Everyday a Little Better

The dandelion poof is gone lest any of you were concerned about that.  He is sporting the smooth look.  Roland is going back to part time (one hour/day) teaching (not substituting) beginning today.  He feels a little apprehensive because he is not really well enough yet, but he has a strong work ethic and wants to be contributing.  It is still quite painful to eat, but even when he is not eating there are spasms of pain in his chest.  He enjoyed being with family for Easter and the visit with his dad during the baby shower on Saturday.

Enduring with his dad

The drive (he didn't drive) to Provo was not too bad.  We have been the grateful recipients of lots of love and kindness.  We had a care package delivered by a sweet young family with lots of wonderful surprises and these two wonderful letters,

A Message of Cheer from a Little Friend

A Little Friend's Well Wishing

 buckets of joy from four families (more about that here) and when we came home from our weekend away, there was a very nice card table on our porch, so now he is working a puzzle of the Crystal Springs Garden in Oregon--a place dear to my heart.

Chrystal Springs Garden, Oregon Puzzle in Progress

We are still grappling with how to express our gratitude for the love and kindness and prayers of so many.  I would try to do it in this blog, but I know I would leave out someone.  We have learned so many ways to serve/help/encourage.  His most trying days have symbolically aligned on a very small scale with the difficult days for the Savior prior to resurrection Sunday.  He is looking forward to the "new life" days ahead and we know they are coming.  He has a fancy radiation completion certificate and we will find out next week if there are more Chemo rounds to come.  (She is leaning against it, so my guess is that he is finished with treatment and we will wait for the follow up scans to see if he is remission or if we go to plan B.)