Hill of Crosses – Northern Lithuania Pope John Paul II visited the Hill of Crosses on this date, September 7, 1993, declaring it a place of hope, peace, love and sacrifice. Tom and I had the opportunity of visiting the Hill of Crosses with family members in October, 2019. Dear Family & Friends, Tom was…

Hello Family & Friends, Hope everyone had a good Labor Day Weekend! Catching up – SUNDAY – Our daughter, Emily went with her dad to chemo. Even though their father daughter time was spent together in the Infusion Center, Tom & Emily enjoyed each other’s company. Another day of chemo completed for Tom. A victory!…

Hello Family & Friends, Friday, September 20th – Tom had labs this morning and continues with chemo. LAB APPT – the nurse changed the dressing that covers his PICC line. This dressing needs to be changed every 7 days to prevent infection. The PICC, catheter (thin, flexible tube) is inserted into a large vein that…

Hello Dear Family & Friends, Tom’s niece, Monica gave this to Tom as a gift, One Day At a Time. This was given to Monica 9 years ago when she was hospitalized due to a serious fall. Tom and I are learning to take each day and embrace what is. We enjoyed a visit from…

Not much news today. An earlier morning for Tom & chemo. We are getting to know the nurses and staff at the cancer center. Tom is so fortunate to be here and receiving such good care from all. Every day we give thanks for everyone’s support!! Our granddaughter Hope made the above heart for her…

In the main lobby at MD Anderson Cancer Center sits a colorful tree, Our Tree of Hope. Patients & visitors are encouraged to tie colored ribbons to the tree in recognition of those touched by cancer. Each color ribbon represents a specific cancer type. Please join us in praying for comfort for those who are…

Our daughter Emily came to be with Tom while he did chemo this morning. The infusion center at MD Anderson was quiet over the weekend. So the nurse allowed Emily and me to be with Tom while he had his treatment. It was comforting having Emily with us! Good news is that Tom is half…

My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. 12:9 Today was the 2nd day of outpatient chemo for Tom at MD Anderson Cancer Center. His treatments take about an hour to complete through an IV. Tom slept through most of his chemo today. His body is feeling the…

Good morning to our family and friends. As you have seen in earlier posts, Tom has a paper chain of daily healing words which our sister Laura made for him. Yesterday’s word was “BELIEVE”.  Well, Tom’s numbers continued to stabilize in the right direction yesterday… and… Tom was released from the hospital yesterday evening!  He…

Today was a good day. Another day of Tom feeling good & ready to be home. A good indication that Tom may be going home tomorrow is that he has an appt on Friday at MD Anderson Cancer Center for outpatient chemo. When the Dr. comes in and says you are going home, we will…