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Hi Friends,

I wanted to let you all know what has been going on with us the past few days.

It seems that our family has been attacked by a tempest of the bowels. Over the past week, all 5 of us have had our turn to fight this, and it hit us really hard on Monday. Rob, David, and I were all very very very sick on Monday. After several hours, we were all weak and worn out. Rob's grandparents came to help us out, but Rob's grandmother was just recovering from her own battle with the beast and was still weak. Grandaddy was a super help as he cared for us and then drove us back and forth from the Emergency Room. Both David and I received IV fluids to help us out. They didn't give Rob anything but chipped ice since he was keeping it together while he was there. I think he could have really used something, though, as it is taking him a bit longer to recover.

We spent the whole day yesterday laying around and sleeping. We were on a mostly liquid diet yesterday to try to rehydrate ourselves. Today, I am feeling much better, and David seems to be feeling better. Rob is still pretty worn out.

Because of all the intestinal turmoil, David's doctors have decided to let him have a couple of days rest from radiation. They aren't as worried about the radiation, but they are concerned about the fasting for the anesthesia and also recovering from the anesthesia. We are so glad for this since he is still not back to normal. However, this will mean that we'll have to extend his treatments for 2 days at what we thought was going to be the end of his treatment. But, we are glad they are letting him get strong before they put him through anything more.

I'll keep you up to date on our recovery!

-Kim