Update- Monday, February 16th

Hello All,

Bob is tentatively scheduled for skin graft surgery on Thursday evening, earlier if the wound is sufficiently healed. For now though, we are planning on Thursday night with possible discharge 4-7 days later, and then immediate start of the chemotherapy.

Bob sends his best to all. He had already put in 4 "laps" around the unit halls by 5:30 p.m. and is now occasionally sitting in a chair rather than staying in bed. His physical therapy regimen increases daily, as does his penchant for keeping the staff laughing.

It seems as though everyday someone on staff comes in and after a bit of banter, we determine that we either grew up with their parents, or played little league with them, or we taught someone in their family, or they went to school with our kids, or we had some classes with them in school when WE were kids or we lived in the same neighborhood with someone in their family. It amazes us everyday how many Fontana "kids" have gone into the medical profession and how many of them now work at Kaiser Fontana. When Bob and brother Bill are both in the room together, it seems as though no on comes in with whom they don't have some connection. As one of the nurses said today, "As we get older, the world gets smaller."

Anyway, that's the latest. We'll let you know if there are any changes.

The Freemans