Sept 30

Can you believe its another month gone. Where does the time go. Sorry I didn't blog last night but I was tired and went to bed early. Today was a good day. Dave is feeling antsy being home by himself. I think this is a good thing, it means he is getting back to normal, at least I hope so. I feel bad leaving him here Day and night alone but he keeps telling me he wants me to stay working so this is the way it is.He is looking forward to some company. I am heading to bed so talk to you tomorrow night. Thanks Julia and Mike for the great pictures.! Love, Julie and Dave

Sept 28

It was a good day. Dave is doing a lot of sleeping. The side effects of the chemo really do him in for a few days. I still can't believe that we are more then half way through with his chemo treatments. I keep praying that he will be in remission after the 6 are finished. Not much going on here. I am working and trying to keep involved in the Chamber and Rotary. We are getting some company this weekend, Nancy and Bill are coming in from Oregon for the week and Ellie and Al are coming down from upstate. It should be a lot of fun. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

Sept 27

This has been a busy weekend. Sorry I haven't been on the blog since Thursday. Dave has finished round 4 of his chemo. He has been going to the chiropractor each day for the pains from his sciatica, He is doing great with all of this. He has the morphine patch on now to stop the pain. He put that on on Friday and he should stop it this Friday. It really seem to help. Dave's appetite is still intact so he has been busy eating. This round seems to be better then the others, I don't know why but it is what it is.! I keep thinking that just maybe its all the prayers being answered !Thanks again everyone for all those prayers! Talk to you tomorrow. Love to you all, Dave and Julie

09/23

Today was a good day. We are on treatment # 4. Yeah!!! Only 2 more to go. The treatment went fast today. Dave was done in 4 hours. He is tired but he has good spirit. Thanks Butch for taking Dave to Chemo. I picked him up this afternoon and then took him by the chiropractor. He has some pain in his knee and leg. Some days I still can't believe this is real but I know it is. Everyone keeps telling me its going to be OK and I keep saying from your mouth to Gods ears. I know this is out of our control and at times that is the hardest thing to deal with. I keep thinking just remember positive thoughts and that God is in control! Thanks everyone for all your prayers and good thoughts. Please keep them coming. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

9/21

Hi everyone. Today was a good day. I went with Dave to see the Dr. and have his radiation. Things are proceeding in a positive way. She was very happy with seeing Dave looking so good. She is going to up his chemo dose now that he will be done with his radiation. Ellie, Al and Wayne left for home today. Thanks for coming. We had a great visit and it was a surprise having Wayne come visit. Ellie we will see you in 2 weeks!Mary came by for dinner this evening. Dave did the cooking and we had sauce and pasta. Thanks Dave for cooking, it was delicious. This girl is tired so I am heading to bed. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

9/20

What a great day. The weather was beautiful today in the high 70s with plenty of sunshine. These are the kind of days that make you remember why we love Long Island so much. We went down to Smiths Point with Wayne,and Ellie. They were having the first Tell Cancer to go fly a kite day. Everyone was welcome to come down and fly a kite to raise money for the cancer society. We met Pam and Desi and Lisa and Paul. We all had a great day . It was great seeing so many of our friends. Dave had a chance to meet my friends from the Chamber of Commerce. We came home to watch the Jets beat the Pats out by the pool. We are watching the Giants playing the cowboys now. The Giants are winning right now. Boy what a good day!!!! Al did the cooking tonight out on the BBQ. This has been a good weekend visiting with Family. Tomorrow Dave goes back to see the Drs. and radiation and I go back to work! It was a good weekend while it lasted!!! Half time is just about done so this girl is going to watch the rest of the football game. Thanks everyone for your support and Love. Remember with God anything is possible and without him nothing is. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

