HI FROM THE COAST!!!

Hi everyone...thanks as always for staying in touch. Time continues to fly by in the Stober household! This past weekend we had a great time with Dallas's high school buddy, Robin Richards, who was visiting from Lloydminster. Dallas, Robin and our buddy Steve enjoyed reminiscing about old times and managed to get out on the water a few times.

Tomorrow it will be one year since the dreaded "C" word entered our lives (why do I even keep track of that stuff?). I am happy to report that Dallas continues to get up every day and fight the good fight. He's had more than a few rough patches to contend with this year but I know he's winning. Thanks for all the support - we love you guys. More later...

Patty xxoo

PS - Next big checkup is in July - bring on more magic!

Some Good News

Well after a very stressful week our Doctor in Vancouver gave us some very good news. The CT scan showed that the two tumors I have are shrinking after 2 months on the magic pills. There is still some caution needed though, as I also have cancer in some parts of my neck and back bones. The Doc said it's very hard to tell what's happening there because the CT scan doesn't really show a true picture of that area. All Dr's are very consevative but he was very positive and we will be continuing on with the magic pills for the next 8 weeks then more tests. Thanks for your prayers, call and emails. A very happy Stober family tonight. Dallas

Back to Vancouver

Hi everyone Today is the day we are back to Vancouver for a CT scan then see the Dr on Tuesday next week to go over the results. This is the most nerve wracking part of the whole process. He will decide if the magic pills have worked and continue on with them or what the next treatment will be. Fishing has been terrible lately but its still better than having to wait to see the Dr. I better wake Patty up and tell her we have a ferry to catch . Thanks for all the emails and calls. Dallas

FISHING TIME CONTINUES!

Hi everyone...thanks so much for all of your calls, blog comments and emails - they are very appreciated as always. It's so nice to be back home again! We've had a pretty exciting time - especially since Tanner Jeffery Ireland arrived on the scene late Thursday night! He's a wonderful baby and has the fullest head of hair on his head that we've seen in a long time. Congratulations to our niece Nikki and her husband Jeff - great work guys!! And of course congratulations to proud Grandparents Steve and Peggy. Dallas was very honoured to find out that Tanner will call him Grandpa "D" - I think my handle will be Nona (I'm stealing your title Anne!). Life is good!

We've been doing a lot of gardening catch up and are changing a few things around in the yard. We were also out on the boat yesterday with some friends and threw the prawn traps out in the water. A bit of success there (enough for an appetizer for dinner!) but more practice is in order! Next week we're looking forward to a visit from our good friends, Anne and John McGilvary. And the highlight of our month will be when Jordan arrives home for the summer - he'll be making his way home via a stopover in the valley to visit grandparents and friends. Then we'll have our boy back home for the summer - YEAH! There is nothing better than having your whole family in the same city for awhile - a parent's dream and cause for celebration!

We are on pins and needles now because we have Dallas's dates for further testing in Vancouver. On May 7th Dallas has a CT scan so that the oncologist can compare it to his previous results. Of course we're hoping that the magic pills have done their job but the next few weeks of waiting will be nerve wracking. We will review the test results with oncologist on the morning of May 12th so that is D day for us. More later...

Love,

Patty and the Big Guy xxoo

YEAH!!!! HOMEWARD BOUND!

Dallas is doing so well that the doctor cut him loose for a month! We'll take those magic pills back to the island and just have a check up in Vancouver once a month. I'm sure Dallas will continue to report on his fishing exploits and I'll cover any other items of interest. Thanks for always listening and being our cheering section! Life is good...

Love,
Patty

Last Day in Vancouver?

Hi everyone I hope you had a nice easter. We are back in Vancouver (monday night) and have a few more tests in the clinic tomorrow starting at 7.30am (poor Patty)then a Dr visit at 9 AM. If he hasn't changed his mind we will be able to go back to Victoria and keep taking the magic pills for another month then have more tests taken to see if the new drug is working. The fishing wasn't good on Saturday but we did see the pod of Killer whales only 100 ft from my boat. I entered another halibut derby next weekend so stay tuned. Thanks again for all the support. Dallas

1st salmon since November

A little 15 lber caught while waiting for the prawn traps to soak. 57 prawns in the trap after only 4 hours in the water. I hope the Dr isn't reading the blog . Tomorrow is another day out there only Steve can pull the prawn traps up from 250 ft. take care Dallas