Mike and I have few pictures taken of us together lately, but Amber caught us synchronize eating cake, at our grandson's 3rd birthday party, so I had to post it!

Mike has really been putting forth effort eating the last couple of days. He cooked, and ate, a pound (minus two little guys) of shrimp scampi last night. He was so stuffed he couldn't sleep....
:(.....and neither could I...but I didn't eat the shrimp.

Tonight, he looks like he is six months pregnant. His stomach is so swollen, and his ankles are puffing up as well. I think the Ascites is on the return. We need to pray that away! It is so frustrating fighting this balance of fluids and the ammonia problem! Mike is weighing about 142 pounds, but I'm afraid it appears to be all fluids, and little actual weight.

He should be able to get some relief on Friday, when he has the Thoracentesis done. At least he might breathe a little easier. The cough he had been experiencing, has been remarkably better. I haven't seen him fussing with it at all today.

Thank you for praying for us. Nothing is more painful than watching someone you love struggling to breathe while coughing.