Saturday, we had a fun visit from Ellen, Rick and their son Zack. (Ellen is the sister of Graham's cousin's husband. ) Zack has an excellent memory for jokes and he tells them really well, so he had us laughing and really cheered Graham up.
Sunday, we went for a long walk around the neighborhood and looked at some pretty condos that were just completed a couple of blocks away. We also went to visit our neighbor Lenny. Such a sweet guy. He ended the visit with a heartfelt prayer.
Friday I got a copy of the PET scan results. Grim!!! It's hard to know whether to pray for Graham to have the strength to hang on or to pray for a merciful death before the pain gets worse and other horrible symptoms develop. The cancer is spreading so fast and in so many places. The report noted "innumerable" locations, particularly in his bones and lungs. What I had hoped was some fat developing in his belly from all the mashed potatoes and ice cream is actually a big load of cancer. There's even cancer in his vocal cords, which is so sad. Graham has such a gorgeous voice. (Years ago, I had a friend who told me her guilty pleasure was to call our house when we were at work just to listen to Graham's voice on our answering machine's outgoing message! )
The hearing in Graham's left ear became muffled on Thursday and has stayed that way. That's likely invasive cancer cells as well.
What can I say? Cancer sucks.
But caring family and friends make it bearable.
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