Shana Bearden

We had a good 4th of July and went to our neighbors for dinner and a quick swim. Shana was so weak I had to drive her just accross the street to Don and Kathy Segreti’s house. She enjoyed the day and she went to bed pretty early. On Sunday, we celebrated Bella’s first birthday (actually it was on July 4) with a party at our house. We had a really nice party and Bella already knows how to work a crowd and get more presents. She was very very cute and sweet.
Brad, Chrissy and April were at TJ’s family’s condo on South Padre for most of the weekend. I am told they had a really good time and spent some quality time with each other and spouses. Brad flew back early on Sunday so he would not miss Bella’s birthday party since he is her godfather. He takes those duties very seriously.
Shana is very weak. Her tumor seems to be growing and we are waiting on needles and pins to see if she can take chemo this week. I hope she can even though it makes her sick for a few days. She has gotten so weak now that just moving around makes her very very tired. She rarely gets out right now. We will get a CT scan this week so we can see where we really stand. What bothers me even more is that she is reporting more and more pain in her torso. I will have to get some type of injectable pain meds pretty soon because she can’t take it orally because of her stomach drain.
I am working on getting a trip set up to Las Vegas to meet with a doctor who pretty much is the go to guy for new chemo treatments for cancer in the country. Thereafter, I am going to try to take Shana to New York for a consult with a specialist at Columbia medical center to see if he has any ideas. I am just praying that she is strong enough to make these trips because they won’t do much if they can’t physically see her. We will see how all of that goes. Shana is getting more and more depressed. She seems to be losing some of her luster and she wasn’t very active at the birthday party so I am getting more and more worried. It would be great if she could get some visitors at home because I think she is getting very tired of me being around all of the time. Please pray for my lady and all those who are sick.
Jim