Update

After a subtle reminder from John, and a not so sublte reminder from Fred, I am finally updating the blog. Sorry I took so long, we are fairly boring right now, so I don't always update.

Peter had an appointment at Duke yesterday and it went fairly well. Dr. H. feels that the reason he is still so weak may be due to one of the meds he is on - it may be prohibiting him from absorbing nutrients and preventing much new muscle formation. The decision was made to discontinue this medicine and see what happens. He says this is not a usual side-affect but that Peter's system may be more sensitive to it than most. He also cut back on a few other meds and ordered a physical therapy evaluation with treatment. Even though I am a P. T., my expertise has not been helpful because I am also the wife/caregiver/chief nagger and nobody listens to me.

Besides the generalized weakness, the other problem Peter has is continued swelling in his legs from the knee down. Since changing his meds yesterday he has gotten rid of alot of fluid, so maybe this will start to go away. He also needs to get more active, as do I.

My training for the half-marathon in Nov. is going slowly but fundraising is going well. You can donate online by going to http://pages.teamintraining.org/nce/Oaks08/wyandowmhc. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated.

The puppies are still great! They have about tripled in size since we got them. They can go up and down stairs now and chase each other all through the house. They are both very friendly girls and love to see other people and play with other dogs.

Not much else is going on here. I drive Peter to work one afternoon a week, to the chiropractor, and to run errands - really a very boring life at the moment.

Thanks for still being interested and caring about us!

Wendy