Monday, from Markys Mom--

Thank you, everybody, for all of your kind words and prayers! What an inspiration you ALL are to us!

I should've been blogging for years! If I'd known how much support and strength was to be found.....think about it!

Ah, but yet all of you have ALWAYS been here for us.....that i DO realize. But seeing your thoughts in print seems to ease the daily burdens we all carry.

So....thanks for helping!

The Docs are trying some new Meds on Marky. Something that they use on Crohn's disease patients. Also, trying some anti-nausea meds that help Chemotherapy patients too.

They have scheduled Mark to have an Angiogram on Thursday to assess the integrity of the vasculature that supplies the intestines. This involves threading a small catheter into Mark's femoral artery (groin area) and injecting contrast media (dye) and following its pathway as it circulates through the heart and on to the intestines.

Marky continues to suffer from intense nausea and frequent vomiting. He gets what he calls "crazy legs" all the time. Which is restless leg syndrome, probly induced by the many Meds he's on accompanied by the fact that he's been lying in bed unable to walk for 6 wks, accompanied by extreme "cabin fever"!

He still is unable to keep anything down, including small sips of water. He still has the NG tube pumping his stomach through his nose. Still has the PIC line catheter in his arm where he receives the meds and IV feedings. And he cant get up to use the restroom or shower. These things must be done for him.

He HAS, however, loved all your jokes and messages! HAS actually been transferred to sit in a Lazy-boy recliner beside his bed, once or twice. HAS been able to play an X-Box 360 at times when he's up to it. HAS smiled at the many visitors who have come to cheer him up. HAS continued to insist that he WILL "parachute outa this place tonight when the nurses arent looking" !!!

Love to all of you and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU........