We are still praying for you and for Ken. God bless you both with some really good news soon. :thumbup::thumbup:

Keeping you and Ken in my thoughts and prayers and hoping for good news!

Patti, you and Ken are always in my prayers, and I just wanted to remind you of that because I'm not on YT as much lately due to work.

Please remind Ken and yourself to ask for the help you need in the way of meds. They have a pill for about everything, and are so happy to have you present a symptom that they can help in some way, especially for nausea, pain, anxiety and sleep. Get all the help you need, ok.

Hugs always.

Prayers and hugs going your way Patti, hoping for great news on Wednesday.

Patti i am still keeping you & Ken in my thoughts & prayers..hugs to you both

Thanks all. Ken has finally started taking the Ativan for anxiety and dizziness and it is helping relax him a little. He has started with some flu like symptoms from the chemo. They weighed him again today before giving him IV fluids and he is maintaining his weight at 120#s so far. The milk shakes and white castle sliders are helping lol.

Patti,

I haven't been on here for quite a while so I am just now seeing this and have read through the whole thread.

I'm so sorry you are having to deal with SO much. I really, really hate cancer. I'm glad some of the meds are working to bring relief to Ken. Are you taking care of yourself? Eating and getting rest? Do you have people to help you out with the furkids and house, etc??

You now have my prayers added to the many others going up for you and Ken.
I ask that the Lord will give you strength and peace. He said he would give us peace that world cannot give. I pray for healing and renewal for Ken's body.

You both are very blessed to have found someone you can spend your lives
with and be so much in love....what a gift. I pray that love and the Lord's love will surround you and carry you through.

BIG hugs to both of you. :girl_hug:

Just wanted to let you know that you're both in my heart, thoughts and daily prayers. I'm so sorry that things aren't going as well as hoped for, but glad to see some progress is being made. Hugs to you, dear, and extra prayers to keep you strong. You've always given so much of yourself to help others... you totally amaze me!
Sending Love and Hugs,
Kathy

Will be praying. :)

Thinking of you

You are both in my prayers .

Thanks. We had a bad scare today. Ken had a 1 pm CT scan appt. When we got to the hospital he said he was numb from his waist down. I got him in a wheel chair and into the radiology dept. I was hoping he would get the feeling back if I could get him to walk a little. He refused to let me tell anyone at the hospital and said he would not be admitted. The guy came to take him for the scan about 15 minutes later and he still had no feeling. When he came back from the scan we were in the room getting him dressed and I had him stand a bit and he said the feeling was coming back. So he pushed the wheel chair to the entrance and I left him there to go get the car and when I got back he was trying to walk to the car and was staggering. Luckily the valet guys saw him just as I was pulling up and grabbed him and got him in a wheelchair and in to my car. By the time we got home he was back to normal. He has been fine ever since. I don't know if it was a stress thing, a side effect of the chemo or his peripheral artery disease. He goes for his second round of chemo tomorrow and i have heard it is usually harder than the
first one. We may also get the CT scan results. We really appreciate all the prayers and really need them. Thanks Connie for being a phone call away anytime.

Patti, I can imagine how scared you were. Relieved to hear that Ken has feeling back in legs. Sending prayers that he does well with the second round of chemo and that the CT scans bring encouraging news.

:hug:

Oh dear Patti, I am constantly praying for Ken to pull thru this and for you to be strong to support him emotionally. You two are a team, and my heart goes out to you.

Sending you lot of :hug::hug::big_hug: :hands::hands::hands:

I will be praying for Ken today. So glad the feeling in his legs returned. May God keep him in His hands today and protect him from the side effects of the chemo.

I got a call from the oncology nurse at 9 This morning and she said something with his heart showed up on the cat scan so we are now at the hospital for an echocardiogram. They cant do chemo until this is checked out she didn,'t say anything about the CT results as far as the cancer. I am so worried if there is something wrong with the heart they can't continue chemo. I just needed to come on here to keep busy. Ken bought me an iPad so now I can have something to do while waiting. Thanks again. I hope to have some good news one of these days.

Bless your heart Patti. I know you have to be under such stress, that I can't even imagine. I continue to lift you and Ken up in prayer. I pray that Ken's heart checks out ok so he can continue his treatments. You are such a strong person, I really admire you. ((hugs))

Keeping you both close in my thoughts and prayers. :hands:

Sending prayers and positive thoughts. Bless you both.

Praying hard, Patti. And you keep busy as much as you need.

Just checking in to see how the echo was.

Prayers and Hugs for you and DH, hope all the test come back normal.

Patti, I am so sorry for this additional scare, and hope you will soon have good news. My heart goes out to you, and I am glad you are able to check in here occasionally for some moral support.

We all love you and are standing beside you all the way.

More hugs and prayers going to you now.

Just want you to know you are ever in our hearts and prayers.

sending prayers and hugs

We got some good news and some bad news today. The CT scan showed significant reduction in the main tumors and enlarged lymph nodes. So the radiation did it's job yea we are so thankful. Everyones prayers and positive thoughts worked. The bad news was that the echo showed moderate fluid around his heart. Between that and his platelets being low ( 70 and they need to be at least 100 to do chemo) he can't get chemo for 2 weeks. He has been referred to a cardiologist to see about draining the fluid which they also can't do until his platelets come up. He has another echo next Thursday to monitor the fluid level. So while we are thrilled about the tumors shrinking we are concerned now about the heart. Thanks again for the support.

Patti, i am just seeing this now. i am so sorry for what you and your family are going through! you are an amazingly strong woman and we are sending all of our healing and positive thoughts to you and your husband.

Alana, Dexter & Peppermint

I am so sorry. It really seems like poor Ken and you are having to deal with so many issues. Sending prayers.

I am sure you are so thankful for the good news but yet so worried about the fluid around his heart....I am still hoping and praying for a miracle for you all!!! God works in mysterious ways and I hope the sign of good news is just the beginning and there will be more to come soon!!!

Still sending prayers Patti to you and Ken. That is great news about the tumors shrinking. I will pray that doctors can can reduce the fluid around the heart so that Ken can continue treatments.