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My brother this time .............

Glad to hear the good news from this front. Keep your spirit up. tell Kevin and your mom they have folks pulling for them out here in the wild and wooly.
 
Well the party went off without a hitch, we had 36 show up. I cried like a baby when I got my hug from my little brother. Everyone said how Kev looked better than they expected. I found out they took more of his tongue than expected and did some reconstruction (they used a left forearm graft). His speech is OK, he's working with a therapist and he has a real hard time with solid foods. He doesn't have much of a tip to his tongue making it tough to swallow. I never realized how much of an impact the tongue has on swallowing.

We ended up doing lunch again on Sunday and he accepted an offer for him to go on a short business trip with me Wednesday through Friday to Massachusetts. I'm a pretty happy fellow right now!

Brothers

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Kevin's angel Lisa (l) and her sister Kelly (r)

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Mom and Beaux the wonder dog

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Kevin and his best friend Eric

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Jarod with Mom

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Hangers on after it got nippy ......... :clap:

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It's always good to get everyone together!

Colt and his GF Kathy

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Jarod and Tosha (engaged 7/4 in Hawaii ...... :wink:)

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Doing Smores over the fire ......... what's he thinkin' bout???

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Thats great Dawg , nice get together as well , Cant think of a better use for your new shop . thanks for sharing & best of luck to all :wink:
 
Nice pics Doggie, thanks for sharing :)

Kevin is looking wonderful, and you've got a sweet little Mama there.
 
The good news ............ Kevin continues to be cancer free and working on his speech therapy!

Bad news came today, Mom has leukemia. In the hospital fighting some infection, maybe even a touch of pneumonia.................... :pray:
 
Good thoughts and prayers coming your mom's way my friend.

Sorry I missed your pics from the labor day party until today. I must've been recuperating from our labor day party. Congrats on the GREAT news about Kevin! Awesome pics.
 
Started constant drip chemo Friday. Right now she is feeling the best she has in a month. Gonna be in the hospital a few more weeks.
 
Well I've remained quiet hoping I would be able to bring good news. Behind the scenes it's been a different story. Long story short, after Mom got sick at Thanksgiving we had her transferred to a bigger and better hospital (UPMC Shadyside in the Burg, Hillman research center). She's been up and down and gone threw 2 heavy chemo treatments. The last treatment being the last shot at remission, it didn't work.

Right now she's OK but getting heavy anti's. We've had the discussion, prepping, and hoping we can get her home for awhile. Kevin's on his way. It's been 6 weeks of bad luck and not just with Mom, but we're OK. I believe in miracles yet remain ready for reality ............

Kevin is still doing wonderful!
 
Keep your chin and hopes up, Dog. I hope you can bring her home and enjoy some moments with mom. It's these times in our lives that we remember and cherish the most.
 
Big Dog said:
Well I've remained quiet hoping I would be able to bring good news. Behind the scenes it's been a different story. Long story short, after Mom got sick at Thanksgiving we had her transferred to a bigger and better hospital (UPMC Shadyside in the Burg, Hillman research center). She's been up and down and gone threw 2 heavy chemo treatments. The last treatment being the last shot at remission, it didn't work.

Right now she's OK but getting heavy anti's. We've had the discussion, prepping, and hoping we can get her home for awhile. Kevin's on his way. It's been 6 weeks of bad luck and not just with Mom, but we're OK. I believe in miracles yet remain ready for reality ............

Kevin is still doing wonderful!
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Doggie, I'm so sorry to hear this.
I'll keep Mom in my prayers.
Like you, I have some behind the scenes stuff going on with my sister and bone cancer and a bout of pneumonia. She can't undergo radiation because of the lupus, so she's going in for her next round of chemo this week.
It's been something I've refused to talk about on here in the open, and I won't.
Seems like a lot of us have those family things going on with loved ones right now.
I'll be praying.
Glad to hear Kevin is still doing well.:flowers:
 
Sorry to hear this Greg. I know how tough this situation can be. Hang in there man. You, your mom and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
If there is anything at all I can do to help in some little way don't hesitate to give me a shout.
 
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