Update on Mom

Because her levels were good, Mom was released from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. She is now home and trying to stay away from everyone...so it's not quite "home sweet home" yet. Due to the treatment she had on Monday she is a bit of a danger to anyone who gets too close. It will be this way for a week. She was able to start her thyroid medication yesterday and things are going okay in that area. Her doctor explained that because her body slowed down in that area for 10 weeks it will now start to speed up. This means that it might be a struggle emotionally. Please pray that God will give her peace inspite of what's going on inside. It has been good to phone her up these last few days to cheer her up. We called her during her last day in the hospital and for the first time Liam said "Love you" over the phone. It made her day. Since this is the first time he's said it I think it's another indication that God's timing is perfect.

Another Update on Mom

On Monday (23) my mom went into the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon to take a radioactive drink. After her scan they found two spots that they hope to kill with this drink. Because of the drink's potency she has been staying in a lead lined room in the hospital. Thankfully she has a great view of the river and has cable TV and a phone. Her levels seem to be good so it looks hopeful that she will be out tomorrow (Thursday). Thanks for continued thoughts and prayers.

Who's the Man?

When Liam first was introduced to a quad a few weeks ago he was very hesitant. You'd never know it now. This guy is a full out fan. Especially after we house sat for friends of ours from church. They have a regular sized quad and then this little one for their son. It's still a bit big for Liam but that didn't stop him from checking it out. We were there for a BBQ after the lake and during supper I went around looking for Liam only to find him in the garage, in the dark and on this quad. It kind of reminds me of my brother Brad when he was a kid except Liam likes quads and Brad didn't really like horses all that much. While preparing for a church family trail ride at Torch Trail one year (Brad was quite young still) we ended up misplacing Brad before we even left the stable. Mom went looking around for him and found him in the barn, in the dark and sitting on his horse who had decided the trail ride idea wasn't a good one and wandered back into his stall. Ahhh...memories!

Staying cool at Tobin Lake, SK

Tobin Lake is about 40 minutes from our place and is considered a great place to fish by many a fisherman. We don't fish that much but this summer it has also been a great place to catch a break from the heat of our apartment. Here's Liam playing around and in the lake when we went out there with some friends on Sunday. Great fun!!

Update on Mom

Just last week they did a scan to make sure they got all of the thyroid they removed a while back. They found two spots. One they think is left over thyroid and the other could still be cancer. On July 23 she goes into the hospital to drink a radioactive drink that will hopefully kill those two spots. Once she takes this drink she has to be in a lead lined room in the hospital for three to five days. They will do another scan in November to check again. A few weeks ago Liam and I spent the week with my family to help around the house and keep mom's spirits up. Her body is now really looking for what it usually gets from her thyroid but they haven't been able to put her on medication yet. This is hard on her and my dad and brother. Please pray for our family if you think of it.

The Great Looking Skeldon Family

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Fun with Photo Booth

With me working a few hours here and there to NBC, they have let me use the macbook laptop. Let's just say it hasn't been all business. :0) There is this great program called PhotoBooth with all sorts of fun things you can do with pictures. Here are some examples.