PROGRESS

Dad is still recovering, although it is and will be a long process requiring a lot of patience. Chris was here until Sunday night, and Mom and Dad ate up every minute they had with him. Chris got them technologically caught up, and they got to spend a lot of quality one-on-one time together.

I'm lucky enough to have bought a plane ticket back in August that allowed me to be here yesterday and today. Dad started going on short walks last week, and I got to join them for one walk down by the bosque to enjoy the fall leaves along the river.

Dad had another follow-up apppointment with the oncologist this morning, and he didn't need any fluids of any kind. Yahoo! They told Dad that he could start going to work soon on a VERY LIMITED basis. Dad was excited to hear that, as he has really missed his work. They still want him to be on guard in public and to never go where there will be a lot of people, especially children. Dad is eating a lot and drinking 3 Ensures a day, trying to get some meat on his bones. I think we would all like to see the weight come back quicker, but the nurse reminded us that it will take months and months to feel "normal" again (we're not sure what that will mean for Dad).

Brooklyn flies in tomorrow and will spend the next 5 days here. It has been awesome for Mom and Dad and us kids to get one-on-one time with each other. There are definitely some blessings that come with trials, for sure!