Another Update

It seems that each treatment gets a little bit harder on Troy. He is finally dealing with severe mouth sores, weakness, fatigue and soreness and just can't seem to get past this cough he has. He gave me a bit of a scare this past Saturday when he became very dehydrated. We were having our pictures taken at St. Olaf for our church directory when he became very weak and pale and started shivering to the point he couldn't get warm. I quickly took him home and he jumped in a very warm bath and I started giving him good old Gatorade and he came out of it. Thank God!

On another happier note, we went to Tonya's house for dinner on Sunday, November 16th and were pleased to see all of her kids there as well. Troy's hair was starting to grow back in a tiny bit however; due to the continued chemotherapy, it was growing back very patchy. He asked his sister Tiffiny to bring her hair trimmers so she could just shave it off. After he was finished, Kolton needed his hair cut as well and asked if he could get his hair cut like unkle Troy's so, he had his head shaved as well. Next was Kurtis who had his head shaved and finally, unkle Tim! Kevin had his head shaved the week before. Needless to say, it brough tears to our eyes to see Tonya's family filled with such love for Troy that they would shave their heads for him. Below is the end result:

What a handsome group of men!!

Fourth Treatment Update

It seems that each treatment has a slightly different effect on Troy. Unfortunately he has been feeling nauseated, weak and achy the past couple of days and he stayed home from work again today. It is so hard watching him go through all of this and being limited on what I can do to help him. I have a feeling this is going to be a very long winter. I pray that he is able to avoid all other illness and be cured of this wicked cancer.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who prays for him each day and who help us with our daily needs. You are angels sent from God!

Fourth Treatment

Well, Troy has finallly made it to the half way mark on his treatments! Yay, we're in the home stretch now!!!!



Yesterday was his fourth treatment and it went fairly well. It was another long day at McKayDee Hospital watching the meds drip but he made it through without any reactions or major issues. So far, he experienced some minor nausea last night and has had a bit of a headache but, he is doing well besides.