Been Busy

I have not written on the blog for a few weeks because Patti and I have been busy traveling for the business and just living our lives. Many things have happened and we have gone (and are still going) to places for work. We have been to the east side of Chicago to visit job sites and for me to take my licensing test there. We have been to Detroit, Columbus, Akron, Canton, and other places. I was also elected deacon again at our church. Several people asked if I really wanted it considering I have had cancer. My answer is "you got to die from something." I know it will be a challenge with the economy and such. It is the same everywhere so I will apply to the church the same fiscal responsibility I will apply to my business and my personal life. We have put off building our new house and buying some things we had planned on. We have also figured to have Patti's mom come live with us as she needs the help. My sister is moving in with my mom so that worry has been taken away from us. My mothers friend George Carey died last Wednesday from his cancer. I believe the doctors hurried his demise by the over use of CAT scans, radiation and chemotherapy that they even admitted was doing nothing to stop the cancer. In the two plus years that he has had cancer, the only time he seemed to respond and actually enjoy life was when he was doing some of the alternative medicine. I will miss arguing politics, religion and life with George. He was a character.

Patti and I will be traveling again to Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina to look at jobs we are bidding. Next week I have two doctors appointments, dermatologist and oncologist. I will also schedule an alternative treatment sometime next week now that my shingles seems to be going away.

If you want to pray for me, pray about the pain that I am (and have been) experiencing in my cancer area. They told me I would have pain there and swelling the rest of my life. Right now I have to learn to sleep differently so that I drain the area rather than add to it. This causes fluid build up as I have no lymph nodes in the area so fluid builds up. My ribs are sensitive all the time in the radiation area and just the nerves coming and going. I will learn to live with it but your prayers would be appreciated.