Update on Shaun

Well its been a scary couple of weeks, but we think we are over the hump and Shaun is on the mend. The week after Christmas, Shaun went into the hospital because of severe pain that the pain killers could not control. What it turned out to be is the pain killers causing an unbelievably painful side effect which I will call "blockage" to try to keep this clean and not totally disgusting. After lots of time in the hospital with IV fluid and many other drugs and mechanical means to dislodge the "blockage" nothing seemed to be working. Yesterday, Shaun had a procedure to look at the problem with a scope and it was deemed non-obstructed, which is good. Just need some time to heal and let nature take its course. He is back on a regular diet, just taking it easy with more frequent, smaller meals. We are all concerned with how much weight he lost through this ordeal, but hopefully when he is back to eating my mom's home cooking, the weight will come back on quickly. Now that isn't a dig at mom's cooking, its actually a compliment at how good it is! So the goal now is to gain weight and increase his energy level then proceed with the chemo regimen. We are all so glad that he is starting to feel better and hope things continue to go up from here. Special thanks to our parents for all the support and help given now and always. We love you!