Hello, family and friends!

The last ten days have been a wild ride! Since my last update, I have cycled through a series of ups and downs, including several more visits to the cancer center for fluids and the  possibility of being admitted to the hospital today. The good news is I'm home. And that's not all! I had a CT scan yesterday in hope of discovering the cause of all my digestive issues. I saw Dr. Johnson this morning to go over the results and came home with some encouraging news. 

I have a low grade intestinal obstruction caused by disease growing on the surface of my organs. That's significant because it's on the surface, not inside. The cancer is also causing my digestion to move  very slowly. Like my organs are trying to nap on the job. However! Though a small obstruction is present,  the cancer hasn't grown since the last scan and there is no evidence of new disease. So, yay! That's a great sign!

The treatment plan is for me to stay on a softish diet, drink as much fluids as I can manage, and find my favorite nutritional beverages to fill in the gaps. Dr. Johnson is also adjusting my treatment schedule to spread out the dose over the month so that the cancer is getting a more targeted barrage of chemo. I'll also go weekly to the cancer center to receive fluids. 

These last six weeks have been hard. But I am incredibly encouraged to hear the news of no new disease. The chemo is doing its job and will get things back in order soon enough. In the meantime, you know the deal. We pray. We fight. And we wait. 

My family and I are still on track to make our trip to Kentucky for graduation next week. We'll head out May 16. I'll go for fluids the day before. Y'all, I  will crawl across that stage if I have to. Grrrrrrr! 

I'll have my next treatment on May 23. Then it's the Hill Family vacation the week after. 

I ask for prayer over all these things. I am determined to go on these trips. But I have absolutely zero control over my health. I am stubborn and have the tendency to push myself harder than I should. So, pray for me. Pray for my health and pray that I have wisdom enough to listen to God, my people, and my body.

Thanks, y'all! We love you and are grateful as ever for all you to hold us together. 

With Love,
Curt & Heather