monday update...

...not too exciting.

we did have a WONDERFUL 4th of JULY holiday. tim was feeling up for a few short little adventures and although got very tired afterwards...he really enjoyed himself. he actually was able to walk around hersheypark for a bit on friday. he was craving a slice of the park pizza so we hiked all the way to the back of the park for a slice of pizza and fries. (we forgot how many hills are in that park). then after the park we headed over to his cousin's house in palmyra for a picnic and a mean bean bag toss tournament. (those guys take their bean bag game serious...and i believe that ashley was able to claim fame along with her partner craig II).

on saturday we drove to berwick for another cook-out and my nephews baby is absolutely adorable!!!! no bean bags there...but they play an intense game of bocce ball and hillbilly golf!!! by sunday morning tim was toast and was willingly going back to the hospital for more fluids to help build him back up.

his biggest challenge is trying to lay off the carbs yesterday and today. he has a PET scan in the morning and he is to watch his carb intake...i am not sure how many of you are aware but carbs is ALL he eats these days and so we are struggling a bit.

we keep playing out each senerio in our heads...what if the scan shows this and what if the scan shows that...i guess we will not really know what we are going to do until we get the results and talk to the doctors. pray that we will have the wisdom to make the right decisions and the peace to live with the decision we make!!!

we have decided that it is time to do what is best for tim. yes, we need to factor in the wife and the kids but actually the wife and the kids have talked and we want what is best for tim also. everyone has their opinion and their advice and most of it makes perfect sense...but no one has had to endure what tim has had to endure these past 3 years so we are taking everything into consideration and will pick a course of action that is ultimately best for our family. we feel that this a huge crossroads in our lives and would appreciate all the prayers in our direction as we make our decision.

so...whether we go with more of the same chemo or a reduced dosage of the same chemo or a different chemo or no chemo...the decision will have been made based on a multitude of factors-and the decision will have been bathed in prayer.

once we hear back from the doctors on the PET scan results and have some time to decide which direction we are going to go-we will let you all know.

we are still praying for a miracle...we haven't given up and never will stop praying for a miracle.

thanks for checking in.

tim and tammy

thanks go out to the gals (and guys?) at pepsi that coordinated the bake sale...man, talk about carbs!!! who ate all that stuff?? thank you SO MUCH. everything you do is so appreciated!!