Our busy week

We got the results of the final test, the esophageal ultra sound. It showed cancer in the stomach also. It is a type that doesn't show up well on PET scans. The tumor in the lower esophagus is through most of the layers. This was definitely disappointing, however, Dr. Kukunoor thinks there is a good chance that chemo will be able to tackle the stomach cancer. He had a port put in his chest last Friday. This is a button under the skin with a permanent line going into a vein allowing easy access for administration of chemo. Julian jokes that he will be able to hook a keg up to it!

We go for a chemo class this afternoon at the doctor's office where we will go tomorrow for the first chemo session. Larry says that the class is to teach you how the throw up with dignity! We both thought that was funny in a truthful way.

We have been living out lives in and among all this medical stuff. I've been going to work when we don't have to be at doctor's or hospitals and the kids cheer me up immensely. Just everyday things and great. We went out to dinner with our good friends the Burrs on Thursday and Jules found something he could eat (he had crab cakes), then we went back to our house and had apple blossoms with ice cream. Saturday I took the youngest of the boys (Niko and Maceo) to the family fun day at my school. Their favorite things were jumping in the basket ball air tube house and using the sledge hammer at the strong man test. Well Maceo did that about 20 or 30 times and won lots of stuff because he could hit it clear to the top most every time. So could Niko, but he went off to other things. They were 2 of very few kids who could easily hit it to the top. Faye says that it is because they practice hitting the dirt in the back yard with a sledge hammer all the time!

Saturday afternoon Mom, Jules and I went to see the wildflowers at south mountains. We've had a lot of rain this winter and the Calif poppies and lupine were beautiful.