Sorry I have to retract a statement from my earlier blog. I stated that being exposed to lead based paint as a kid had no affect on me. I forgot to tell you that this morning our 2 year old son insisted on going to swimming lessons with his rain boots on. It was 110 degrees here today, not exactly rain boot weather. Looks like that paint went through me and made it to him. Sorry son.

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Finally the second drain is out!!!!! Wow what a relief, Lindsay can now take a shower without one of us holding those drains. She can put on clothes that do not show the drains because they are no longer there. She can lift her arms a little bit higher and her spirits as well. The nurses said in the beginning that she would have a bad day and then maybe a good day and then another bad day. This was definitely one of the GOOD days. Thank you AZ grandma for helping with the boys today.

The last 11 days have gone by at a snails pace, it seems like it has been 11 weeks not days. The results we continue to see are definitely worth the wait. Not many things in life start as a train wreck and then get better each day. I can say that first day the day of surgery was my worst day and my best day all rolled into one. It was the worst to understand what my wife was going through on the operating table but it was the best once I reminded myself they were saving her life. How things change minute by minute and day by day.

Thank you in advance to Ms. Mary for helping with the boys tomorrow I know they will love their day.

Daily thoughts:

Someone told me today that now hand sanitizer may be bad for you. Seriously? Is anything out there really safe these days. As a kid I was brought up in a crib with lead based paint on it, there were no car seats for kids and our parents did not worry about germs at playgrounds or on shopping carts. How did we make it?

Well we have good days and bad days, Lindsay in pain again today for some reason it comes and goes. We have a doctors appointment Monday and hopefully will get the second drain out continue to head in a better direction. I think the expander's are very uncomfortable for her, once she gets the actual implants in place it should be better. Grandma left town today, the boys were of course very upset. We had another wonderful woman bring us a fantastic dinner tonight, Lynette from Lindsays MOP's group and her friend Jennifer supplied us with a meal and desert. It is once again astonishing to me to see the selflessness of people that just want to help unconditionally. Things have not been perfect through out this journey but you must stick with it during the tough times to get to the good times......

Thanks again everyone.

Political talk

I was fortunate enough to see yet another national poll showing our state very low on the totem pole as far as education is concerned. Doesn't it seem like we waste a ton of time on things that aren't as important as our children's education, actually is there anything more important than that? We need family values back asap...

Yet another better day. We went to the doctor this morning. The drains needed to be at less than 30cc's of fluid per day. The right side drain was at 29 for the last 24 hours so Dr. Boll said we could get that one out today. They pulled it out and now Lindsay only has one drain on the left side which should come out Monday. I wish I could tell you how intrusive these are to a persons body but it is hard to describe. I know they are a means to an end and a way to make sure all fluid from surgery is gone but they truly are a bummer. We are almost there, I believe once she gets the second one out she will start to feel human again.

Once again I would like to thank all of the well wishers. I would like to thank the people that Lindsay works with, our Hensley family, friends from church, MOPS, Dayspring, swimming and so the list goes on. Everyone has been fantastic.

We will be having a golf tournament in August to support the walkers that have joined Lindsay's team for the Susan G. Komen walk in November. 3 days- 60 miles!! I will have details to follow but just wanted to put it in your minds if you feel like golfing in AZ in August. I think the team name is going to be Team Boobweiser.

Sports

Can you believe the D-Backs had 31 straight scoreless innings, sounds like my high school dating career.

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8pm Well I will say thank you to all of you that were specific with your prayers, Dr. Eden called and said the pathology report came back. There is no sign of cancer in the right breast, no sign of cancer in the lymph nodes and the cancer that was detected has been removed. What this means is that Lindsay will not have to undergo chemo or radiation. Wooooooooooooo. We knew the surgery was extreme to rid her body of cancer was the main concern.

What kind of doctor calls you personally at 6:40 pm to break down your test results? Obviously we made the right decision with the choice of doctors. Of course I did give him a case of beer before surgery to make sure he was going to take care of my wife, I did make sure he did not drink it the night before or morning of surgery.

It is amazing how many different dates will be etched in time for us and will signify our future. God has a plan for all of us, I am not sure what it is but to be able to share our journey with someone that may be starting the same journey may be the reason. I know that he has taught us that our time here is short and we need to take care of one another which is what all of your loving, caring hands have been doing.

Lindsay was able to let me take her for a ride in the car today, we went and got her a sandwich and some lotion. Can you imagine an Arbonne consultant running out of lotion? Oh well it was great to get her out of the house.

Political talk - WE THE PEOPLE

I know our very good friend Sueanne may think I am on one side, I am actually a registered independent. All I would like is for our politicians whoever they are whatever side they are on to remember that we are the people, we trust them we want them to make the right decisions please.......

7pm Still waiting the results of the pathology test, this is yet one more hurdle we need to get over. The lymph nodes that were taken are the most important part of what the future holds, so when sending prayers for Lindsay please be specific to a negative test for the nodes. In my Dale Carnegie classes one of the lessons was "I'm tremendous, I'm terrific since I have learned to be specific" so please specify the lymph nodes. Lindsay had a somewhat bummer of a day the walls are closing in on her she wants to get out but still can't do too much. We may try to take a walk outside tonight after her shower, it should be down to a balmy 97 degrees by then.

Thanks again for all of the people bringing food, I think you all must think that I had surgery because you continue to bring my favorite food. Your generosity is amazing and overwhelming but very well received. The cupcakes cakes and pies are not going to wast either, thank you all.

Political talk

A catastrophic oil spill is going on in the Gulf of Mexico, it is threatening their way of life. They are trying to cap it, cut it and stuff it with mud. Couldn't they just plug it up with Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid? Just a thought.

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4pm Just got back from the doctor she said the dressings on the drains look good even though they were hurting Lindsay pretty bad. Lindsay said it sure felt good to get some fresh air even though it is 100 degrees. We have another appt on Friday to get the discs on the drains changed out, common practice. Once again I think each day will get better, thanks for your thoughts.

Political Talk - Weather you agree or disagree with SB 1070 how does it make sense for the mayor of LA want everyone to boycott our state and the money coming into it. LA does not want their people to spend any money on conventions, loddging, restaurants etc. in Arizona. If they are so in favor of Hispanics why are they trying to take money out of their pockets? The last time I checked there was not a vote on this bill yet everyone wants to punish the people of our state. Do we boycott Mickey Mouse everytime the Govenator of California signs a bill that people may not agree with? Do we turn off Shamu's water supply everytime the Govenator of California says something people may not agree with?

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