Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

At today's chemo treatment, Ralph was bandaged with festive green gauze. No one mentioned the results of his CT scan from last Wednesday. When he made an inquiry, Ralph was told that the doctor had not read it, yet. We are hoping that is a good sign that there is no urgency. At last week's visit, the doctor thought that Ralph was looking better. The only pattern seen is that Ralph has lots of energy the day of and the day after chemo on Mondays. He then seems to sleep a lot from Wednesdays through Sundays. His taste buds prefer spicy foods with tomatoes or tomato sauce. He seems to have more flexibility when he is not swollen from the steroids. He gets sore spots that seem to move from one area to another then go away. When the kids come, he makes more of an effort to be alert. Megan sees her dad at least 3 times each week. Michael is busy with tax season. Megan, Nathan, Michael, and Erin spent all day, yesterday, at our house. He is weak, but Ralph will venture out with his brother or me for a few hours each day. His emotions are unpredictable, but he realizes that it is going to get a lot worse before he gets better. We have a couple outdoor Spring projects to begin. Hopefully, Ralph will enjoy supervising.