Family update

This is one of those times where I hesitate to write anything, because there is so much going on that bears telling, but so little of it is positive that I'm worried about depressing the few of you who read this blog.

As mentioned before, Mike's dad is in hospice care. When he was originally diagnosed with liver cancer, we were told it was totally treatable with chemo, but now we know that the chemo did not work, and the cancer has spread to his bones, lungs, and brain. Please pray for Mike's family. This has been breaking our hearts. He's like my other dad, accepted me with open arms into the family when I married Mike, and I love him dearly.

I'm not sure if I actually wrote about this here, but a couple of months ago, my "occasional" back pains became "daily". An MRI turned up something called Degenerative Disc Disease, which has to do with spacing between the discs in my spine, as well as some buldging in one of the discs. I started physical therapy yesterday, and with time, it should be better. In the meantime, I get to take lots of percocet.

In addition, it seems we've found a good med combination for my bipolar (knock wood)! I've had milder swings and shorter dips into depression since starting on a Zyprexa/Cymbalta mix, and I'm back in therapy with a very good therapist that I like very much.

Caedyn's out of school and making games like crazy. I keep encouraging him to post them here so that he can share them with you, so when he does post, check his stuff out. He's had a hard year in school and is currently enjoying the break.

That seems to be just about everything I can think of. Take care all and God bless!