Today is the first day of a long journey. Risse came home from Alberta and both she and Jim have a new relationship, the past was put where it belongs and they moved on. They get along, talk, everything is different. Last October Jim was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Then October 31 changed. He started to feel sick, couldn’t swallow or drink. The family dr wasn’t very helpful, said he had heartburn acid reflux and to take antacids. Jim started losing weight, still the dr didn’t listen, and if we tried to make an appointment it would be three weeks to get in. For the last month Jim has had a nasty cough, yesterday he started to cough up blood. I said lets go to the hospital, they were great. The ordered blood tests and a chest X-ray. She said after she wanted a ct scan also. Today he went for an ultrasound and while there they said they were doing the ct scan. The results are not encouraging. They found spots on his lung and liver and there is something pressing into his esophagus. Just when things start to work out the world crashes around you…there is a saying, you don’t know how strong you are until you have to be…..
