Unlucky lottery

So we received word on March 28th that Rob's cancer is back and being very aggresive. It has spread into his lungs and is considered a stage 4 since it is now in his blood stream. I never want to relive the day we were told this horrible news. At first I kept thinking of the past and if only we had... but I cannot look athe past anymore just keep positive about the future and enjoy the moment. Rob is young and strong and Heavenly Father has a plan for us. Every day we count our many blessings! Angel friends and family have lightened our burdon tremendously and we are so thankful for their support and love. I hope to blog a bit more so that I can keep a journal of this journey and keep friends/family up to date.


Rob started Chemo therapy at the Huntsman Cancer center in Salt Lake UTAH. His first round started April 6th (Wednesday) He ended that treatment on April 9th. W came home on Saturday. Sunday was ok but Monday throgh Wednesday were rough. He has no memory of those days. He was really dehidrated, sick and achy. On Friday he had a temperature and we were told to go to the emergency room. He was admitted to Centennial Hospital on Friday and released on Monday. His white blood cells were registeed at .3 and the norm is at least a 4. So he basically had no white blood cells to fight infection. He was put in isolation and given antibiotics for an infection n his throat. When he came home on Monday he felt very fatigued over the next few days. We did get out of the house and go to the temple to take family pictures with Lindsay and the next day he shaved his head because his hair started falling out. We also took pictures at Red Rock with Carly. We just started his second round of chemo on Wed. April 27th. This time the doctors have lowered his dosage by 20% and extended the length of treatment to 5 days. We are in Salt Lake now and we should be able to drive home on Monday. He started feeling bad last night but we are hopeful that this round will be better then the last. The doctors will start giving him antibiotics after we leave, they have arranged for iv fluids so he won't get dehidrated and they have gived him a vitamin to offset the effects of chemo so he homefully will have better days between treatments. We will betraveling to Salt Lake every 21 days and we will stay there for 5 days. The hospital is fabulous and the staff are so loving. I get to stay in the room with him on a pull out couch. They have a really nice restraunt here. And extra things to comfort us like a DVD player and Redbox. Our girls are staying in Vegas while we travel. We miss them a ton but they are in great hands.


I am reading and listening to CDs to find help outside of conventional therapy. Every day a new person is introduced into our lives that help guide us to a heathier way of life. Its no surprise that diet plays a huge role in this desease and I am constantly trying to learn new things about the effects of good foods that will help our fight. A very thoughtful couple in our ward loaned us CDs to the book Anti- Cancer. When doctors told him he only had a few months to live before bone cancer took his life he decided to combat it himself. It has been 9 years since the doctors told him that news and he looks so healthy! He shared some of the Anti Cancer book ideas with us and made us a veggie drink mix that included 9 cloves of garlic! I am learning so much each day. It has beena unique blessing and will change our entire families diet. As new studies come out my ideas might change about certain food in our diet but for now these are the things I am focusing on. No red meat, less chicken turkey ( I am headed towards no meat at all), Almond milk instead of regular milk ( or at least grass fed cows milk) more veggies and fruits. Green tea, water, no soda, no carboated drinks, less sugar and stevia substitute when possible. More indian food and Japanese food. I have also purchased a juicer and we try and juice veggies everyday. No processed foods, no fast food. The only real problem that I have in following this diet is chocolate. I need to find a happy meduim for my chocolate!
I know heavenly father has placed on this journey to bring our family closer together, to humble us, to adapt our diets, to count our blessings, enjoy life to the fullest, to draw closer to our friends and accept their help with humble hearts, and most importantly to draw closer to him and his son. I know they carry us closely and love us.

Prayer

Please pray for my family. Rob is fighting cancer that has spread. He is strong and will beat this but I know that prayer will help him. Please add our family to your prayers. thank you