What a month!!!

The month of December is just a blur for me. Ever since the Monday after Thanksgiving, we have been in and out of the doctor office or the hospital. I don't know if you all remember but we found out that my husband, Charles, has colon cancer. He had surgery on December 14Th. Two weeks ago today. They removed about 12 inches of his colon. The lymph nodes they removed also tested positive for cancer. She also took a biopsy of his liver, which turns out he also has Cirrhosis of the liver. It is a non alcoholic kind. Charles has never been much of a drinker. Anyway, we finally got to come home from the hospital on December 22. He had problems while in there. Had to have three pints of blood, 16 bags of potassium, and that many bags of magnesium. He had some infection in the incision. Surgeon had to open the incision up and leave it open to drain. They also put in a port for when he starts his chemo. 
                                                                                                                                                                      I was so glad we got out of there before Christmas.

He is doing better, but he is nauseous all the time. So we finally got a prescription for something to help with that. We go back to the surgeon tomorrow and to the oncologist Thursday. So we will see what happens then.

I'm sorry for not getting back to you guys sooner, but it has just been a whirlwind around here.

Hope you all had a great Christmas and I wish you all a very Happy New Year!!!

I'm sorry to hear about Charles and what you are both going through.  I wish there was something I could do to help.  I will keep you both in my prayers.  If you need anything, just holler out.  I'm glad ya'll got to get out of the hospital for Christmas.

Hi Ann,
Whew! That is quite a month for you and your family. No time is good to deal with cancer, but the holidays and this crazy weather sure hasn't made it any easier, I'm sure.

You know we're here to hold you up when you need us, to pleas keep us in the loop!

Gentle hugs to you and Charles.

Thanks to everyone. I can feel those hugs and I know the prayers are working. It is a comfort to come here and release the feelings. Right now my emotions are all over the place. Sometimes I don't know what to do, so I just cry, and then I feel better. Although, I have no doubt we will beat this thing. I am confident on that. It's just getting through it that is the hardest. Now that we know what we are dealing with, we can start to work on the healing process.
God bless you all.

I am sorry to hear about the cancer. I will keep the both of you lifted up in prayer, I speak from experience God is with us in all that we go through.

It's great to hear from you!  I can totally understand about the busy holiday season - though not to the extent you've had it I'm sure. 

I am hoping that Charles gets much better and soon.  My thoughts are with you guys.  Remember to take care of YOU too during this time. 

Wen