Hoppy Easter

hey all, i hope this day finds everyone happy and thankful, i'd like to say thanks for everything that everyone has done, it's been an emotional time....and like my karas mother, ronda, said...my aunt told me one time that crying is just washing the windows to the soul.....well, i have some clean windows.....love y'all

Meant to Update Yesterday

keith here, i meant to update after our oncology appt yesterday but alas, time flew by....as expected, her life is expectancy is between 1 to 3 weeks, what actually means any time soon...so last night was another night of festivities and loud music, much beer, vodka, and yes even tequila were on hand along with alot of smiles, laughing and tears....i thank everyone very much for the continued support through this difficult time, it is much appreciated....remember, you can't have a rainbow with our rain....

Hey All

keith here, you know the old saying "no news is good news", well today i took kara to get an mri, and as expected, the news it revealed was not good, so.....she's been eating cupcakes, cookies and ice cream, drinking beer like old times and laughing and smiling while reminiscing better days.....and listening to loud music...jeez i was laughing going down the drag with nirvana cranked up, tomorrow we will have a big appointment with our oncologist.....and just go from there, its good to have plans in life but sometimes its also good to fly by the seat of your pants, but some times there are events that one doesnt even see coming, in the totallity of the universe we are just beings on a blue planet spinning around a star,  why stress....enjoy being....time is precious and you only live this life once.....so live it up, its only ice cream : )

Captains Log Stardate....

Hey y'all Keith here, i dont even know where to start, its been 6 weeks since kara updated anything and alot has happened in that time. she has done chemo within that time and scans has showed that her cancer is still stabilized but has not shrunk as much as it did since the last scans, which means it is effective but not as effective....that being said, she's no longer doing double chemo because it was killing her blood faster than she could make it, hence the 2 transfusions, so shes been doing single chemo with adjusted levels to try to balance out effective treatment and quality of life....well, starting a couple of weeks ago she started having trouble negotiating unlevel terrain, not due to her leg swelling, which is better, but probably due to motor neuron degradation, hell who knows anyways, like 9 days ago, during a sxsw event, she fell on her face....totally on her face, that ordeal is a whole 'nother chapter, but since that event she seems like she has alzheimers, we did go to our scheduled dr visit, did labs and chemo, and concluded that her symptoms were probably a combination of her aggressive chemo, full head radiation and slamming her face on the ground.  since that visit, a concerned friend urged us to get another scan of her head, which we did, which is another epic chapter, but the scan revealed only minor activity that shouldnt be causing the symptoms shes experiencing,  well, since the scan, i've asked for a visit to a neurooncologist just to have a brain nerd look at everything and to see what their 2 cents say.....all that being said now, its been an extremely difficult experience to endure, which really goes with out saying, but realizing that time, love and life are precious...you know the old saying, don't sweat the small stuff and its all small stuff, well, life is in the details...some how even the smallest things can be monumental, where as the big things you can brush aside with a casual swipe, please take the time to smile, hug, and laugh.  i really thank everyone in their support for my family and i through this, until next time, peace k

Dry Toast

This is just a short update to let y'all know that I'm going to keep the blog updated due to circumstances beyond our control......butter, jam, and/or gravey soon to follow.....

-Keith