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Save our Dad Update: Round 4

10/26/2016 House of Geekiness 0 Comments



Den going strong starting round four of chemo

Just over 3 months ago, we decided to uproot our family to care for my "terminally ill" father-in-law (read about Den's fight against cancer and our family's move to save him). Though they didn't yet know the primary source of the cancer, they knew it had spread to his bones and he was rapidly declining.

Den, just weeks ago before we moved
We were pretty certain we were moving there to be sure he didn't die alone and to make him as comfortable as we could in his final days. He was so frail, so weak. "If the cancer doesn't kill him, the chemo probably will," was the sad reality we'd tried to accept but still prayer against.

Yesterday, Den started round four of chemo for his lymphoma. We're absolutely thrilled to report that his blood count is good, and tests show that not only has the cancer not progressed further, it's actually starting to shrink!!!

We are seeing a few chemo side effects, but very minor so far like hair loss, upset stomach, intermittent hand tremors, and some fatigue. His biggest complain is the metallic taste in his mouth. "Everything tastes like lead," he says. "But I've gotta eat whether I like it or not." That has lessened his appetite (which was starting to rival Michael Phelps for a while). At his last appointment, he hadn't gained any weight but he didn't lose any either.

Den is handling it all like a superstar. When he's not making everyone smile, we're yelling at him for being too active. He says he knows how much he can handle and really does do well resting when he needs it but we're really overprotective. We thought we were losing him once and don't want to risk too much.

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    Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Trailer!

    10/21/2016 House of Geekiness 0 Comments

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    Rocket Raccoon and a spoutling little Groot in the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer
    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!



    I'm freaking out a bit here over this new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer! Not only love the humor, love that they don't spoil the whole movie like so many other trailers. :)
    From the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie
    We love Guardians of the Galaxy in our house. 


    When my kids hear any song from the soundtrack, they scream, "It's a Guardians of the Galaxy song!" and won't let us tell them any differently. 

    Dancing Baby Groot hanging out with Zelda, a few X-men, and my River's Sonic Screwdriver on my computer desk


    In fact, we love it so much that the blu-ray of Guardians of the Galaxy was one of the only Christmas presents that I asked for (money was very tight). The disc went missing for a few months and I was devastated. Almost went and bought another blu-ray of Guardians of the Galaxy before we found the kids had put it in the wrong dvd case.

     I also designed some Guardians of the Galaxy inspired Perler Beadsprites to use as magnets, ornaments, wall hanging, or cake toppers (see what adorable cake toppers they make here):


    Here's a behinds the scenes look at how I designed my Guardians of the Galaxy inspired Perler Beadsprites

    I hope Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is as good as the first! 
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