WOW!!!!

Joey & I visited with Angela, David and the little ones tonight for Angela's weekly manicure. I must say that I loved what I saw. Angela's mobility is truly remarkable. Her left arm appears to be as strong and her right. She is walking without her cane......that is right, I said WITHOUT!!!!! David had to put his shoes on because Angela was stepping on his feet as she was moving around the house so fast. Not only does David have to watch out for the kids as they run around he now has to watch out for his precious wife.............and I really doubt that you'll hear any complaints from him. It's business as usual in the Fluker house today!
She has her next Chemo treatment tomorrow (Wednesday) so please remember her in your thoughts and prayers in a special way during the day.
By the way, Angela & David have asked me to bring my camera next time I visit so we can put some updated pictures on the site. So be on the look out for those in the next week or so.
Again, thanks to all of you for your prayers, phone calls, visits, posts and delicious meals. There are no words to tell all of you how much you are appreciated.

God Bless Angela, David, Alex, Christian & Katherine!

A Great Week

For lack of better words, Angela's "quality of life" has been on the upswing for the last several weeks. The last several mornings Angela has got up and made me a cup of coffee and cooked me and the boys some biscuits. While making me a cup of coffee and breakfast in the morning may seem more like a "quality of life" improvement on my part, it has added a big smile to my beautiful brides face and a feeling somewhat reminiscent of better days. Her motor skills and mental state continue to improve.

THANKS to all our family and friends who continue to support and pray for us. Angela has gained four pounds. We're talking about a dietician here. Translation - All of your home cooked meals have been great!

Another Round of Chemo

Angela had another round of chemo today. She seems to be tolerating it well and her motor abilities continue to improve. Let's pray this is a positve sign. Angela and I enjoyed a movie today, Wild Hawgs, while the chemo IV was administered. It was nice to laugh given the circumstances. Angela is requesting a "Chick Flick" for next round. I welcome any chick flick movie recommendations, keeping in mind that I'll have to sit there and watch it too. Please no Hugh Grant movies!

A Nice Evening

It has been quite sometime since Angela has felt like putting on something other than cute atheletic outfits and going somewhere. Yesterday evening she put on a fashionable pair of jeans and got all "dolled up". If I have to say so myself she looked rather stunning. Life almost seemed "normal". We met some friends at one of our old haunts, CC's Coffee House on Perkins; and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. As the coffee chatter grew to a close, Angela and I decided to end the night at another one of our pre-kid hangouts, George's on Perkins. We shared a delicious plate of thin cut catfish and a large order of onion rings. No calorie counting! It was a wonderful night.

Angela seems to be feeling better. Her motor skills have improved and mentally she seems to be in a better place. She is scheduled for another round of chemo on Wednesday.

Prayer Service

I would like to thank Angela's cousin, Father John Carville, for leading a prayer service Sunday for Angela's family and a few close friends. We held the service outside in the yard and the weather was absolutely beautiful. Father Carville gave Angela the "Anointing of the Sick" and Communion. This was just the spiritual and emotional boost she needed. His words and the service gave us all great comfort. Again thanks for your posts, prayers and support .... it what keeps her going!

Very Tough Week

It has been a very hard week since our return from Duke, both mentally and physically for Angela. Without going into lots of details, unfortunately the MRI from the 18th was misread by the local radiologist reviewing it. There was new tumor growth, the tumor was not stable as reported. To make matters worse, when Duke did their own analysis of the MRI they did see new growth. However the report was put on the wrong desk; and there it sat over the holidays. The bombshell was delivered during our Jan 7th visit to Duke. Angela should have began "Phase II" of her protocol December 20th. This information was never relayed to us or our local oncologist. The double snafu cost us three valuables weeks of time without treating her tumor and an immersurable toll on her spirit. Needless to say it has been a very tough week. To our local Oncologist's credit, Patt Stagg, he acted quickly to get Phase II started this past Wednesday.

Angela does read every post. Her mental state right now is very fragile to say the least. Thanks for all the posts and prayers. Keep'um Coming!

David

Visit to Duke

I wish I could tell you the news was better ... but it wasn't what we wanted to hear. The tumor is back. The tumor apparently did not respond well to the chemo and radiation treatments. It is very hard to write this right now. We're both pretty upset. Thanks and please continue with your thoughts and prayers.