Spring has sprung!

We are just having fun day to day.  While I keep busy selling houses and working on my health coaching, Kevin keeps busy in his own way. He made a quick trip to Dallas to visit friends and pick up some things from his employer and he spends a lot of time with his brother doing the things they love to do. 

We had a fun evening at my annual awards party last weekend,  where we got to dress up and spend time with co-workers.

We are excited about a couple of weekend trips we have planned in April.  Kevin, his mother Kim, and I will spend a quick 48 hours in San Francisco. I have been patiently awaiting my 2nd trip there, but neither of them have been to San Francisco. We are going to have so much fun and it will be great to get away for a while.

Later in April, we take another long weekend in Houston, to attend a brain cancer conference at MD Anderson.  We are anxious to meet others and hear about the latest medical developments and research. Kevin can also meet with doctors to get a second opinion about future treatment.

We  want to thank everyone who has donated to our fund. In addition to helping meet co-payments, insurance premiums and deductibles, it is helping us get to the conference. We are so grateful!

Stay tuned for trip updates and adventures!

God Bless!

Cheri

MRI UPDATE!

Hi friends,

 

Great news !! Kevin had his routine MRI on Thursday, February 26. Happily, the result was that everything looks stable, with possibly some shrinkage of remaining tumor. The neuro-oncologist was very pleased and Kevin is relieved to put one more scan behind him.

I think it would be easy to fall into a cycle of depression after such a life altering experience as Kevin has been through in the past two years. As the two year cancerversary approaches, I reflect on the many changes he has endured, from the initial shock of diagnosis and brain surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, to quitting work and  moving back to his home state. He has missed old friends and made new friends and become accustomed to a new “normal”. Any one of these things alone, might have knocked him to his knees. While it would embarrass him to know this, I think Kevin has demonstrated a strength most of us would be unable or unwilling to continue doing, faced with these circumstances. He stays busy. He helps others. He shovels snow and fixes broken things and works on vehicles. He makes it easier for all of us to accept the bumps in the road which happen in each of our lives.

We have a couple of weekend trips planned and will be going to Houston in April to attend a conference for brain tumor patients and their families.  It looks like it will be very informative, as well as giving Kevin a chance to connect with other brain cancer patients. There are some long term survivors and we all want Kevin to join their club!!

As always, we appreciate your interest in Kevin’s story and your continued donations. Kevin will be getting COBRA insurance beginning soon and it will be considerably more expensive than what he has been paying. It will, however allow him to continue with the care he has been receiving and allow him to travel out of state for medical care if necessary. Both of which are critical at this point.

Until next time….

Kim (mom) 

“You beat cancer by how you live, Why you live

  And the manner in which you live."  -Stuart Scott

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