9/27/10

We had a great time in Niagara Falls, We made reservations for the Hotel and a guided tour at a visitors center and it worked out great. The tour was scheduled to be 5 hours but ended up to be over 8 hours. We did both the Canadian side and the US side. Joel and Tracy watched the dog. Sunday after retutning home we both crahed. Today was a quite day I was enrolled in Hopice and tonight godly friends came over after we received food from another godly friend at Lunch time. Konrad and family is planning to come this weekend. God id all around. I received a really nice devotopnal book from an union collegue and read it all today it was great. Thanks again and again. JUrgen

9/23/10

Yeah no more chemo treatments. I have the weekend free. I think Kathy and I are going to Niagra Falls. It appears that the swelling on the side of my face is not fluid as expectwed but my old friend cancer. The MRI from yesterday showed that it is in my brain mebrane and pushing on my good eye. Yhats why my vision is fading. I was worried about losing that eye last fall with the first operation and Gad gracefully let me use it this much longer. Per the docs this also means my time frame is compressed to weeks and months from months to a year. It is hard to wrap my brain around this but friends are around and I was able to speak with Konrad und my Dad/Almut and I am even more gratefulll about the wonderful week we had. I know He is faithful and will see me through even through the tears and all. Again RThanks for the love. While I was in Germany I used a term "die lebendige Kirche" which means the living Church. I was talking to Almut my Dads wife not sure how it came up but the love that is being shown to Kathy and I is Him living through his living Church and I am thankful. JUrgen

9/18/10

I am back home after a wonderful time in Germany. Konrad came with me and we had a great time. My sister joined us over the wekend and we were able to sit down all together and explain to my mother who has Alzheimers my health sistuation, what a blessing it had been several years that we alll had been togother and my Mom seems to have understood. Konrad and I stayed at my Dads and boy was I treated well. His wife Almut prepared meals that I could eat and every meal and we were able to share our faith and God is alive and well. Yes there were moments of tears but we had also lots of laughter playing cards doing a little yard work and just being able to express our love for each other.. Other family called and expressed their love I got Birtday presents. Two nephews who each had lived with us here came one afternnon and we had a great visit. We were also able to accomplish all the tasks that I had hoped to allow Konrad to take over for me legally as my Mom's Guardain. She will be well taken care off. The travel went well. I had flown through New York and was able to visit with the rest of Konrad's family during the layover to Germany and with Eric on th4e way back. HE loves me and showed again and again through the time he is allowing me. I am blessed. THanks you JUrgen

9/4/10

Well 2 weeks done with Chemo light. Last weekend Kathy and my Sister-in-law Debbie went to visist Konrad's in New York. We had a great time touring Manahatten, Central Park, China Town drove past Ground Zero, Battery Park and a Fwerry Trip to Staten Island and back. Sunday Eric, Konrad and I went to Eric's orientation at Fordham Unversity. What a nice campus which I could do a do over. On Wednesday a Hospice worker came over to share info. God is great. The worker is a belirever and was with Kathy when she rweceived the phone call from me that I had cancer 15 years ago. We were able to pray and it turned out to be an ok meeting. Yesterday I woke up with some new swelling on the left side and was put on steroids after consulting with the docs. I am also allowed to slowley expand my menu to pureed foods and drink normal stuff. That should make my planned trip with Konrad to Germany on Friday easier. I willl attempt to explain to my mother who has Alzheimer's whats going on and would ask for prayers in regards to this. Thanks as always for the support. Jurgen