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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Greg is doing pretty darn good…unless he overdoes it, which we all know he does!  If he takes it easy,  he does very well.  He will be going to work beginning September 4th, driving 7 hours to Odessa.  He’ll be on that job until September 30th.  On October 3rd, he will be admitted back into [...]

His counts are finally coming up, meaning his stem cells are well grafted.  He has started feeling a bit stronger and better in the last couple of days.  We will be so glad to have him home…YAY!  He will probably be home for about four or five weeks before he goes in for the second [...]

The past few days have been really tough on Greg.  He’s had fevers, diarrhea, mouth sores, muscle aching, stomach cramping, nausea and vomiting.  He said its like the worst flu ever x 100.  He is trying to sleep through much of it, but you all know you can’t sleep in a hospital.  His counts are [...]

It is day five after transplant. Greg’s blood counts are crashing hard. He has flu-like symptoms including diarrhea and vomiting off and on. He has sores in his mouth so besides having no appetite, it hurts to eat. He’s easily winded again and just feels awful. His stem cells wll hopefully begin to graft and [...]

They call this day zero. It is the day of his auto transplant and the beginning of his body’s ability to rebuild. He still has some bad days ahead as his blood levels haven’t reached the bottom yet. The transplant went without a hitch and he is resting now. Please continue to pray for his [...]