Sunday

Hey everyone! just updating you on keith. Visited with him a bit today. He is starting to feel icky and tired, which is what they said would happen. He said his throat hurt today, which is a result of the chemo they gave him thursday. It kills all fast growing cells, which unfortunately, isn't just cancer cells, Mucous membranes, GI tract, hair, skin and nails are all affected. He gave me a bit of a scare while I was there saying his throat felt like it was constricting and his voice changed. If you know keith well, you know he is quite the prankster. I thought he was joking, but soon found out he wasn't. Luckily my best buddy was with me and she just happens to be a nurse at UNC women's center. She went and got his nurse because she saw the panicked look on my face. She told him it was normal and not to worry about his throat "closing"! Whew. They may put him on a pain pump and maybe get him a suction machine so that his throat won't be so irritated. His white blood cells have gone from 7.3 to 2.5, which are his cells that fight infection.
His hemadicrit (spelling?) has fallen to 28.8. It was 36.5. If it falls below 25 and if platelets get low enough, he will get a blood transfusion. All of this is totally normal and actually will make him feel better.
We go to the most awesome church. Joe set up a "no hair for keith" type of ceremony today at church at 4pm. He was only expecting a few guys. ELEVEN showed up! including a 14 year old teenager. How awesome was he?! Thank you Ethan. you ROCK. Glenn and Beverly, you guys rock too! Crossroads Church, YOU ROCK!! Video to be on facebook by tomorrow hopefully. I don't know all the people that were involved today, but thank you from the bottom of our hearts. we are not worthy of such love, grace and friendships that you have given us. We are forever grateful and humbled by all of you.
Watch the video, I hear the dude at the end is crazy.
Keith hasn't been eating well today. Breakfast was good, but not so good coming up.
didn't eat much lunch and wouldn't eat dinner. (mystery meatloaf) Delia got him some peanut butter crackers and a couple of drinks to help with nausea. You will have to contact him with the landline in his room or email or facebook. I took him his new cellphone and it doesn't work. Can't call out or in. Planning on taking it to verizon tomorrow.
Love to all of you out there fighting your own battles. Never give up no matter what.
Keep checking in on us, we need it!