Updates on our Son

Our 11 year old son Hammy was diagnosed with a brain tumor back in Novemeber 5th of 2012, fast forward to January 2013 and he is being admitted to the Regina General Hospital for brain surgery to remove the tumor, the bright side of this is that the tumor is NOT cancer, the down side is it is pressing up against his optic nerve causing occasional vision loss in his right eye and causing him to have seizures. January 7th is the surgery date.

Not much left to say at this point except thank you for the prayers and thoughts, we are praying daily that he comes through this and makes a speedy recovery.

guess thats it for now

Butch
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Its been a rough month

Sorry once again I have been absent from the web, and not keeping my Blog updated as often as I would like.

Its been a very rough month for my family and I, usually I am upbeat and often seem like I have the world by the tail, well I dont always have it by the tail, sometimes life turns on me and bares its sharp teeth to remind me that Life is short, precious, and should never be taken for granted. (as I often do)

November 5th 2012 our 11 year old son "Hammy" was hit in the head with a basket ball while at school (accident), he went into convulsions and had 2 very serious seizures, by the time I arrived at the school the Ambulance had been called.

Our son was so out of it due to the seizures he didnt know where he was, what had happened, or who I was, Ive never felt so helpless in my life! Panic stricken< I fallowed the ambulance to Regina and met my wife at the hospital.

They rushed him into emergency and pumped oxygen and fluids into him, once he was stable they rushed him in for 2 CT scans, the first one didnt show anything out of the ordinary so they shot dye into him and the second scan showed a 3 centimeter tumor at the back of his brain.

My entire world blew apart at that moment, I am Dad the fixer, I solve and fix all the problems in our little family, and I cant fix this, I have never felt so useless and empty as when the doctors broke the news to my wife and I.

They kept our son over night and ran a battery of tests on him, they shot him with morphine twice , once for the severe head aches and once for the soreness and stiffness of his muscles from the seizures.

They let him come home and we kept him home from school for the week, I am happy to say that so far he is doing well, he goes to school but cant participate in sports and is temporarily out of his beloved Judo as we cant risk another knock to the head.

December 11 he has appointments for a MRI and EEG, then on December 17th we find out the results, as of right now we dont know if the tumor is benign or cancer or what it is, the waiting game is very hard on my Wife and I, December 17th the Doctors will decide whether they are going in to remove it or if there is other treatments or if they will leave it.

The positive side is Hammy hasnt had any more seizures , and other than being tired a lot , he seems healthy and strong, it has also brought us closer as a family, not a day goes by that I dont hug and kiss our son and let him know that I love him very dearly . I would willingly give my life if it meant he would be okay, and yes, I know just how cliche that sounds, but it is true, he is our only child, and my Wife and I would do absolutely anything for him.

Anyway I will keep updating as we know more, and to vent etc. Prayers for our son (Jerreth) are most welcome, Thank you .

well thats about it for today, take care folks and remember, please dont take life for granted, tell youre friends and family just how much you love them, tomorrow could be too late .

Butch
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Another Month or so

Well again it took longer than I expected to get back to my Blog and keeping those who are interested updated on what Ive been doing as of late.

Right this second I am sitting at a McDonalds in the city of Regina, using their free WiFi service since my own internet connection is still in the toilet!, I hope to have my own wireless set up again around mid October.... heres hoping anyway!

My small business is still going full steam ahead, and I am seriously thinking about continuing on this winter via snow clearing , I have a Kabota, and a snowblower, may as well make some money with them.
I was planning on taking the winter off and just being a house hubby, minus 45 and I dont get along very well lol

My Wife still works at a DayCare in the city and is going to be taking a food safety course so she can start her own catering business, not the usual cater to weddings and such, but to the 2 Potash mines and 22 oil rigs that are near our village.
Of course I will be there to help her by taste testing the foods hahahaha

Our son earned enough money helping me this summer that he bought himself a new playstation 3 and a couple games, I am very proud of him, he worked hard and never once complained, for an 11 yr old , thats pretty impressive now a days!

I have 2.5 hours to kill before I pick my wife up from her work, I drove her in this morning because I had a whole mess of Dr appointments to attend, everything checks out fairly well, my ticker is still ticking and I am still breathing so its all good.

I plan on joining the little fitness centre in our village for the winter just to keep from gaining too much weight, I am sitting at a comfortable 195lbs ( down from 225lbs) Im fairly tall so I do carry my weight well, (5ft 10) , I dont think I want or need to lose anymore weight, i feel good, and am comfortable in my own skin.


welp guess thats about all for now, if I think of anything else to share Ill come back and post it.

Cheerios

Butch
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A Ford in Dodge Country

This is a 2002 Ford E350 Cargo van, identical to the one I bought back in June of this year, its a 1 ton but gets surprisingly good fuel mileage, I get around 40 kilometers per litre or 400 kilometers per half tank, compared to the Bronco this van is a dream for fuel, (the Bronco only got around 11.5 miles to the gallon, or just under 200 kilometers per half tank) the only issue I am having with the van at the moment is a faulty starter, which if things go as planned will be fixed this weekend.

I am also in the process of wheeling and dealing on a 1992 Ford Ranger mini truck, its a 4 cylinder 4 speed manual, alas it to requires a new starter! what is it with Fords and starters! other than that a Ford has never let me down, even with a wonky starter!

Its rough being a fan of Ford in our village as most everyone here drives Dodge trucks,I always take a good hearted ribbing for driving 1 of the few Fords in town, I always chide back "at least its not an Import" and grudgingly the rednecks agree that yes a Ford is better than imports lol

I am getting the internet back soon so I will be able to write more often, right now I am in the city of Regina (Saskatchewan) home of the Rough Riders (CFL) using free WiFi at McDonalds to write this, which is fine as I am just passing the time until I have to pick my Wife up from work.

well guess thats about all for now, if I think of anything else I will come back and post it.


Butch
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