Sept 19

Sorry I haven't been on the blog for a few days. Ellie, Al and Wayne came down to visit on Thursday so we have been busy visiting! We went out for dinner Thursday night for the steak that Dave has been wanting. He has such a great appetite.! He has been eating everything that he can! I think he gained 5 pounds this past week. This has been a great weekend. Dave is battling with congestion in his chest, we gave the Dr. a call and he is on an antibiotic. Everything is going fine ,he is going to be having radiation Mon, Tues,Weds, and Chemo starts on Weds. This is going to be a busy week. Our friend George was admitted into the hospital yesterday. Dave has been concerned for him and he wound up going to his house with Big Al on Friday and called the ambulance. Please keep him in your prayers. All and all its been a busy couple of days. This girl is going to sleep. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

9/16

Today was a great day. Dave went to radiation his morning , only a few more days! Yeah!He asked the DR. about what he is thinking and the status of his cancer. He is going to have a pet scan in a few weeks. I will keep you posted as we get closer. Keep the prayers coming/Dave has good spirit this week . I love the second week because its like nothing is the matter with him. He has a great appetite and gains some of his strength back. I still can't believe we are looking at his 4th round of chemo.!This girl is tired so I am heading to bed. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

9/15

Today was a great day. The weather was beautiful. I went with Dave this morning to see his radiologist. I took the day off and we went down to the beach for lunch. Dave had the sub he has been wanting for so long. We had a great time sharing and talking. The beach was beautiful and quiet. We sat and had coffees together this morning out by the pool. Then we went out by the pool after dinner and had a drink. Dave is getting his appetite back and I made a pork roast for dinner. He ate 2 pieces of meat, a big helping of rice and gravy and carrots. Boy he sure can eat !It sure is nice to see his appetite come back. I love cooking for him. Dave wound up cleaning the pool today. There were leaves and dirt in it! This was a great day that Dave and I both said Thank you to God. Please keep us in your prayers. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

09/14

Here we are getting ready for round 4 of chemo next week, Boy the time has flown.Dave had a great day. He went to radiation this morning and then over to Town Hall. He got a handicap parking sticker .Ron stopped by today. He got home from Syracuse yesterday. They had a good visit. Dave and I went out to Pizza Hut on a date! We have made a date for 9/14/2014, which is when his vet will be paid for!WE went to have ice cream at Carvel afterwards. It was a lot of fun and we joked back and forth. Sheila and Ted gave us a call tonight. Talk about a positive person boy, Sheila has my vote . She has been battling this monster lung cancer for 2 years. Thanks for all your words of encouragement. Dave is starting to get some of his strength back so I hope he can get some time on the golf course this week. Keep those prayers coming. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

9/13

Dave said to let everyone know that he is doing better. Thanks everyone for your prayers.He had a great day watching football over at Barbara and Daves. This was the kick off weekend for football. The Giants and Jets both won. Yeah!!I wound up working the duck BBQ for Rotary. It was a great sunshiny day. Ellie is going to be coming for a visit on the 17th. It will be great to have some company again. I can't believe that we are looking at his next round of chemo in less then 2 weeks. The time just seems to fly by. This girl is tired so I am going to call it a night. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

09/12

Today was a good day.Dave is beginning to have his strength back. He slept for only a few hours. He went with me to the dentist this morning. Dave is starting to feel some of the depression of the cancer. I knew it would hit at some time. I just keep telling him lets be happy for where we are.! Some times this whole thing seems crazy like it is happening to someone else. Please keep us in your prayers. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

09/10/09

Today was a good day. Dave didn't sleep the whole day. Yeah! I know he is beginning to get some of his strength back. I am going with him tomorrow to radiation. I haven't gone this week at all and I feel a need to talk to the Drs.. I need to say sorry to Wendy because I forgot to mention she was here last week with the family. Sorry about that. Thanks again Wendy for coming it was great having you here and we hope you will come back again in the fall. Dave had a bad night sleeping last night and was up about 5 times. He is in sleeping as I am doing this blog. I am back to work full time and feel guilty leaving home alone but he tells me he understands and he is fine with it. This was a quiet week and I know he is feeling bored because all he was doing was sleeping but It must be what his body needed. Please keep us in your prayers. Thanks again to all the family that has been calling and or visiting with us. it really does pick up our spirits. Talk to you tomorrow, Love, Dave and Julie

