Good Day....

Dad got into the car this morning and he said it was a good day. He looked good, he acted great. I know the other day he wasn't feeling too well and he told mom he thought it was starting to feel like he did last week before we had to take him to the hospital. But he was able to get the pain under control and he felt good today.

Mom and I love Dr.Draper - he is so upbeat and HONEST and just optimistic. He was upset with the medical team from last week when we were in the hospital - he said they should of done a scan and the cancer couldn't of been the complete cause of dad's pain because the pancreas is up from the stomach and dad was having all of his pain in his stomach. So he thinks it was just a combination of the dehydration, constipation and the blood clot that we are fighting. It seems the majority of dad's pain is from everything else but the cancer.

He also told us that when we are ready for hospice he will let us know, but he said we aren't ready - we are still good candidates for aggressive treatments. Dad is taking a pill - I forget the name (I'll get it from mom) but he is taking it along with chemo. The pill is suppose to basically have a direct hit as you may say on the cancer whereas chemo goes throughout your whole body. So we will see how it goes. Dad did gain weight (yea) and he is optimistic about going on his trip with his brothers next weekend. So hopefully we can continue on this good path. Of course, you know dad still making his death jokes and teasing mom as always - I know he is feeling well when he is doing that :)

Much love to all,