A face only a mother could love!

Not sleeping very well this night so I might as well reflect some. Even though it is a small thing I keep getting caught up in the line that connects my body to the pump. I think because I know it is there I do a little more tossing and turning then normal. It was interesting to be chemofied once a week, but now I am on a slow steady drip. I would love to be able to talk to my internals to get their reaction to the last five months of treatment. White Blood Cell "I cannot believe the ongoing sacrifices we are being asked to make." Red Blood Cell "Well I will show him, I am really going to make him feel worn out and dizzy this week!" Stomach "He really is trying to make us feel better in the long run but I am tiring of constantly being surrounded by all this noxious gas. Something has to give." Intestines "It's all the Pancreas' fault. He is the one who created the problem!" Pancreas "I want to be perfectly clear about this as it is an election year. If you take a look at the overall problem, in view of the specific situation, which I have not yet fully contemplated, You can bring into focus the major factors and draw some conclusion, one way or another, and govern your actions accordingly. Now that you now my exact position, please do not cast dispersions on me again." It's tough being an organ.

On a much brighter note, Bullwinkle is incredible. He is 70 lbs. of tail thumping, wavy haired, just what the doctor ordered. I am going to step out from my normal low tech existence and see if I can add a photo at this point. Ok, you already know I got the picture over and it is at the top of the post. Isn't that a face only a mother could love. We are really excited to have him in our family. I cannot wait for you to meet him.

Last Sunday Cathy and I went to a charity event sponsored by our friend, Lenny. It was a GIST tumor fundraiser (Lenny is a survivor) and for a first time event it was a huge success. I think close to $40,000 was raised. There were lots of reasons that it was such a success but I believe most was a testament to what his friends and family think of him. Cathy and I had a blast helping out.

Check out a new link I added this post. I met a new friend about a month ago at the PanCan November 15th fundraiser walk/run. His name is Merle Hamburger. He is another pancreatic cancer survivor and he is also a blogger. His site name is taken from a Monty Python movie and broadway play. He calls his site "I'm Not Dead Yet!" Go visit. This leads me to a time for another shameless plug and request. Senator Obama has shown us that $5 here and $10 there can actually turn into millions. So if you are so inclined and would like to either join or make a contribution to The P Train Team at the PanCan walk on Nov 15th here is the link: http://www.pancan.org/purplestrideatlanta/. You can choose to either register to walk and set up you own personal donation page or donate to a participant. Our young friend , Olivia Amaral (age 7 I think) has raised $110 by herself. Every little bit helps. Thanks for even considering.

Me and my new friend, Bullwinkle are going to attempt to go back to sleep. He will have no problem. Be well.