I realized the other day that I almost forgot that we have a blog -- a testimony to how well Daddy's been doing, I suppose. He has had a few small (we hope) problems in the past couple of weeks, the main one being that he continues to retain fluid in his abdomen. Currently, he has so much fluid there that it is affecting his appetite and making him very uncomfortable so he is having a procedure tomorrow mid-day where they will pull the fluid off using a needle. Apparently, the fluid retention has something to do with them reconfiguring his "internal plumbing" and now the body has to learn to redirect fluid to get it out of his body, and it just takes time. That means that he will likely continue to have this problem for a while, and may have to find a longer term option than having fluid drained every 2 weeks. He did have a CT scan recently (just of his abdomen), and they did not see any cancer; however, the small blood clot near his liver is still there (but I think it's shrinking). I am a little vague on the details because I have not been going to his doctor appointments with him lately, and so the information I get is "filtered."
Daddy was hoping to be able to walk with us in Atlanta at the Purple Stride on November 13, but the doctor reminded him that he really needs to be patient with his body and take it easy so he'll be there cheering us on, but probably not walking. Mom has signed up, though, along with my in-laws so we'll have a good contingency! We're still hoping to recruit more of the Atlanta family(hint, hint, if they are reading this). If you are interested in joining us or supporting our team, here's the link http://pancan.kintera.org/purplestrideatlanta10/teamgarrett. It's less than 2 weeks away now, and Corrie and I are getting excited!
When I download pictures from my camera, I'll post one with Daddy from Corrie's birthday. Thanks again for all the prayers and support!
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