Friday, March 26, 2010

March 26th, 2010

Steve had an appointment with his oncologist this week. Dr. Grist looked at the spot on the very back of his tongue (the one that had concerned his oral surgeon) and studied the new CT Scan. He did not see anything alarming. The CT Scan was inconclusive because of all the scar tissue involved. Dr. Grist wants to see Steve back in a month to check on the spot again. He might take a biopsy then if it is still a concern.

Steve went for 2 job interviews yesterday! Unfortunately, he was not able to perform the duties at either of the jobs. One required heavy lifting - which was not an issue but the bending over to pick the items up caused his equilibrium to make him very dizzy. He has had this issue since his surgery last January. The doctors are not sure what this is from - his blood pressure drops really low when he bends over.

The second job was taking book orders over the phone. Steve did okay, but the people on the phone really had trouble understanding him so that would cause a problem. He came home feeling very useless. Please pray for him to find the right job for him and for him to be reminded of his importance. He is still trying to keep his roofing business going (he has partnered up with another guy), but right now it is not showing enough success.

With all the budget cuts in education and the rise in health care, cost of living, etc, I am looking for a summer job too. And now that Becca is 16 she would like to find a part time job. She has the opportunity of a lifetime to go to Prague and Vienna with her chorus group next year. So, she will have to help raise the money need for the trip. She is discouraged already because jobs are so hard to come by right now - especially when you are only 16!

Hope all is well with each of you. Spring is right around the corner! Only one more week until Spring Break for us - yeah! May God bless you all.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Good News

Steve had his CT Scan yesterday and met with his oral surgeon. He was able to review the scan quickly and said he did not see anything alarming. The "tumor board" will look over it too just to make sure. When he examined Steve's mouth he found that the infection is clearing up and the spot in the back of the tongue is clearing up too - it seems it is an infection from sutures (stitches) too : )

Dr. Roser told Steve that he should see the dentist that is making his teeth and start the process for teeth implants. He is optimistic that the implants will go well! So, we had some really good news overall yesterday! What a relief. We thank you for your prayers and thank God for hearing and answering them!

Take care!