Heading home later

• Ric is doing much better today so they will be releasing him from the hospital later today. He's like the energizer bunny - gets knocked down but gets back up and keeps going! His appetite is still tremendous - breakfast was bowl of raisin bran cereal, two scrambled eggs, two bacon, two sausage links, two slices of french toast, carrot-raisin muffin, green tea and apple juice - and he finished every last bite!
• They gave him a boost of steroid and anti-seizure meds and we'll be seeing his doc on Monday to check his levels. Also this coming Thursday he will be starting round 3 of treatment - lower dosage of Avastin, 5-FU and leucovorin. This treatment got him pretty good initially - he got mouth sores and lost alot more weight but we are hoping with the lower dosage and with lots of prayer we can keep the side effects to a minimum.
• The swelling in his brain means the tumor is back to growing again. He has not had a treatment since January 3rd because of the bleeding issue middle of January. Me & the kids also believe that since Ric has had more sugar in his diet that this has contributed to the tumor growing. Ric has insisted on having chocolate dip cones quite often along with apple pie & ice cream, etc. When I tell him that he should not have it, he gets mad at me and basically pouts about it - kinda like having a toddler if you know what I mean. I tell him he can live for today or live for tomorrow - it's his choice. I prefer that he is around for a very long time which in everything I have read means he should not have sugar as that is what feeds the tumors in his body. But it is his choice as it is his life - i tell him what I believe to be true but then let him make the decision. It's very hard as most of my spare time is spent on researching both mainstream and alternative sources on what helps kill cancer and what helps feed it and providing him with this information. But it all comes down to his decision as to what he wants to do or not do.
• We will head home later today and start treatment on Thursday with the hope that he will continue in a positive direction. We have a long weekend trip the last weekend of the month to head to Southern California to watch one of our former Rebel's play college softball - Becca - and to visit some of our other wonderful friends we have down there and to soak in some sunshine!
• Please pray for Ric to continue getting better, no side effects from the treatment, Ric to make good diet decisions, for us both to get some much needed rest, for us to be able to make our California trip and for us to be a blessing to everyone we interact with. Thanks for your love & support!