Monday, March 17, 2008

Things Are Getting In Order...

Sunday, March 16

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE,

WELL, WE STARTED IN OUR 8TH WEEK OF TREATMENT LAST FRIDAY. VIRGIL IS DOING SO GOOD. THIS LAST WEEK HAS BEEN THE BEST SO FAR. HE IS FEELING STRONGER AND IS FEELING BLESSED EACH AND EVERY DAY. AGAIN, GOD IS GOOD AND HE IS GOOD ALL THE TIME.

IT WAS SO GREAT WHILE MIKE,TISH, AND SOPHIA WERE HERE. WE HAD SOPHIA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. OH MY GOSH IS SHE A DOLL BABY. SHE REMEMBERED US. SHE MELTS MY HEART AND HER PAPA'S HEART ALSO. WE GOT SOME CUTE PICTURES OF HER IN HER BIRTHDAY HAT AND EATING HER CAKE. I BELIEVE SHE ENJOYED IT.

MY SISTER, TRECI IS HERE WITH US UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST. IT HAS BEEN SO WONDERFUL HAVING HER HERE. SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SEE WHAT ST.JOSEPH'S CLINIC IS ALL ABOUT. IT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE WHAT THEY DO. I JUST WISH THAT ALL OF YOU COULD SEE IT. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY GREAT RESULTS HERE WITH THE PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN WITH THESE PAST EIGHT WEEKS. WE ARE GIVING GOD ALL THE GLORY IN SENDING US HERE AND THE RESULTS.

DR. REYES, TOLD US, THAT NEXT WEEK THEY WILL DO A 3D ULTRA SOUND ON VIRGIL. IT IS A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THEY ARE GETTING ON WEDNESDAY. IT IS MORE ADVANCED THAN WHAT THEY ARE USING NOW. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE THE FIRST AT THE CLINIC TO DO THIS. IT SHOULD SHOW MORE THAN THE ONE NOW. KEEP US IN YOU PRAYERS FOR GREAT RESULTS. BUT, WHATEVER THE RESULTS ARE....WE KNOW THAT VIRGIL IS DOING BETTER, AND IS FEELING BETTER AND IS LOOKING SO MUCH HEALTHIER. THANK YOU LORD FOR NEVER LEAVING US.

WE MISS EVERYONE SO MUCH AND CAN'T WAIT TO BE HOME, BUT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSE TO DO FOR NOW AND THAT IS KILLING CANCER!!!!!!

WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE IS DOING GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND PRAYERS. WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS LIKE ALL OF YOU IN OUR LIVES. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS AND KEEP YOU ALWAYS....WE LOVE YOU ALL.

LOVE,
PAM AND VIRGIL

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

What's Going On Over the Border...

Tuesday, March 4

DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS,

I HOPE THAT EVERYONE IS DOING GREAT AND HAVING A GREAT WEEK! WE ARE HALF WAY THROUGH OUR 6TH WEEK. TIME HAS FLOWN ON THE ONE HAND AND THEN ON THE OTHER, IT SEEMS LIKE A LIFE TIME AGO SINCE WE WERE HOME. WE MISS EVERYONE SO MUCH.

VIRGIL IS DOING VERY GOOD. YESTERDAY, HE SAID IT WAS THE CLOSEST TO FEELING NORMAL THAT HE HAS FELT IN MONTHS. WHAT A WONDERFUL THING TO HEAR FROM HIS LIPS.

TODAY, THEY GAVE HIM ANOTHER PROCRIT SHOT TO BRING UP HIS RED BLOOD CELLS. AND ALSO ANOTHER VITAMIN K SHOT.

THE ULTRA SOUND STILL LOOKS GOOD. WE ARE VERY ENCOURAGED EACH DAY. WE ARE THINKING OF GOING TO THE ONOCOLOGIST IN DEL RIO JUST TO HAVE HIM MONITERED ON A MORE UP TO DATE ULTRA SOUND AND POSSIBLE CT SCAN. WE'LL SEE AND LET YOU KNOW.

VIRGILS DESIRE FOR FOOD ISNT WHAT IT USE TO BE, BUT HE EATS WHAT HE NEEDS TO. THE DOCTOR HAD TOLD US THAT THE BODY WORKS THAT WAY WHEN THERE IS CANCER PRESENT. I EXPECT THAT IT IS GOING TO GET BETTER EACH WEEK AS HE IS ALSO.

BIG NEWS OF THE WEEK......VIRGIL GOT HIS FIRST HAIRCUT IN 6 MONTHS. NOW DONT GET TO EXCITED,THE FUZZ ON HIS NECK NEEDED TO BE SHAPED UP. AND GUESS WHAT????? THE HAIR ON HIS EARS IS BACK. WOW ...LIFE IS SO GOOD.

ON FRIDAY MORNING, I WILL BE PICKING UP MICHAEL, TISH AND SOPHIA UP AT THE AIRPORT. THEY WILL BE HERE UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. I CANT WAIT TO JUST HOLD SOPHIA AND EAT HER UP. (DONT TELL HER BUT I AM GOING TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR HER 1ST BIRTHDAY SINCE I DONT THINK THAT WE WILL BE HOME BY THE 26TH OF MARCH, WHICH IS HER BIRTHDAY) THIS WAY WE WONT BE MISSING HER FIRST PARTY, EVERYONE ELSE WILL BE.

MY SISTER, TRECI WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING HER PARTY BECAUSE SHE IS ALSO COMING IN ON FRIDAY IN THE EVENING. IT IS GOING TO BE SO GREAT.

IF THE REST OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME, WELL, JUST COME ON.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS AND LOVE. WE ARE SO BLESSED IN EVERY WAY AND EACH AND EVERYDAY BRINGS ANOTHER BLESSING.

PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING GOOD AND CANT WAIT UNTIL THE DAY I WRITE TO TELL YOU WE ARE ON OUR WAY HOME.

OUR LOVE TO ALL OF YOU AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU IN EVERY WAY...BECAUSE GOD IS GOOD ! WHEN? ALL OF THE TIME.

LOVE, VIRGIL AND PAM