Team Don't Stop Believing was out in full force today at the Piney Orchard Running Club's Wipeout Cancer 5K. Out of 300 runners, Team Don't Stop Believing had 30 people (10% of the population was there with Team Oaksmith). We want to thank all of the runners and walkers who came out in support of cancer research and our team. It warmed our hearts on a colder day to see everyone there.
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| Mom and Dad before the race! |
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| Team Don't Stop Believing! |
We also celebrated mom's 60th birthday today. We made sure she was fully geared up with a sash, beads, birthday headband, and balloon (thanks Aunt Corry!). The kids and I took her to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament to see Army take on Maryland. While it wasn't a win, it was a fun game with great seats. She has greatly appreciated all the phone calls, texts, emails, cards, and facebook messages wishing her a happy birthday.
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| The view from our seats |
Dad is doing well. His wound is getting better each day. I got to see mom change the bandage, which was very cool to see. The wound is getting smaller, more shallow, and the bad stuff is staying away. The current joke is "who needs a six pack when you have a pothole."
He is getting lots of nutrients through his feeding tube on a continual basis, and even changed his own bag today while we were out. Mom is thinking that she can turn over that job to him every day! He was even able to eat corn and potato chowder soup the other day which was amazing progress.
He's been up and moving around and has been in and out of the office. It is great to see him getting stronger every day.
Mom is a great nurse and has been known to teach some of the home nurses how to correctly pack dad's wound. She may have missed her calling as a wound care nurse. She's done great with dad though with his feedings, wound care, and everything in between.
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