July 19th

Hello everyone, well we made it through the Hampton trip and had a wonderful time. We left on Tuesday July 9th and went to Virginia Beach for three nights and then on to Hampton on Friday July 13th to watch Matthew in the All State Football Game. Kirk had a wonderful trip, he ate seafood for four nights straight, (crab legs, his favorite). We would go to the beach during the day and rent an umbrella and Kirk could read or just relax and the kids played in the ocean. Matthew ate with us on two evenings, so he was glad we were so close. The whole trip was really good, not only getting to see Matthew play but also just getting away and having some relaxation that we all needed so badly. Matthew also played very well in the game but I think that seeing some of the size and attitudes of some of the East players that are going to play in college confirmed even more that he does not want to try to walk on at Tech. He said that Hampton was his last game and I think he meant it.

But it was back to the doctor on Monday and Kirk got a wonderful report. He had gained five more pounds and his blood marker is now down to 135. Dr. Swan says that they would like for it to be as low as 125 when this is over. He had a chemo treatment this week and is scheduled for another on August 6th and hopefully that will be his last. He felt so good last week that the tiredness of the treatment is really bothering him this week. I just keep telling him that it is almost over and then he can feel good all the time.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. We have been praying for rain so hopefully it will come soon. Thanks again for your support and keep Kirk in your prayers.

God Bless!

Kirk and Laura