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This is the wrestling mat that will live on. It is so fabulous.
In Honor of Dave
This is the wrestling mat that will live on. It is so fabulous.
'The Heart of a Lion' is inscribed across the top and Dave's championship titles are on the bottom. I will try to get a better photo, that will enlarge when you click on it.
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- It's Starting to Have the Earmarks of a Miracle
- One Month Ago Yesterday
- Tickets are Ready
- Beat, But Not Beaten
- He's Lost the Johnnie!!
- A Message from Brother, Ray
- Tyler's First Report
- Going Home Status
- DAVE'S FUND RAISER EVENT
- Home, Sweet, Home
- Chemo, 2nd Round, First Day
- A Message of Thanks and Appreciation from the Dave...
- Saturday Dawns
- Dave is Very Grateful
- Strawberry Ice Cream
- Some Good Stuff!
- Valentines Day Update
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- NO VISITORS FOR THE TIME BEING
- It's Day to Day
- A Happy Place
- Medical Update
- On line Transfers
- Things Change Alot
- How to Post
- The Measure of a Man
- Dave, doing what he do best!
- What a Fighter.
- The Situation as of Today
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6 comments:
Dave is finally home as of Wednesday night 2/22 after 3 or 4 weeks in the hospital!
There was just something big missing around here at home without him and its great to have him back.
All of the people who were able to come in and see him while he was in the hospital will be pleased to know that he is looking and functioning a LOT better at this point than when you may have seen him. He has lost some weight and has gone through an indescribable amount of pain but that was obviously expected given the nature of the cancer and its fast growth. I personally had surgery on my teeth last week and lost literally 8-10 pounds from not being able to eat, and that isn’t an exaggeration. Dave reported in at only 15-20 pounds lighter than his original weight, which in my opinion is miraculous and should be considered a medical miracle given the strength and fast progress of the disease.
After doing a fair amount of research on the cancer as well as people in his position with this particular disease and harsh early symptoms honestly lead me to believe that he may have been confined to a hospital bed for the rest of his life. This is not an understatement by any means. HOWEVER, after seeing him today walking around freely (with his walker) and being able to accomplish things that seemed so far away and even out of the question a week or two ago are VERY big steps in little time. It seems (and we all hope) that things may only get more positive from here, kemo and treatments can be hard and the pain that he is going through may be indescribable, but if he was able to get through this first bad wave then I would not be surprised if the road is mostly up from here.
Dave is a strong man and a great guy and I am not surprised whatsoever to see the help and support that all his friends and family have been giving him. The road to a recovery will be a harsh one for him it seems that it will be very possible. Dave is strong in heart, in mind, and in physical strength and I can say if anyone is to get through this it would have to be him.
Of course I cannot give a complex medical opinion on the situation, but I can report in on what I see with my own eyes and hear from him and my mother. It was a great surprise to hear that he would be able to come home so soon and function like he is currently. I hope this post has brought some comfort to everyone.
Marilyn, I have not met you, however I just wanted to send my personal thanks to you regarding the whole situation and this blog. You really have no clue how many people have been here to read this. People that I haven’t talked to in years have even been on it, quite literally checking it daily. Please keep up the good work.
-Tyler
Thank you so much Tyler for your participation regarding this Blog. It is always nice for me to see someone commenting and you were the first.
I am overwhelmed with your compassionate, yet factual essay above. Would you please consider 'posting' what you wrote for all to see and now that Dave is home I would love to share this project with you. Can we do this together now? I would love that. I am not going to be privvy to his progress like you are now. You would be a wonderful asset to this Blog. Consider posting his day to day progress for me and everyone else. Thanks!!
Hey Marilyn,
Sure, I would love to. I am glad you enjoyed the post and hope others feel the same.
Feel free to repost my comment on the main page if you would like and in the future I can send you any comments on what I see of his at-home progress to your email address for you to post on the front page.
Best regards,
Tyler
You rock!! Tell your Mom and Dave that I said 'Hi".
Hey Tyler- How do I convert your comments to an actual post? Is there a way to do that? I have just tried and can't figure it out.
Thanks for your help.
marilyn
Well, if you want. You can just copy and paste what I write to the main page under your name and say it was from me like the letter that was posted on behalf of dave and my family from Greg.
-Tyler
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