When I said "can they throw us a frickin' bone", I didn't mean hit us in the gut with it. Unfortunately we didn't get great news yesterday. Pat's leukemia is still hanging around. He will have to start another round of chemo on Friday.....he's thrilled. According to his Dr. this chemo needs more than one round to be effective. He also needs to work on building his heart strength back up. Chemo quite often causes some heart damage. He is on meds to remedy this situation and hopefully it will clear up quickly. Our goal now is to keep him positive, get him up and moving out of bed and to try and get him to eat a bit. I have faith and an inner peace that tells me we will conquer this, but the road will be long...very long. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Life continues on, Chloe will be starting school on Tuesday and works at The Golden Spoon, Brock is loving college life and soccer at LMU and Brady is working at the shop and attending Cal State Fullerton. Our kids are our rock, we are so very proud of what great people they have turned out to be. Keep us in your prayers, have faith they will be answered. You are all so important in Pat's recovery, you don't even know what comfort you bring to us. Have a blessed day and be thankful for all you have.
Love,
Jules
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Pat.....well my dad (who I believe to be the smartest man alive) has a saying he uses quite often...
"God gives the hardest jobs to the strongest people".
I firmly believe you to be the strongest man I know. Strong in your fight, your passion & love for your family, strong in friendship too huge to count...stay strong. We are all praying and sending every inch of our love to you. Josh's doctors found the right "chemo cocktail" and healed him....I know your doctors will do the same. The days suck right now, but you will beat this. Love to you, Jules & the kids.....always. Terri & family
Hi Pat,
Okay, so I can't count on my fortune cookie! But, I can certainly count on you because you are the strongest, most determined man I have ever had the good fortune to know and love. And, you have the best team behind you, starting with my equally strong, beautiful and determined daughter, your fantastic kids, your great family and the many friends, both old and new who are pulling for you every day. We are in this fight and with those kind of numbers we will conquer this beast!!! You are in my thoughts and prayers always.
Love, Nancy
Pat, I have tried unsuccessfully to send you a comment five times! I guess my brother-in-law Bob has been right all these years. I just don't get it!!
All kidding aside, I am trying one more time to let you and your family know that you are constantly in my prayers. So many people are praying for you. People you don't know and they don't know you, but they do know the power of prayer.
A friend of mine gave me a verse that helped me through my cancer many years ago. It still helps me now from day to day.
For he will command his angels
concerning you to guard you
in all your ways;
they will lift you up
in their hands,
so that you willl not
strike your foot
against a stone.
"Because you love me
says the Lord,
I will rescue you;
I will protect you,
for you trust in my name;
You will call upon me,
and I will answer you ,
I will be with you in trouble,
I will deliver you
and honor you.
With long life will
I satisfy you
and show you
my salvation."
Psalm 91: 11-15
God Bless You.
Marcie Eden
Pat
You are the most couragous person I know. You are my idol! Hang in there and never give up. The Kaplan's are proud of you and wish you well.
Bob Kaplan
Hey Pat its Iman and I just read todays blog, We are feeling for you. Hopefully tomorrow will bring a somewhat better day.
Dave
I talked to Pete he sends his best.
Just thinkin of you.
With our hope and prayers and your will WE will beat this thing. They picked the wrong guy this time!! You have an amazing family and support group that makes you unbeatable. What you are and what you have is something I can only strive for now.
Keep up the fight.
WE are all in your corner and WE all will run this marathon for as long as it takes.
Lots of love for you and your family,
Travis and the Kimbles
Dear Pat & Julie,
Stay strong...have faith...you have to beat this...you will beat this! :)
Love,
The Grishaber Family
WELL PAT I KNOW THAT THE STRONG WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE HARDSHIPS AND CONQUER !!!! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALSO . WE FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT WE HAVE TO FIGHT CANCER IN OUR FAMILY ALSO SO TWICE AS MANY PRAYERS ARE FOURTHCOMMING BE STRONG BUDDY . MISS YA ====THE SIEVERS
With all this talk of marathons one can only be reminded of my stellar performance in the Long Beach Half Marathon. If I'm not mistaken Pat, you finished the full marathon before Jules and me completed the half(amazing considering all of me and Jules hardcore training!)Anyways what I am trying to say is you have the strength to win this race as well! Love ya lots, Ape
Pat & Julie,
Just got off the phone with Julie. Maybe in my next life I'll find some small portion of the guts you guys have been able to collect to "keep on keepin on". I don't know where you get it, but if we can bottle it we can all get rich. I have never felt so useless in my 66 years of trudging this planet as I feel now. This is a mockery of all things fair and I want to beat something, anything into oblivion. I want so much to fight and I can't find the enemy. Lucky for him, she, it-whatever the hell this thing is, because if it rears its ugly head in the light of day there's a crowd that rivals a Chinese hoard ready to stomp the crap out of it. Sure will feel good-cause the time is coming.
I'll end my day, as a lot of others will undoubtedly do, thinking of both of you and your family and the good days ahead, which will be so sweet for you two, having now had your zero's reset. I'm certainly not alone in waiting for the Smiths to rejoin the party.
Stay your ground-your good fight is not in vain and you are never alone.
Love,
Dad
Hey Buddy, Ill call you on Sunday if you pickup and if its ok id like to stop by.
Dave
Hey Buddy, Ill call you on Sunday if you pickup and if its ok id like to stop by.
Dave
Trust in the power of prayer
JULIE AND PAT. WE HAVE YOU IN OUR PRAYERS. STAY STRONG.. WE DO BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER. BIL AND KAREN GALLIO
Patrick and Jules,
And so, we march on. Stonger and more united in strength and prayer. Have you ever heard of Saint Peregrine? He is the patron Saint of cancer victims. I just call him St. Pere. We catholics are big on petioning saints for prayer. Kind of a hidden door entrance to the Main Man Himself. We will have to make our petitions stronger, and I also have faith that you will beat this sucker down! You guys are a great family. You should be proud of your kids. Their amazing and so are you. Love you guys.
Thoughts and Prayers,
Margie and Family
Good Morning Pat and Julie,
We are all thinking about you at AHAB! Missing you and praying for you...
We love you,
All Your Wonderful AHAB Employees
Hi Pat,
The only success this disease will have is in stretching this thing from a sprint into a marathon. Luckily for us, you're the type of guy that wins these marathons. You're also the kind of guy that we all look up to because you're always calm, you know what to do, and things just always work out.
That's exactly what's going to happen here. It's just a battle of wills and my money, like always, is on you to win. Like everyone, I'm checking this blog constantly and we're all in this with you every step of the way - you will outlast this thing no matter how long it takes!
Hi Pat, Loved hanging out with you yesterday!! Next time we will get that beer and hot dog that we talked about. Anyway, hang in there we all love you!! Lot's of Love, Sista Sandy
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