First things first, let me share Liz’s medical updates.

Last night (Thursday) she continued much as she had on Wednesday. Lots of blood loss, lightheadedness, weakness. That continued through the night. Her hemoglobin levels hovered around that low end threshold to need another blood transfusion, and in the end she got a third unit overnight. Colorectal surgeons decided to do a flex sigmoidoscopy at 12:15 pm, which would give some insight into what specifically was bleeding and give them a chance to stop it. The bleeding was confirmed to be from the tumor, and they first attempted to cauterize it but the bleeding continued so they used medication instead. This allowed Liz to get her first radiation treatment this evening around 5:30, some food soon after, and now (hopefully) a lot of sleep. Another radiation treatment tomorrow morning at 8:00 am.

Now to the other stuff.

I’m exhausted. I’ve slept probably 7 hours total since Liz was admitted to the hospital. Yesterday was one of the hardest days of my life. We thought we were a couple hours away from going home when Liz started to bleed again. It was so deflating. I felt completely unable to do anything to help the person I love the most on this Earth. I felt empty.

And I tell you all this not for sympathy, but because after tonight, my cup is full. The fundraiser at Three Kings blew me away. The love you all showed Liz and our family has filled my heart. The only way it could have been better was if Liz had been there herself. I’m still exhausted, I’m still angry that my beautiful, caring, hard working, healthy, selfless wife has to go through this. But I KNOW we are not alone. I don’t really know how to thank all of you. But please know that I do.

CCM