Roger and Angie Wethington's Blog: The eve of Round 3

(Roger earlier today)

What a big dog drag...here we are on the eve of round 3 of chemo. Roger had a good week last week. Gosh, we'd almost classify it as a great week!! He felt better than he has in a very very long time. His warped, twisted sense of humor made several appearances. It was soooooo much fun to see a little of old Roger back! So you fast forward to today, and you're kinda left with a sense of dread. I haven't asked him if he feels the same. Kinda hate to put thoughts in his mind which aren't there. We know what to expect with the chemo and the aftermath it leaves. Just gotta settle in.

(me earlier tonight)
Roger's weight is up a tiny little bit. He said he was up to 149!!! We keep shooting for 150 - just haven't made it there yet. Every chance I get I'm pushing burgers, leftovers, cookies, cake, candy...you name it...I'm pushin' it. Roger tries to cooperate and TRIES to eat the protein energy bars and drink the protein drinks I have been buying. Tonight, to that point, he took out one of the protein drinks from the frig. It is a strawberry - yogurt - granola flavor. Doesn't sound bad, right? I mean really? Doesn't sound bad at all. So, I hear the sound of the bottle being shaken. Then, I hear the sound the seal breaking on a plastic bottle. All good things. Then I hear "well, it doesn't smell as bad as the Boost or Ensure drink stuff" . I'm thinking everything is ok. I turn to see him taking a drink which is then followed by "EEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!! That tastes like alien ass!!!!!!!!!!" Um, WHAT?? "It tastes like alien ass!!!!!". Um, I give. HOW do you know what Alien Ass tastes like? Where the blazes did that come from?? I didn't bother asking for further clarification. Not only did I not want to know how or when he thought he came into contact with an alien....I also decided I did NOT want to know how he thought he knew what ass tasted like.

I managed to get our camera working again and have obviously included a couple pics above. I've also included several pics of new glass he has blown as well as one of his sculptures. Pretty cool stuff despite the fact I'm more than a little biased.