Uncle Mike - Update

Hello all,

Just letting you know that Mike has been in the hospital (St E's Ft Thomas) since last Wednesday evening. We came because he started running a fever on Tuesday evening and it seemed to break during the night but then it returned on Wednesday afternoon and they couldn't find any reason for it so they sent him to the emergency room and he continued to run a fever until Saturday evening. We still have no reason as to why he was running the fever and as of now his temperature runs normal to maybe 99.9. They did discover that his calcium levels were crittialy low and so he has been receiving calcium intervenously and orally and also the same with magnesium. No one knows why his levels are so low. He had a blood transfusion on Saturday evening and he is getting another tranfusion right now! Mike needs lots and lots of prayers. They will be doing a ultra sound on his kidneys tomorrow because they aren't working very well right now. Hopefully the sodium biocarbonate they are giving him willl help the kidneys tonight.

I'll keep you posted when I know more.

Love and friendship,

Carol

prayers and more prayers!

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Keep those prayers coming!!!!!!

Miss and love you dad ~ so much.

Much love and happiness to all,

Uncle Mike Update

Hello all,

Thought it was time to write an update on Mike! At the start of this week (Monday) Mike has had physical therapy twice a day here at Highland Spring and has been transported to St E 's Ft Thomas everyday for a radiation treatment. It has been a busy time. His last radiation treatment on his lumbar area will be done on Monday 5/20 and they will also start radiation on the thoracic area that he had surgery on Monday. He will have 2 weeks of radiation for that area. His physical therapy and occupational therapy is going well. We can see small improvements in his legs and they are also working his arms to help strengthen them and so with continued physical therapy he will hopefully regain movement in his legs.

Please keep the prayers coming!

Love and friendship,

Carol

Uncle Mike

Update from Aunt Carol:

Hello all,

Just thought I'd send an update on Mike to catch everyone up on what has been going on the last couple of days. Yesterday Mike was moved to Highlandspring in Ft Thomas. Last night he was in a semi private room and was moved today to his private room. They came and picked him up for radiation at St E's in Ft Thomas and then back and once we got back they came to get him for physical therapy. He is scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week for radiation also. He is one TIRED and SORE man! His incision is still painful so all the moving around didn't help much. We will know more next week once he has more therapy. He is hanging in there and hopefully we'll get him home soon!

Keep the prayers coming and I'll try and keep the updates coming.

Love to all,

Carol and Mike



many, many prayers coming your way!!!!

Love to you both

Australia - Ready or not

Well, today is the day - today is my first international flight, it is my first time away from the boys, all three of them, it is the first time in about 20 years I have gone anywhere by myself - am I ready - nervous and excited and scared and sad all rolled up into one.

Brayden started crying last night and was holding on tight when I was saying good night, Logan hasn't left my side all morning long - which I love. It is going to be hard to say good bye - I know this is a once in a lifetime opportunity but it also makes me sad to be experiencing it by myself.

Thank goodness for technology though so we will be able to face time and skype and call each other all of the time. Steve, poor Steve... it is a busy week of sports, I hope he survives LOL

Please say a special prayer for my Uncle Mike - he is in the hospital as they found a tumor on his spine which was causing him not able to walk. He had surgery on Sunday where they took some of the tumor just enough to hopefully help him walk and get around a bit. Prayers, prayers, prayers....

Cancer - sucks!

I hope everyone is doing well, life is getting away from me again as I haven't been on here a while - just been a crazy couple of weeks/months. I am sure this week I will be journaling a lot as I have nothing else to do while flying 15+hours :) I am jumping off to spend the last few hours with the boys, I hope everyone has a great week - and I pray that Uncle Mike is feeling better soon. I love you

Miss and love you dad ~ so much.

Much love and happiness to all,