May 1

Hi,

Not much has changed since the last entry. Denny continues to have the pain in the left side of his face and temple and is being treated primarily with morphine. The procedure done last Monday has obviously not accomplished anything, so we are on to plan B.

Yesterday I asked Drs. Richter and Yazbak to take on the responsibility for pain management and any future procedure(s) needed to eliminate that pain. We dearly love Dr. Meena, who will continue as Denny's oncologist, so I feel as though we have a great team for Den. Steve Howard still communicates with Phil, so I am confident that there will be an answer to this situation. What Den is experiencing is unusual and it seems that his reactions are, too. He is receiving occupational, physical, and speech therapy, none of which is easy when there's so much pain medication involved.

We are grateful for all of the prayers and the concern shown by so many. We are hanging in there as a family, all eleven of us. Connor, Ryan, Grant, and Keira make Papa smile everyday, so that's the best medicine he gets!

Have a wonderful weekend -- go to Food Fair if you can!

Love,
Carla