Back at the Pines Ranch

Dad is doing better, and was released from the hospital yesterday. Mom and dad have returned back to the cabin at the Pines Ranch. Dad is still weak and tired, but he is in a great place to get better.

They are now bit worried about being so far away from a hospital. They are planning on coming home to Phoenix earlier than expected. They are planning to return in about four weeks.

We are just so happy that the entire family was able to spend time at the cabin together, and to be able to visit with some wonderful people. We really didn't know if dad would make it up this year.

Chemo and the Huntsman Cancer Center

Dad started chemo last Monday. There are three chemo treatments that he is on. Two of them are administered in the cancer center, and the third is administered through a portable pump that he wears for five days. He does this every three weeks, and the plan is for a total of six months.

At first dad was doing really well with the chemo, but then it started to take a toll and weaken him. He started having trouble getting up the stairs at the cabin. He was having some GI problems, and his feeding tube started backing up. In his weakened condition and with the GI problems, dad was quickly dehydrated.

This morning dad was taken to the Hunstman Cancer Center where they admitted him. We don't know much right now. Just that he is being monitored overnight, and is being given lots of fluids for his dehydration.

We don't know yet if mom and dad will stay up in Utah, or if they will be returning to Phoenix. They have mentioned that this might be more than the two of them can handle being that far from civilization. We will keep this blog updated with his condition, please check back often.