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lisacotner 
10:57am, August 8, 2008
it's another day. nothing special going on. mom is going to work with daddy today cause he just doesn't have the energy to drive the van. He drives for zee medical supplies. a couple weeks ago he had 2 fender benders in one day because he's so exhausted and out of it he really shouldn't be driving. So, mom started going with him and doing the driving. We've gotta find a way for him not to have to work any more but short of selling the house we just can't see how. He is so discouraged!!!! the exhaustion and loss of strength is really hard for him and I think the loss of his memory for scripture and just loss of sharpness is even harder. we all keep hoping that the doctors will find some pill that'll give him some of him umph back.
I'm so thankful for every day I have with him. God gave me the best parents any child could ever ask for and I am so grateful!!!
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WELL, ON THE CARCINOID SIDE; DAD WENT TO HIS LOCAL FAMILY DOCTOR HERE IN MONTEREY AND THEY DID A BUNCH OF STOOL SAMPLES TO SEE IF HE HAD SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON THAT WAS CAUSING THE EXTREME EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF STRENGTH. THEY ALL CAME BACK CLEAR SO THEY SENT HIM TO HIS ONCOLOGIST IN PALO ALTO. SHE TOOK ONE LOOK AT HIM IN THE WAITING ROOM AND GAVE HIM A PRIVATE ROOM. THEY GAVE HIM A BAG OF SALINE AND THE DIFFERENCE WAS ASTOUNDING!!! THAT WAS REALLY ENCOURAGING FOR ME CAUSE IT TELLS ME HE CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM THIS IF WE CAN JUST GET THE DIARRHEA UNDER CONTROL AND KEEP HIM HYDRATED. I GAVE HIM HIS FIRST OCTREATIDE SHOT AND WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL!!!
ON THE CAREER SIDE I THINK YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF MY LOWEST DAYS. A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT THAT I USED TO WORK WITH AND WHO HAS BECOME MY MENTOR AND FRIEND CALLED ME TO GIVE ME A HEAD'S UP THAT I COULDN'T USE ANOTHER OF MY FORMER DOCTORS AS A REFERENCE CAUSE THE MANAGER GETS THE CALLS AND SHE IS ANOTHER SPITEFUL PERSON WHO TOOK A DISLIKING TO ME. I WAS REALLY CRUSHED YESTERDAY. HOW DO I FIGHT NOT ONE BUT 2 SPITEFUL WOMEN WANTING TO DESTROY ME IN A SMALL COMMUNITY WHEN I TRULY DID NOTHING TO EARN THIS MALICE. I E-MAILED MY PA FRIEND LAST AND TOLD HER I WAS READY TO GIVE UP ON THE MEDICAL FIELD. SHE SENT ME A KICK IN THE BUTT THIS MORNING AND TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS A QUITTER AND SHE THOUGHT I HAD MORE FAITH IN GOD THAN THAT. I'M BACK AND READY TO FIGHT TODAY!!!!!
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND FOR MY MOM AND DAD. WE KNOW GOD IS CONTROL BUT SOMETIMES LIFE JUST SUCKS!!! FOR BOTH MY HOUSEHOLD AND MOM AND DADS WE'RE ALL SWEATING HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE RENT THE FIRST OF SEPT. MOM AND DAD HAVEN'T HEARD FROM DISABILITY AND I HAVENT HEARD FROM EDD ON MY APPEAL. IT'S VERY SCARY BUT I KNOW GOD WILL SUPPLY. WE ALL DO NEED ALL THE PRAYERS WE CAN GET THOUGH. THANKS, LISA
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