Round 7

So far things have been up and down. Good, then bad. Truthfully it has been hard, but for different reasons. Nothing is really new this time, things just keep going the same. He never really got feeling better, so he didn't feel like he got as sick at first. He had a miserable first few days, which was how his last few days of week 6 went, and one of them we spent on an airplane! On our Barker side our sister Heather got married to Zach. It was a beautiful wedding. Kent and I both felt like we really needed to go, so we braved it and it was beautiful. Kent got really sick. It pretty much took everything out of him, but he really enjoyed it and we are so glad we went. He is going to need a few more days to recover from it but should be ready just in time for a new round of chemo. It was so fun being a part of the wedding, reminiscing about our wedding, and just being reminded again what an incredible blessing it is to be married in the temple. To have each other forever, no end ever. I will be with Kent and Kennedy always. How incredible is that? SO incredible.

At the airport: He had to wear a mask at the airport and on the airplane, and he had to ride in a wheelchair. He didn't want to, but he was really weak. At the Raleigh Temple, an LDS Temple where Heather and Zach got married, he also spent the time in a wheelchair. It was such a blessing that we had that. The whole wedding was incredible. There were so many wonderful people there too who helped Kent out. I am so grateful for their support of Kent, all while running around helping out at the reception.

On the trip we found 3 things that tasted good to him.
     - Homemade Strawberry Jam
     - Burritos/Chimichangas
     - Cheddar and Sour Cream Ruffles
The chemo has really affected his taste. Basically, he doesn't taste much. So finding some stuff that tasted good was so great!

Funny moment of this treatment: During our extra fluids day when we got the chemo pack off a sumo wrestler showed up. Well, it was a girl in an inflatable sumo suit. Her mom was there and said she would love it if her daughter came and made her laugh. So her daughter showed up in a blow up costume and had everyone laughing. It was really fun, although almost all of her jokes were really dirty, but I appreciated the sentiment that she wanted to come help her mom, and all the patients smile.