SUPERMAN!

 

Cliff is doing great!  He has had two more chemo treatments and has done pretty good on both.  He does get very tired the third day after treatment and usually sleeps the day away.   We were a little worried this time around because Sunday morning Cliff woke up with a cold.  It’s scary to get sick while on chemo because if your white blood cell count is low your body has a very hard time healing.  But true to form Cliff rallied and woke up Monday morning and went to work.  This was his first time back since his liver surgery in April.  I was a nervous wife all day.

For now the blog will be a little quiet as we go through the final chemo stages.  We will post if something new arises.  I wanted to express my feelings about Cliff and let him know how proud I am of him.  Bare with me.

     

Cliff is truly my HERO!  I have watched him take on this challenge with strength and determination of a true warrior. He is always positive and is usually the one that is cheering us all on.    Of course, there are those moments when we wonder what the Lord has in store for us but we have turned this over to Him and know that we will be okay, no matter what. 

I met Cliff in high school and fell in love with him after our first date.  He is kind, supportive, patient (he needs that with me), encouraging, an amazing dad, papa, and the love of my life.  Cancer has helped us concentrate on the good in our marriage. Not that it was bad, it’s just those little annoyances that you let bother you. They seem so trivial now.  We have both talked about how much cancer has taught us.  Gratitude is one of the biggies.

Where do we go from here?  More chemo, CT scans, PET scans, and another surgery. The next two years will be important.  We are hoping for a CURE.  Cliff has to stay cancer free for two years in order for the oncologist to consider him cured.  We hope that you will continue your prayers on our behalf.  They have been a source of comfort for all of us. 

Cliff, continue to fight.  I am in awe of your ability to make this challenge look easy even though I know it has not been.  Don’t ever lose your smile.  Your kids would add to that and say, “don’t ever lose your mustache”.   Continue to look at the glass half full and not half empty.  Life is good.  As always, Go Fight Win!!!!  I love you.