All About Pocket Knives

Sorry for the bumps in the road you have been taking lately, Dale. Continue your faith in our Lord.

I'll be praying for you guys out there. And our veterans...

Dale,
Sorry to read of all the complications, seems like when it rains, it pours! You and Miss Alyson hang in there. Praying y'all don't end up with the covid mess on top of everything else.
The world situation sure makes us wonder how much more before the Lord says it's time? As rough and terrible as things are, we know who holds us in His hand!
Treefarmer

Amen brothers!

Amen brothers still got Alyson and you on the prayer list will pray for Gina as well. God bless.

9/17/21 Update on Alyson

The last time I updated this topic was about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Alyson had just gotten her first chemo treatment of the second round of chemo therapy. Each round of chemo consist of four sessions of chemotherapy, two weeks apart.
The second round of chemotherapy is with a drug called Traxall or (something like that). This drug causes less nausea than the combination of drugs used in the first round of chemo therapy but it does tend to cause joint pain and bone pain, especially if the patient has fibromyalgia, which Alyson does have. She was in excruciating pain for two weeks until the 9th of August when she went to see the doctor. The oncologist informed her; oops sorry, "we overdosed you at your last chemotherapy treatment." At least that explained why she had such intense pain for almost 2 weeks straight. She got her second dose of Traxall September 10 and the doctor reduce that dose by 1/3. She still having a fair amount of pain with it but it does take the edge off enough she can get out go somewhere. We are both in a little stir crazy! 

Today we went to the Oregon coast where we hope to get a few days rest and maybe some storm watching since there seems to be a storm rolling in.

We are also thankful but Gina is much better and was able to start her new job.

We are thankful Alyson is able to get out of the house and go to the coast. 
We had some good wind earlier and I heard some light sideways rain hitting against the side of the house. The Oregon Coast is famous for its sideways rain!
Tomorrow we're hoping to go to Tillamook,get some cheese at the Tillamook Cheese factory and some wonderful gluten-free clam chowder which we discovered on our last other than this area.

I will try to do more frequent updates, or at least update you when she has a chemotherapy treatment. Praise the Lord there are only two chemotherapy treatments left! Then she has about 30 days before she starts her radiation therapy. Lord willing and if she feels good enough we plan to go visit the new great-granddaughter in Arizona between chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Hopefully will have some pictures to update a little Coastal trip here, maybe some good storm surf or other Coastal weather related pictures.

Thank you all for your continued prayers for Alyson and for me. We both rely on as heavily!
God bless you all!

Thank you for the update, Dale. Good to hear y'all are now able to stir around a bit during these treatments. Praying God's hand will continue to be with the medical folks providing Alyson's treatments and that He will give you the strength to continue to be the strong shoulder she needs during recovery.
Treefarmer

Thank you for the update Dale. You both are still on our church weekly prayer list. I prayer God will grant you both the strength to get you through this process. Rest and enjoy your time at the coast and we hope to hear from you before your trip to Arizona. God Bless you both.

Thank you for the update brother! The Lord continues to strenghten and carry you through this, I have your back in prayer guys.

Glad to read that Alyson is able to do something fun and not just sit around and be in pain. I'm sure it does help to take her mind off things a bit.

Praise the Lord!
Great to hear, Dale.

We tried to get some pictures at the coast this weekend here at Pacific City. We got some foggy pictures of Haystack Rock yesterday but the storm was coming in and you couldn't even see the whole rock. I went back this afternoon got some better pictures before the storm came in for this evening. This rock is known as Haystack Rock, although I believe there is a second rock called haystack rock on the southern part the Oregon Coast. After the storm came in this evening it started raining hard so there were no sunset pictures.

Haystack Rock is also known as Chief Kiawanda Rock although his name is spelled differently than Cape Kiwanda.

