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Jim is home and happy, and busy! He's back to fix things around the house - he has been pretty much since we got home a week ago!

He did great on the ride from Bakersfield - I needed to stop more than he did - and a great change in weather welcomed us in Bishop.

When we were getting everything set up at home we had a bit of a misunderstanding about the nebulizer. Airway Medical told us we needed the Albuterol solution but Dr. Trang didn't prescribe that. So we went through a series of actions to get the little vials from Dwayne's to later find out he doesn't need them - that he can simply use distilled water instead, as he had in Bakersfield. LOL Goes to show you can get a prescription if you are persistent, I guess.

My dad had several doctor appointments in the past week - for his eyes with Dr. Hiroyasu and a check-up yesterday with Dr. Boo. All seems well. He's been sleeping better overall. He now weighs 172 pounds, which is normal for his height, and a wonderful change! The next doctor appointment is back in Bakersfield on Monday with Dr. Gorla (radiology) and Dr. Shambaugh (chemotherapy). Hopefully more positive change to report soon...

5-14-10 - Homeward Bound

The appointment with Dr. Trang was rescheduled from Wednesday to today at 3:00. He seems to have his own personal family issues going on...

My mom has been coordinating with Airway Medical (name?) to make sure he will have all of the necessary machines.

I will be on my way to Bakersfield with chair in truck after work. We will load up machines, nutrition, supplies, etc. to transfer the care setup to Bishop.

Tomorrow (Saturday) my dad and I will be on our way to Bishop - time for him to go home, finally! Yay!

5-4-10 - Day 33? of Radiation

Well we've made it to May and I'm losing track of the radiation appointments, but at least they're happening! In fact, there are only 5 left, along with one more chemotherapy treatment. Then my father will see Dr. Trang again on Wednesday, May 12, the same day as the final scheduled radiation treatment.

So, keeping fingers crossed, it sounds like he might be able to make the trip home that following weekend, May 15-16th. We are in the process of making arrangements to get everything moved back, set up, planned out, etc. So, more details to come!