day 2

Full steam ahead into the final stage. It was a day full of absolutely no excitement whatsoever. There was a large amount of chatter from the folks outside this building we're in about the the snow and ice, but other than that... nothing. Kev said he slept well and that is always good. The Doctors came in (the one that looks like a slimmer version of the fat guy in laurel and hardy) and Kev brought up the Intrathecal dilemma and he said depending on results he may not have to worry about them anymore. This made Kev pretty happy since, as you could imagine, he is not looking forward to future needle in the spine appointments. Keep'm crossed there's truth to that.

Other news... well, there is none. We watched TV, ate food, and pooped... like puppies, not real productive, but darn cute!

Ma is feeling better and should be back to normal tomorrow afternoon. We are going to decorate the door to Kev's room since we showed up after decorating day. Still brainstorming, but there is a safe bet it will be something christmasy.

keep'm crossed, so far so good!

swing and a miss...

We made our 3 o'clock appointment with little warning. They took Kev directly when we arrived and it all seemed good. They tried to get a good fluid return from his spine, but they couldn't find a spot. They tried again, no luck! They re-numbed him and stabbed his spine a third time, not enough fluid. They were pretty determined, considering over an hour had passed and they kept failing to find what they were looking for! They stabbed a needle into Kev's spine one last time and Kev had to call the dogs off. Failed attempt after failed attempt put Kev in a very miserable and painful situation.

He had this treatment 6 times before and things went O.K., but his last procedure was done on Friday... presumably there was not enough time for the natural spinal fluids to rejuvenate, not sure, we'll know more tomorrow after rounds. After the spinal debacle we cruised up to BP 839 and started the first of the 5 day regiment.

On a side note, Ma has strep-throat and is really under the weather. She has worked so hard taking care of everyone else she forgot about herself. Lots of rest and she'll be O.K. and back in charge.

We've had a rough start to the final leg in the race, but a on a positive note, Kev was able to purchase TWO brand new winter tires for just $179.00 american dollars!

all good...

Today could have been a long terrible day of sitting around and thinking about tomorrows events, but instead it was a very good day. Anthony came for breakfast and helped get things around. We watched the the view and Paula Dean. Anthony is a big eater and it was a nice change of pace for him to see how the stuff is made. It's never bad to have him around.

Later in the afternoon a couple of Kev's friends stopped by, Mark and Scott. Two very upstanding gentlemen who drove almost 4 hours to visit for the afternoon. We know very little about these two men, but if you see Scott Lamm (scott) or Mark Gonsalves(gonzo) be sure to shake their hands and enjoy who they are for a bit. They successfully brought the famous smile back to Kev's face that he has been missing for the last couple days! That is enough to warm any one's heart and to solidify a nice spot on our christmas list (next year). Instead of laying around worrying, Kev laid around laughing!

He went to bed pretty well drugged up so he should sleep well in his last night at home for a while. Tomorrow it starts!! so stay positive for Kev and for pete's sake put some change in Salvation army Santa's tin!

NOTE: Simone, tell your Mom Kev needs Kinder Hippo's to make it through this last round!

No news is good news

not a real productive day for Kev. Spent most of it on the couch. No fever, no pain, nothing at all. We mixed things up a bit and watched TLC for a small portion of the afternoon, but we ended up were we belong, with Rachael and Paula.

Thats it... keep it positive and send it this way!

up to speed

Well... long weekend to say the least! This Friday started a long list of things that happened over the weekend. Mom and I were supposed to split the duties on Friday as she was going to take Kev to get his spinal tap (performed by a black British doctor from Nigeria) and I was supposed to take dad to Bloomsburg for his "procedure". I ended up with a severe sinus infection that caused me to be in bed all day Friday and Saturday. Mom did take Kev and Bri had to take Dad. Ma was the only healthy one left to hold the house together... which she usually does anyway, but we help a little (I think). All in all Ma did well and everyone is feeling better.

Kev held strong after the spinal tap, he only had some minor fevers here and there that a little Tylenol could handle. He is still eating very well and has gotten quite mobile. Today he and dad went Grocery shopping. Kev cruised around on one of them rockn' little scooter things while dad gimped around and shopped. He feels normal as normal can be for his situation, but not looking forward to the last go round... who would. Focus all your positive thoughts and feelings on Kev, he's gonna need the support for this last one!