4/20/2010 In Dixie Regional Hospital

We got some sleep Monday night, not sure how, but we did, for which I am very thankful. We got up in pretty good time Tuesday morning, packed a few things and hit the road to St. George. When we got to the hospital, we went to registration and found that I was already cleared, so they sent us up to the third floor and we were shown to room 309 West, which is really a surprise, I was on the east side of the building, so I'm not sure where or if 309 East exists. I guess it doesn't matter, but I spent too much time worrying about that bit of trivia.

We got in the room and the blood takers showed up to take their samples, but before I could even get the gown on, they took me down to X-Ray and took about 15 X-Rays to make a full skeleton view of my bone structure, I guess that's where the damage to the body starts. After getting back from X-Ray Patty and I stayed around the room. Dr. Smith came by a little later to check on me and told me that Dr. Joseph Te (tay) an Oncologist he was referring me to would be by later that day to see me and to talk about what was going on. Cara came by during her lunch hour for a few minutes. We spent the rest of the day watching TV, talking and wondering when someone would come in to tell us anything else. The RN and CNA were good, being in the oncology ward of the hospital, they were very attentive and tried to be helpful, but no could really tell us anything. I do have to applaud the food at this hospital, after trying to choke down the food at Centennial Hills, the food here was a real treat. Cara and Bruce came over after they got off work that afternoon.

We met Dr. Te later that evening at around 9:00 pm, he was pretty direct regarding everything, which I appreciated. He talked to us for quite a while and then told me he would be back at around 7:00 in the morning to perform a blood and bone biopsy on my pelvic bone to make the final determination and diagnosis. at this time we were hoping for something else, Dr. Te used the term doors #1, #2 & #3, we didn't want the door we got. I kicked Patty out so she could go to the house in Coral Canyon and get some sleep. This is a good place to be very thankful for Amanda and here employment during the past several years that enabled us to purchase that house, it hasn't exactly been a great investment, but it has really been a life saver for our family.