere with setting up and spending time with the boys. We had a rough time sleeping until about 3:05am when I remembered my MRI and CAT scan from March showed what they called incidental clouding in the front lobes. The oncologist had dismissed these rather quickly as anything. I called the doctor in the morning and left a message to get in touch with the oncologist. He called me back at 1:30pm to tell me that they had compared the scans and that the cloudiness was obviously previous mini-strokes that I had suffered years earlier. STROKES? WHEN? I sure didn't remember any. I called the oncologist and he said he dismissed them right after he saw them. They were capillaries that has obviously ruptured when I had high blood pressure about 4 year ago. He said most people have them if their blood pressure gets up around 165-185 over 100-140. He said not to give it a second thought as it was nothing. So I went back and told Patti and we just thanked God that it was just nothing.
I believe there are other battles and situations that Patti and I must face. I am glad this was not one of them. I thank God that at least one doctor is on the ball. I know that you should only have 2 cat scans in a year. I have had 5 in 14 months. I do not need or want any for quite a while. Pray for me and building up my immune system to fight any cancer or disease that may arise. Pray also for my healing from the accident last Friday. I am very sore and have a hard time lifting or getting up when I lay down.
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You know, being the head of the table is one thing...but having the head in the table is something else entirely. I'm sure no one will argue with you about sitting at the head, not under it, okay, Steve? We rejoice with you that the cloudiness in the scans is old cloudiness. And we're still praying for strength and health to battle this beast daily. Thank you for giving God the glory in ALL things! Kris & Judy
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