Archive for October 2011

Greg home and recuperating   Leave a comment

Greg is now home and recuperating, and prayerfully, the worst is over. He is gaining strength daily, but is currently unemployed, with no income and no health insurance. Family members in San Diego are currently planning a fundraising event to take place within the next few weeks – details will be posted on this blog [...]

Posted October 29, 2011 by thebeckfam in Uncategorized

Day +5   8 comments

This is where it gets bad. Days five through ten are ugly. Greg is in constant pain. His digestive tract is all messed up and he feels plain awful. They are doing everything they can do to control the symptoms. He can’t eat, so he is starting TPN (IV nutrition). His immune cells have zeroed [...]

Posted October 14, 2011 by thebeckfam in Uncategorized

Day Minus One   9 comments

This time around is a lot tougher to deal with.  The nausea and headaches and bone aches are constant companions.  Greg has no appetite.  He’s taking pain killers and anti-nausea meds around the clock which only make a small dent in his symptoms.  The night nurse we had last night was a witch with a [...]

Posted October 8, 2011 by thebeckfam in Uncategorized

Prayer Bracelets   1 comment

I have three of the prayer bracelets left. Suggested donation of $20.00 each. Greg is on unpaid leave so every little bit helps!

Posted October 4, 2011 by thebeckfam in Uncategorized

Ding Ding….Round Two Begins.   4 comments

Hi friend. Well….we’re back in for round two. He got his central line in this evening and they will start him on fluids at 10 p.m. Tomorrow he starts the high-dose chemo for three days….then rest two days…then they will do the transplant infusion. Please keep him in your prayers. He will be in the [...]

Posted October 4, 2011 by thebeckfam in Uncategorized

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