January is boring

Sorry I haven't posted this month...January is boring. Craig is doing rather well. We went to St. George together the first week of January and that was a nice break from the smog. Craig walked around, was a patient shopper, ate out, hiked a little and all in all did really well on his first time away from his bed and pillows since Snowbird last fall. We did take most of the pillows with us in the car to make sure he'd be comfortable. Here's a photo of Craig and Scout in Snow Canyon. Scout loved throwing the ball and pouncing on it in the sand dunes. We love getting out of the snow and going to the desert in Southern Utah.On January 15 Craig had blood work and everything looked really good. His liver function is normal and nothing was out of the ordinary. His tumor markers are still all over the place so we can't put a lot of credence in them. He is scheduled for a CT scan on Feb. 11 which will give us a really good idea of what's happening with the tumors in the liver. He feels like his liver is larger but that could be because of new liver growth from tumors dying. That's what we're going with. His gout is mostly gone thanks to Dr. Dean and the cortisone shot. We should have done that sooner. Craig's shoulders are continually achy and the ibuprofen and oxycodone keep him out of pain. He'll have another acupuncture treatment next Monday and hopefully that will relieve him of the achiness for awhile. He has been riding his bike every day around the neighborhood and letting Scout run after him. It's a good bonding time for man and dog!

Here's the latest facial hair growth on Craig. He needed a change he said. The kids like it so he's kept it a few weeks. I'm getting used to it...never been a big facial hair fan. What do you think? I think he looks like Wolfman Jack in the bottom photo...