2018 Is Upon Us...Dad Update 1/3/2018

I feel like each time I log into this blog I have to apologize, as my updates become shorter and shorter- and the time between them gets longer and longer. 

But we have been busy living LIFE- and loving each moment of it! Dad has started exercising during the day- he's up to about 18 minutes of walking- which is HUGE! We are working on Dad gaining more strength and Dr. Fleener suggested exercising. And what Dr. Fleener says, Dad never has a problem doing. 

Dad is still doing speech therapy daily, as we continue to see small improvements in his memory and speech. His brain is getting stronger and stronger each day!

We've scheduled our next MRI for March, and until then we continue to pray for no new signs of tumor growth and be so thankful for no more chemotherapy, radiation or Avastin. 

We hope you each had a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!

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