John's Health Update 01/12/2015

Update 01 12 2015

Those who have been reading these from the first update in February have realized that I (John) write the whole update. In our family, The Guy Version means “just the basic facts.”  The Gal Version gives much more detail.

Guy Version

• Most things about the same
• Office closed and moved out
• Our open house is this weekend, January 18^th, 1-4 at Comfort Suites, Troy, OH 

Gal Version

• Health situation fairly stable.
• Last chemo was on Friday, January 2, 2015.
• Main issues are pain and numbness in hands in feet, worse after chemo, gradually reducing in intensity until next chemo.
• Still painful and frustrating—Has become the new “Normal.”
• Basically, no serious/crisis situation since mid-September.
• Getting back on the pump has made a great improvement.
• We officially closed our office on November 26.
• We wrapped up moving out on December 31.
• Our home is very crowded these days as we are taking time to sort and shred.
• We are required to keep client records for 7-10 years, so have a “file room” now in my workshop area.
• We moved the equivalent of 60 file drawers full of things home.
• Hope those who are able will join us for an open house at Comfort Suites in Troy. Sunday, January 18, 1-4pm.
• Perhaps a first for our area, we will have a “Popcorn Bar.”
• We are using it as a fundraiser for Partners in Hope, a great local program started by area churches to do more than give handouts. We are asking for donations of items that in Ohio are taxable items, thus can't get with food stamps. (Toiletries, laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, etc)

John Swank
Joyce, editor-in-chief