July 22 Post on James Bond

Thursday July 22, 2010
I am a little late this week posting information on James Bond
We do not have any new reports from the doctor because he has been on Hospice care for a week now. It is a wonderful service and they have been very attentive which we really appreciate.
He is very tired and sleeps most of the time. He is not on any medication and does not have pain. We are so grateful to God for this. We know his time is short and I will try to update the blog sooner this time. Thank you for your prayers. Marion

Wednesday Oncologist appt and report.

Wednesday July 14, I will give our latest report on the condition of James F. Bond. We saw the Oncologist this afternoon. She did lab work and when she examined him she felt like he was too weak to take chemo this week. He had difficulty getting to the doctor and was very tired. We brought him home and he went back to bed. I will write more in a couple of days. We thank you for all your prayers. We lean heavy on the Lord at this time and know HE will guide us through these troubled waters. Love to all of you. Marion

Scope is over and Dr. Appt. results.

July 7, 2010 - 11:00 am Good Morning to all of you. James(Buddy)was up and ready for the scope at 7 am this morning. The scope procedure went well and was a quick procedure. The doctor found no surprises AND no cancer in the stomach! This was positive!
The next step was to see the Oncologist, Dr. Le, at 10 am. She said she would start him on the chemo this afternoon. The chemo treatment is called Gemzar, a fairly new drug used on Bial duct and pancreatic cancer. It should help him but no promise. Just wait and see! It is easy to tolerate with no hair loss. He will take one treatment a week for two to three weeks and then be off a week. We go according to his blood counts before each treatment.
He is very weak and tired and very slow moving. He sleeps a lot and is not too talkative at this time. We pray for brighter days.
Our 4 children and grandchildren are hanging on for dear life and they are so precious. I cannot even describe what is going on. I thank God every day for the blessing of this precious family. They have shored me up!! I was even up at 5:30 this morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to go. Jim couldn't believe it.
Thanks for your prayers and keep us lifted up. God has been so good. Love you all. I will update you on how he is tolerating the drug in the next 24 hrs. Marion Bond

Friday Update from Marion Bond

Friday, July 2, we went to Presbyterian hospital today to get fluid removed. At firt the doctor did not see enough fluid and was hesitant to do the precedure but looked from another view and decided to do it. He took about a quart of fluid off his abdomen. He made it in and out of the hospital okay on his own. He is extremely weak and moves very slow. We had lunch and he came home and went to bed.
There may be some improvement after having the procedure but I am having a hard time seeing it. We really dont have any good news to report.
I want to say thank you to all the friends who are writing and sending cards. You are so precious and so dear to think of us. What a treasure we have in all those friendships. I sure remember some fun happy times. Thank you again and we love all of you. Marion Bond