I was kind of worried about seeing the Dr. today. I wanted Delwin's brother to go with us just to have another set of ears to hear everything. But when I talked to Delwin about it he said no that we would be ok to just go ourselves because it didn't matter what the Dr. said the things that are going to happen on in the Lords hands and that is all that mattered. I can't believe the comfort that brought to me. So we went today to the Dr. unafraid. Then the Dr. couldn't really tell us anything because we did not bring the DVD with the MRI on it, of course they didn't tell us to bring it. So he ordered it and will call us with the results. Delwin will start the Chemo sometime this week 5 days on 3 weeks off for 12 months. we are however are at peace. Delwin is getting stronger everyday his mind is working better. So that is all we can ask for for now and of course a grand mircle but in the Lords time.

Delwin is getting stronger but it is slow going. We had the MRI but will not know the result until Tuesday Afternoon Aug. 31.

I have found that it is harder to post when things are not going as well as we would like. I am going to document the last few weeks so somewhere there is a record of how things went.
Sunday August 1 2010, Delwin started to fell the fatigue of the radiation and was having trouble finding words again.
Monday Aug. 2 He drove down to radiation and went to work for a few hours because we had to pick Keriann up from the airport but he was very tried.
Tuesday Aug.3 He went down for his last day of radiation but the machine was broken and they sent us home. We went straight home and Delwin slept the rest of the day. His ability to find word was getting worse. (the Doctor was having him go off the drug Dexamethasone which keeps the swelling out of his brain)
Wednesday Aug.4 we went for the radiation Delwin was able to ring the bell that signaled the end of the ratiation treatment. I almost had to carry him out of the hospital. The fatigue was so bad. They said that the treatments would catch up to him and could really be bad at the end. Well they were right.
Thursday Aug.5 Delwin woke up with such a painful head ache that I got out the high powered pain meds. He took that and started to throw up and throw up! He went back to bed and slept woke up and threw up again and again. We were to go to his family reunion that afternoon but there was just no way that he could go. Jason and Keriann loaded up the car and headed over.We stayed home, Delwin's brothers- in- law came and gave him a priesthood blessing. He was able to stop throwing up and was able to sleep the rest of the day and all night.
Friday Aug.6. We woke up and Delwin insisted that we go to the family reunion, he could hardly walk and was having a very hard time finding words almost as bad as right after the surgery. but we went he so wanted to see his family. He sat on the couch did his best to visit between naps. We went home that night to sleep in our own bed.
Saturday Aug.7. We went back to the reunion Delwin seemed a little better and we were one of the last to go. it was hard to say good bye to all the family.
Delwin went home and went to bed. He slept all the rest of the day and night, all day Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Only waking up when I woke him up for his meds and a little food and water. He lost about ten pounds. His abiltiy for words was worst than after the surgery we were starting below zero.
Tuesday Aug.10 I finally called Dr. Reilly and he put Delwin back on the Deamethasone (steroid) which would bring down the swelling in his brain and help with the speech. It started helping. But not very fast. Delwin went to work on Thrusday and Friday of that week it was to soon but with the things happening he just felt he needed to be there. His whole department was being let go and It was very hard not to know what was going on.
He slept most of the weekend but was able to go to all of church on Sunday Aug.15.
Monday Aug 16. He was able to work most of the day.
Tuesday was a little better.
Wednesday Aug.18. He saw Dr. Johnson who said he was doing very well and set up the next round of Chemo which will start Sept. 2, 5 days of Chemo (a more powerful dose than before) and 3 weeks off. This will go on for a year.
Thursday we went on a lovely get away with our family and Dewlin's brother Jerold and his famiy. We had a lovely time Delwin getting better but is still weak and gets tried quickly.
We came home on Monday Aug.23. Delwin will now work for big West oil. We are very thankful to have a job! they have been very good to work with Delwin in his illness.
Wednesday Aug. 25 Delwin will go in for an MRI to see if all of these treatments are working to slow down or destroy the tumor. We of course hope to have a miracle of complete healing.
We are so thankful for all of you! we feel your love and prayers on a daily basis. We could not get though this with out you.