We've spent a couple of weeks in Phoenix/Flagstaff now and have enjoyed several nice snowfalls in between visits at the hospital. Unfortunately the surgery didn't go as planned and they were unable to remove the tumor since it had already metastasized to his brother's liver. Not good news. We will see an oncologist next week and start down another treatment path.
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It's been quite a while since I updated so guess it's time to do a little catching up. We flew to Flagstaff, where Jim's brother lives, at the beginning of Jan. We spent a week there and got to talk to his surgeon, but the surgery to remove the tumor and probably most of his pancreas could not be scheduled until the end of Jan. So we returned home and decided to drive down to the boat for a week or so to check on things. It was a great getaway and we had fun working at the Stuart Boat Show and doing chores on the boat.
Our big project was installing the wind generator and like everything else lately, it didn't go too well. As we were moments away from hoisting it into the air, I asked Jim to give me the serial number to write down and that's when he read 24v on the label. Aargh. At least we didn't wire it up and cook our boat systems, so some things do go right. The company expressed a replacement 12v unit to us, but it was too late to install as we had to return home and fly back to Flagstaff for the surgery. Oh well, we still had a wonderful week of sunny weather away from all the medical woes.
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We had a great Christmas with the family. Ate too much, enjoyed too much champagne, lost quite a few times at cards and generally had a fantastic time. Unfortunately that came to a screeching halt with a call from Jim's brother on New Year's Eve. He had looked a little yellow over Christmas and when he returned home to Flagstaff, got checked out by a doctor. He has a tumor on his pancreas and had a stint inserted on New Year's Day to open up the bile duct.
We flew out to Phoenix Sunday to help him out where we can. We know little more than that at this point as doctors are a little scarce over the holidays. Hopefully over the next few days he will get to see a doctor in Phoenix and get a more complete diagnosis and prognosis. So for now, Charm is on her own and our adventure is on hold.
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Let us know if we can help with anything from this end. Kate & Dave