I thought it would add a couple of more pictures it might interest some of you folks. A picture of the store sign is taken the little town of Beaver, Oregon a few miles south of where we are staying.
I talked to the gentleman who ran the store and he was very friendly. He had a few modestly priced knives that were serviceable, no old ones though. He also had a few guns a little bit of ammo but, like everyone else he has trouble getting ammo and the gun sell out really quickly. I was actually impressed that he had as much as he did there.

If you're ever driving up Highway 101 through Oregon, make sure you stop at the Beaver Store, buy a soda, a cup of coffee, a knife, ammunition or a new gun. He was a great gentleman to talk to and I think most of you'll would get along great with him. If nothing else get you a dozen oysters for the barbecue. $10 a dozen is a good price for oysters and they're very tasty! Personally I prefer oysters on the barbie over shrimp on the barbie!

Interesting pictures, Dale! I like the store picture, Firearms and Grocery. Glad y'all were able to make the trip.
Seems like not too many years ago, we could buy a burlap bag (probably a bushel-maybe a 125 count) of Apalachicola oysters for $6.00.
Treefarmer

Now that sounds like my kind of store, food, knives, guns and ammo. Hope you both had a great time Dale....

Thanks for sharing Dale, glad you two were able to get away for a while.

I love that picture Dale! 10 bucks a dozen isn't bad for some GOOD oysters!

Thanks for the update! Your friends are keeping you and Alyson in our thoughts and prayers daily!

Thank you guys for all your prayers and kind words.
It really does make an enormous difference!
I know for everyone of you that post there's probably a dozen of you that are praying.
God bless you guys, y'all are the best!

We are so glad to hear that God is working in yours and Alyson's life! It is such a testimony to have the true and living God work a miracle in your life!
I know you and Alyson are sharing your testimony with others so they can have Jesus in their life!

I pray that you both will have a very good week! God is your strength Dale!

What I hope is the LAST CHEMOTHERAPY UPDATE!

Well, Alyson is scheduled for her 4th and hopefully last chemotherapy appointment tomorrow about 10 AM.
After her adverse reaction to the first treatment in this second series of chemo I was concerned she might have that much trouble with all 4 of the treatments in the second series. Praise the Lord, she did not have as bad a reaction to the third treatment in this series and hopefully tomorrow's treatment will be even less problematic.
We were able to go to the coast last weekend with some of the family, and celebrate the sixth birthday of one of our great granddaughters. We also got a 1-1/2 days to ourselves before the kids got there, so we both got a little rest.

This is Grace with her birth the blanket, bring it to me to be opened.

We stayed in a little town called Rockaway, I found a few knives there and some up further north towards Nehalem and Wheeler. These are little towns wide spots in the road that may only have one antique store and no service station!

The pictures here are around The Nehalem Bay.

I tried to post this last night and for some reason it disappeared. It was gone when I check that this afternoon.
Thank you all for your prayers, they make a great deal of difference!

Mike, you are so right the Lord is my strength!

Bless you guys!



Thanks for all your prayers guys

Good to hear the good news! And those pictures are wonderful. That sure is beautiful country, and I’m glad y’all got some rest.

That is good news, i have seen chemo be worse than the disease. Enjoy your break and time together.

Good news Dale. And awesome pics!! Fight the good fight!!
John

Thanks for the update, Dale
Hope this will wind up the treatments Miss Alyson will have to endure.
Looks like the family time was good. Did you get to use your knife to open Grace's package?
God Bless you and yours.
Treefarmer

Dale I'm praying all will be well with Alyson's last treatment.
I want to say that you and Alyson are strength and inspiration to the rest of us.
I'm blessed by knowing you guys and sharing your burdens here and through prayer.
God's bless you both and we will be waiting for a good report...

Thanks for the update Dale. It’s great to learn the prayers are working, will continue praying her treatment goes well and she doesn’t have any adverse reaction. Chemo treatments often are worse at first, then the body becomes adjusted to them.

BTW, our granddaughter likes unicorns too!

Ken