Things still going very well.

It is hard to believe that it has been a full year since this blog was started, a lot has happened the past year. Thank you again for all the prayers, thoughts, acts of kindness for my family and myself. I have a wonderful family and love them all. We did just get together a little while ago, before Tony had to ship out and took a family picture. I thought I would post it and pray this next year will still find success in beating this cancer thing. I have another MRI in 3 weeks, and will post the results when I have them. Bryce and I had a great time snowmobiling this last Saturday. It felt great to get out and play. I am a little sore from getting tossed off couple of times, but if you are not riding hard, your not playing hard :)

-Kyle

MRI Clean again. (Alyssa called to serve in Russia)

So I had another MRI on Friday and it came back clear again, which is wonderful news. I even went snowmobiling again, this time with Alyssa. Getting her acclimated to the cold for her mission to Russia next year. Yes, she has been called to serve in the Russia Yekaterinburg Mission. We are excited for her and she is excited to go as well. I am getting stronger each day and feeling better. I love life, and family and my job and am thankful for the many blessings in my life.

-Kyle

Feeling more normal

So Bryce and I are able to go snowmobiling again, feels good to be feeling more normal each day. Wow we have a lot of snow already here in Utah. Looking forward to a good season this year.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all, its been a long year. Looking forward to 2011. I am so blessed. I have the best family and friends. I feel so blessed this year having gone through these trials. I am so grateful to family and friends and all of you. Your prayers, thoughts, kind words of encouragement, and your warm love to my family and myself. While I am looking forward to next year, looking forward to May, when I might be able to get off of chemotherapy. I also feel sad that this year is coming to a close. I have so missed the BYU 173rd ward, and BYU 6th stake. I am enjoying going to church with my family. As a family, we decided to go see the lights on temple square, so here is a little photo of our trip. It was very cold! I even had to wear my beanie cap. But it was nice to have most of us for the trip, Jocelyn and Tony were still in Virgina, but will be here for new years day. Looking forward to that. We had a wonderful Christmas together and again want to share my love and thanks to all of you. I am feeling stronger and better everyday. Bryce and I are going snowmobiling for New Years day, looking forward to that. One of my most selfish fun things to do. And Alyssa and I have already put a trip down in her busy calendar before she leaves for the mission field. Yes, she has submitted her papers to go on a mission. We are very excited for her. We have big map of the world on the wall in our family room where we have all marked where we think she might go. Should find out in a couple of weeks. Take care and God bless you all.

-Kyle

Still recovering from Gall Bladder Surgery

With everything going on, I ended up going to the emergency room on November 16th for a gall bladder attack, I did not know that was what was going on, I thought it was a side effect of the chemo, but this one did feel different, so Lynette decided for me to head to the ER. After the ultrasound it was confirmed I need to have my gall bladder removed. Great, another surgery, but after all the brain surgeries, this one seemed mild (a same day surgery). The ER let me go home that night and we started to find a surgeon that could look do the surgery ASAP. We found one that could see me 2 days later on the 18th. I went to an appointment to see the surgeon and after 5 minutes, he confirmed the thing needed to come out. So, he said, lets go over now to the hospital and do the surgery trying to get done before Thanksgiving holiday where everyone wanted to be gone, so Lynette and I said ok. 2 hours later I was prepped for surgery. Had the laparoscopic surgery and things went well, other than I am still sore somewhat. This is a picture with warm blankets all wrapped around me as I was getting cold (which is so not like me, until after this year, I find myself getting cold and even wearing long pants to work!). This last Tuesday, I was tired of not playing some basketball, so I tried, that was a mistake, I am still in pain from stretching all my insides trying to shoot and get rebounds. I will need to take another 2 weeks off of playing ball. Lynette has me walking with her now at the BYU field house to get exercise. Again I have been very blessed and this experience has again increased my patience and love of family and friends. I feel very blessed this year as we approach the celebration of Christmas. One side effect I was having from the chemo was the constant nausea, but now I and the docs think it was because of my bad gall bladder. I have started a new round of chemo and have noticed that I don't have the nausea now, so I am thinking now, that in a twisted sick way, it was good to have the gall bladder removed as now I may feel more normal. Merry Christmas to all and thank you again for all of your prayers love and support. I know I can beat this thing(cancer), and working everyday to do it.

-Kyle

MRI #2 is clean again.

I just completed my 2nd MRI, and all signs are still good. There was a big sigh of relief when the news comes back that it is good. So, I wait 3 more months for the next MRI, keeping up with the monthly chemo. I am back to playing basketball twice a week, feels good to be physical. Life is good! Look forward to the football games of Orem High School as Shayne is a Sr. We have a last season game on Friday. Here is a photo from a game of Lynette and I.

Dinner at Maddox

I finally made up to Brigham City and enjoyed Maddox on Friday. Shayne had a football game in Smithfield, so I treated Alyssa, myself and Lynette to a wonderful dinner at Maddox. I have wanted to go for sometime now, and yes it was good. I just finished another round of chemo, I am finding the key is drink lots and lots of water, even though I feel like i swallowed a lake sometime, it seems to really help the side effects of the chemo. Jocelyn made it back to Virgina, we so appreciate the time she spent helping out this last 7 weeks, but am excited that Tony is back off sea duty and they are together. Thanks again Jocelyn!! we love you.