090909

Thought you would enjoy a new picture. This was taken on the 5th while the family was here. Everyone went down to the beach for a few hours. Dave was wearing a sombrero and his dew rag. Today was good quiet day. Dave is spending less of the day sleeping, today it was about 4 hours. Each day is getting less. He is eating small meals but a number of times during the day.I have noticed that he has some new hair growth on the back of his neck and on his chin. I know he has had a lot of radiation but I must say I don't think his skin is as bad as I thought it would be. It seems like a sunburn and it hasn't been blistering. He is sleeping as I am doing this but I know he told me to say Hi to everyone,that he loves you and thanks for all the prayers. I know he loves hearing from you all so give him a call,it really does lift up his spirits. Talk to you tomorrow night. Love, Dave and Julie

Sept 07

This was a great day. Thank you God. Dave slept a good part of the day. The pain meds seem to be helping him. Lisa and Paul stopped by . I wound up doing some cleaning and cooking. I made Dave a big pot of chicken soup. We are still trying to figure out what he can taste after chemo. I still can't believe that its been all ready time for chemo treatment # 3. Boy the time has flown. I'm thinking that just about the time we have this figured out he will be done with his treatments!!!! Thanks everyone for your prayers. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

Sept06

Today was a quiet but great day. Al,Kim,Jr. and the kids left out this morning before 7. I drove Dave over to the Drs. office so that he could get his shot. He has spent a good amount of time sleeping today. He is taking pain meds to help control the pain that the shot generates. Lets keep our fingers crossed that this works.He told me to tell everyone that he loves them and thanks for all the prayers. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

Sept 05

This has been a great week. Sorry I didn't get to blog last night but Bob and Judy came by late last night and I just got to tired.! Well this is Daves Big Surprise. He went and brought a new car! Its a 2009 corvette! This is the car he has always wanted!!! I know I must be crazy but if it makes him happy!!!!Kim, Jr.,Al,Megan, Morgan and Johnny have been here for the week. It has been a wonderful visit and they have been so much help. Jr. has been going to chemo with Dave and yes he has been driving the vet. I'm not sure who had the largest smile on their face!!!WE have celebrated chemo treatment #3 and had lobsters and shrimp last night.Dave is starting to feel tired again and we know this is going to be a down week but now we know what to expect. Please pray with us that there are no trips to the hospital this week. Thanks again everyone for your love ,prayers and support.I don't know how we would ever get through all of this without you all. Talk to you tomorrow. Love, Dave and Julie

We all had a great day with Uncle Dave today!! He went for radiation @ 9:15 this morning, then came home before 2 hours of Chemo. He drove in the morning but after chemo I drove home. He rested for a couple of hours, woke up and helped us cook dinner! ! AMAZING ! ! Dave is still the life of the party. Everyone keep on praying : "The lord brought you to it, he will take you through it" guest blogger JR

Dave thanks everyone for thoughts & prayers... . things are going well ... love YOU ALL
Keep all of your prayers & positive thoughts that Dave will not have this one day and this is what we will call A MIRACLE !!!!!!!!!!!!

DAVE B.

sept 2

Thank you God for a great day. Dave went and had chemo today. He was suppose to have radiation but they decided they needed to verify his new tagging instead. This was his first radiation at the north shore office and everything went smooth. He goes again tomorrow so we will see what goes on tomorrow. Love to you all. Talk to you tomorrow. Dave and Julie

Sept 01

Today was a great day. Dave went golfing with Jr. this afternoon!! Talk about being happy, not only does he have the family here but he also got to golf. They only played 9 holes and he is tired but also Happy. He went for radiation this morning and then Kim and I drove him over to the North shore to get re tagged. This is great news because Sean told Dave today that they never do this this early. They are now going to start to do radiation to the chest and the lung, they are done doing the one on the right on his clavicle. YEAH!!!! We are getting ready for chemo again tomorrow. Lets hope we have only these 2 to go but it will be what it will be. This is the family that came in this week. We have been having such a good time and it is going to be sad to see them leave. Thanks again for the love and support from everyone. keep the prayers coming. Love to you all. Talk to you tomorrow. Dave and Julie