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Looking Back at the Tall Weeds

"Looking Back at the Tall Weeds" Friday, April 12, 2012 From Bob We hope you had a great Easter. Emily's family was unable to come and so they were missed. It is hard to believe how quickly the grandchildren are growing up. Because of their order of birth, we have three groups of grandchildren: the "Big Boys,"Andrew (6) and Austin (5); the "Girls," Megan and Avery, both 2; and the "Little Boys," Riley and Anderson, the babies. (It is very misleading to refer to Riley as a "little boy.") Megan (2), Riley (1), Andrew (6), Avery (2) Anderson (11 months), Austin (5) I have decided it is time to write my blog once a month rather than every week. My next blog post will be May 1, 2012 and, God willing, the first of each month thereafter. In the event unexpected events occur, I will blog earlier. If you want to make sure you receive any blog posts, please leave your email address in the block in the upper right corner. I am humbled by those

Sometimes You're the "Bugg"

March 1, 2010 (from Jenny) You know, I love the title of my dad's blog, but before he settled on "A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine", there were a few other contenders. For instance, someone in the family thought we should call the blog, "Bob's Bug". We also considered the lyrics to the Mary Chapin Carpenter tune "The Bug", which points out that... "Sometimes you're the windshield. Sometimes you're the bug." This week, my dad's doctors expect him to feel a little less like the windshield, a little more like the bug. His counts are dropping each day, and this leaves him tired and nauseous. But he has good moments, too. The swelling seems to have dissipated a bit, and the doctors this morning were pleased with what they saw in that regard. This means the regimen of diuretics will continue for now. I was able to visit him briefly today (something I am not at liberty to do very often. I have 2 children under five years old, w

"Double Whammy"

(Friday, September 3, 2010) “Double Whammy” Judith Viorst wrote a children’s book titled “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Unfortunately, we’ve had that kind of week. Yesterday morning (Thursday) we drove to Moffitt to have a port inserted in my chest to replace the PICC line I received la st week. That was followed by my chemo-therapy treatment in the afternoon. Neither Patra nor I were thinking much about my “procedure” or "treatment" because while we were traveling to Moffitt in north Hillsborough County, Jenny and David were taking our grandson Andrew (5 years old) to All Children’s Hospital in south Pinellas County for Andrew’s MRI of the brain and spinal cord and a follow up with the neurosurgeon. Our prayers and thoughts were focused on that little guy. Andrew’s Bad News Day . Andrew’s MRI results were not what we hoped for. When the neurosurgeon spoke to Jenny and David, he used words like “worrisome,” “severe,” and “concerned.” I asked J

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