Getting more active . . .

Marc has started getting a lot more active around the house now. Our neighbor called me about 2 weeks ago and asked me if I knew that Marc was up on the roof. Well by the time I got out there he was down but only because the leaf blower wouldn't start. I was beside myself! He did get a chewing out from me and his response was that he had technical difficulties or he wouldn't have come down when he did. Since then, he has started remodeling his shed and has decided to re-side it as well as reorganize, add shelving and insulate it. He just can't sit still and has got to be doing something. We went to Home Depot the other day to get siding and after they loaded the siding in the truck he got in and drove home. The Dr. had told Marc because of the risk of having seizures, he was not to drive. I was a nervous wreck! He did fine but he knows he cannot be driving anymore, at least not until he is released by the Dr. to do so.

Marc's speech continues to improve daily. He can converse in short sentences now. That is wonderful! He is not having any further problems with the blood clots but is on daily injections of Arixtra (an anticoagulant). He does have severe swelling in his left leg, the leg that had the clots; it is at least twice the size of the right leg, which is also swollen but on a much lesser degree. The oncologist told us this morning that the swelling is common after someone has blood clots and that there isn't much that can be done to improve the swelling other than get some regular exercise, massage the leg and elevate it as much as he can.

The radiation therapy is going well and should be done about the 9th or 10th of February. We will go to MD Anderson 3 weeks after the treatment is complete for another MRI, to see the neuro-oncologist and get started in the clinical trial.

That's all for now, I'll post more next week.