Golf Tournament

Hi to all my Semi-Colon Friends,
For those who may not have read an earlier post, Scott works for the Hunt Valley Golf Club here in MD. Yesterday, they held a golf tournament in his honor to raise money to help with his alternative treatments. Well I am proud to say it was a huge success!! There were over 200 people in attendance, approx. 1/2 of them were golfers. We had a pretty decent day (a bit windy for golf), but all in all everyone had a great time. I am still in awe of the outpouring of love from everyone. People we don't even know were sponsoring holes and donating items for the silent auction. It was a very moving experience for us both. But there is some bad news to share.

Scott had been complaining of pain all week last week. I wanted to take him to the ER, but he refused (I know he was holding out for the tournament). On Sat. morning he said he couldn't take the pain any longer. I brought him to the ER and they admitted him. The CT scan showed several obstructions in the bowel/colon (believed to be tumors). We met with a surgical oncologist who we were referred to last month for a 2nd opinion. He was very frank in his discussions with us. He said he would like to try laproscopic surgery to determine exactly what's going on. He wants to take a piece of the tumor and test it against the chemo to see if it responds. If it does, he would like to start more chemo. If not, then we know we have tried everyting within our power. He told us that Scott will die from this cancer, but he will do everything in his power to see that he is comfortable. Scott is showing signs of deterioration. He has lost more weight, he is having trouble with keeping his food down and his belly looks more distended every day. We have both accepted this. There is so much we need to do and we have spoken very openly with each other on the phone the other night (this may sound cold to some, but we have 2 small children and conversations are very difficult). We have a meeting with the surgical oncologist on Friday to discuss our options. He wants to review the previous scans from Feb. 2005 and compare them to the recent scans on this past weekend.

So anyway, on Monday morning I took the kids to school, went home and had a small breakfast, some coffee and then picked Scott up from the hospital. We stopped home for Scott to take a shower and off to the golf club. I was so worried about Scott, but he was, as always, the trooper, smiling and shaking hands with all 200 people. I know he was hurting, but by the end of the night, he seemed content. We were both exhausted by the time we got home (around 10pm), but it was a nice feeling.

Well I think I've rambled enough (plus I'm at work and spending way too much time here). I am so tired today the computer is wavering! Prayers to all.

Linda (Baltimore)