It's news..... I guess....

The Colonoscopy revealed no tumour. The glass is 1/2 full.

Biopsies were done to try and detect the cause of the bleeding. The bleeding which isn't slowing down at all. With his bypass surgery just a few short years ago, the cumiden used to increase his blood flow through the ever thinning veins, is a deadly enemy right now. He was taken off of it immediately of course. However, this brings with it another series of challenges and hurdles to over come. Including a complete blood transfusion to clean it out of his system. Oh and then there's the fact that Fred is also a Diabetic. Pile on the challenges right? The latest of which, very shallow breathing and shortness of breath, reared it's head over the last day or so.

When we heard the words, "there is no tumour," the rush of joy was instant and intense. I found myself fully focused on wanting to hear that sentence only. I wasn't really prepared to hear anymore than that. And from the look on everyone's faces as we heard the word "but," I think it's fair to say I wasn't alone in this situation.

Fred's in the right place and from everything that I can tell, has a great Doctor. Here's hoping we can fill up the other 1/2 of the glass fairly soon.

One side note from my own personal thoughts. This is a strong family. I'm continuously amazed at our ability to adjust and focus through some rather adverse conditions and relatively no sleep over the last several days. My Peb's comes from nothing but the finest of stock.

To our friends, thanks again for being there for us in every way that you have been.
(I really don't think I can can say that enough)

My sincerest thanks for dropping by....

I hate to ask, but could you keep it up....

Thanks so much to all that took the time to IM, call, mail or comment yesterday. It's amazing how much better a little note can make you feel, in situations like these. Peb's would also like you all to know how much it means to her. A simple thank you is nowhere near enough, but it's all we got right now. So thanks.

The news on Fred from last night is mixed. His spirit was solid as it always is, but he has been placed in the Cancer ward of the Hospital. Results from his Colonoscopy will be revealed sometime this morning.

Our fingers and toes are crossed and all that is wood, has been knocked. There's nothing good about the "C" word, unless the word "beat" is right in front of it.

Thanks again for all the well wishes.

My sincerest thanks for dropping by....

For those that have an extra 30 seconds....

We'll take all the help we can get right now.

For those I ran into at the Skillz STUD game last night, you'll realize that I donked off my stack in 8th. place in quite a hurry. I am sorry about that. But I'm not the type to just sit out and let my stack ride it out.

We got a call that wasn't good news. Fred, (Peb's dad) was admitted to Hospital late last night. There seems to be an issue with some internal bleeding. If you have any special connections to a superior power, I sure would appreciate it if you could put in a good word for him.

My sincerest thanks for dropping by....