Another Fever

Tim ran a high fever this morning and although they were able to get it down pretty quickly, antibiotics have been restarted and they are working to try to figure out what is causing the fever if possible. We've had success with getting him started on the trial and are slowly ramping up the dosage to full strength. It's still much to early to tell if the chemo is working but we're still putting all of our hopes and prayers towards its success. We've been blessed that he has such great care up here and so many people just cheering him on and doing absolutely everything they can to help give him the best advantage possible in this fight. We've had some great nurses sharing their testimonies with us recently and some of the stories are so amazing they will give you chills. I feel as though we are growing in our faith even more than before because of these experiences. Please pray that a definitive reason for these random fevers is found and can be treated as well as for the success of this trial.

Steven's Speech for Tim

Tim was honored to be asked about being a speaker at the GHS Vision Partners dinner held last night. With this latest hospitalization we knew it would not be feasible for him to do it so we asked his brother Steven to do the speech instead. He did an incredible job and we're honored to be able to share it with you guys.

Encouragement for Tim

Today was another day of adjusting medications for Tim Bright. His pain meds were changed again but we're getting closer to getting those regulated now. Tim is the most resilient person i know but I believe that he could use a little pick me up after the last few weeks so I wanted to ask anyone that has some time to drop a quick note or card of encouragement in the mail to him (11 Don Drive Greenville SC 29607). Please continue to pray for this trial to get his cancer under control.

Maddy Visits

Maddy came up for another visit today and was able to spend a few hours snuggling in with each of us. We've never been able to have children so Maddy has become our child and we certainly spoil her as such. We're taking this day by day and slowly working to regulate Tim's medications and get the equipment he will need ready for whenever he may be discharged. We're currently not in any rush though. Please continue to pray for Tim's improvement and most of all for this trial drug to work. I can't express enough just how important it is for that to happen. Thanks all.

Pain Management

We met with another team today that specializes in a lot of things including pain management and they were able to make a big difference in Tim's back pain. I think we may actually finally be at a good point with managing Tim's pain. We're still working to regulate all of his other meds and get him rolling forward smoothly upon the trial. We've been really nervous and high maintenance to all of the nurses and doctors assigned to Tim Bright but all have been incredibly patient, kind and gone way above and beyond to help respect our wishes. We can't thank them enough for all of their help. Please continue to pray for Tim, that this trial will be successful in getting his cancer under control and that he begins to feel stronger each day. Thank you.

Update

Today was pretty brutal, we got some sleep last night and Tim has restarted his chemo trial as of today. We're holding all hope that this works for him. Please use all your prayers and wishes that this will work for him.

Updates

Today was another hard day. I've had a migraine since Friday and ended up waking up feeling terrible. I haven't had much sleep over the past few weeks but even less over the past few days. I was afraid i would pass something along to Tim so I left the hospital and went to Exigent. In the meantime, our dog, Maddy, woke up with a pretty nasty looking spot on her face and had to be taken to the emergency vet. She's ok but I decided to bring her back to the hospital for a visit with me. She's been such a good girl, calm and sleeping cuddled up next to me for the past few hours. I think this was something all three of us needed. The team at the cancer center is regrouping in the morning to put together some options for Tim so hopefully tomorrow should bring a plan of action. At this point were both pretty beaten down and it's hard for his pain and anxiety to be controlled while still preserving his breathing so we've been struggling with those issues. Please pray for some peace and guidance in what path we should choose tomorrow (even though we don't know the options yet). As well as some pain relief for Tim and rest for both of us.