really great news!

   The battle is going very well, the enemy retreats!!   Dad, Mom and Barb were in Des Moines for the first of Dad's second round of Chemo treatments on Tuesday.  Dad had a CT of his lungs on the previous Thursday, the results were;  75% decrease in the size of the lung tumor, and no sign of the lymph nodes seen previously.   Such great news, and we are so grateful for the power of prayer, and of chemo and radiation.  The doctors are accomplishing exactly what they have hoped to do, and Dad is doing so well.  This weekend will probably be quiet, he usually sleeps a lot in the days following treatments.  Maybe the football will be so good that he will be wide awake and hungry all weekend!  Keep up the good work Dad, and you too Mom!   Love   kris

A blessed Christmas, and a very happy birthday!

  We are now home in Indiana, have been to Portland to spend a great holiday with all of our kids, and their kids!   But wanted to tell you all what a nice Christmas we had at Mom and Dad's/ Barb and Marv's!  Because Dad had a chemo treatment right before the holidays, he was still feeling a little punk, but they managed to make it over to Barb's for the beautiful meal, and for DQ ice cream birthday cake!  When we left the next morning he was up and about and looking so much better. 

   They had had a rough several days going into the holidays because of a bad cold that dad caught.  A couple of trips to the ER.  A chest xray was done, and the tumor there has shrunk, what good news that is.  He spent several days in bed though, and Mom was pretty worried.  His appetite was completely gone, but he was still able to drink fluids.  He has shown so much strength through all of this, and it reminds me that he is still the assassin, and the war goes on!

    Happy New Year to all of you from all of us, but especially from Mom and Dad!!!!!