Leonardo!

So for the past week the Fielding bunch has been squeezed into room 590 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.  All for this guy

 Now don't be frightened, or think he's being neglected.  This really was his idea of some hospital humor!
I'm still laughing about these pictures.  Dad had been saying he needed some extra pain medication but when I asked to take some pictures he just lit up!  It was hilarious!  He pulled some of the funniest faces I've ever seen.  He is quite the character.  Little did he know that the world would eventually see these beautiful photos. 

We've been here since Saturday May 7th.  He'd been at home recovering after breaking his hip a month ago.  But it seems that it was necessary for him to "experience" a few more things because that Saturday night a kidney stone came really knocking.  Mom decided that the emergency room might be the best option.  Well that lead to them finding the tumors on his lungs and they sent him to Utah Valley Hospital to remove the stone and figure some things out.  So they removed a 9mm kidney stone!  Which is incredibly large.  The doctor had to remove it in 6 pieces!  So with that out of the way they went in on Tuesday and did a biopsy of the tumor on his lung.  It was confirmed that indeed it was cancerous.  What kind or where it was coming from was unsure, but they would work their hardest to find out. 
So here we are a week later and guess what?  They still don't know for sure what kind of cancer it is.  They are assuming it is OsteoSarcoma, which is Bone cancer.  The good news is that they did a bone scan and they didn't find any other spots.  They are still thinking it is bone cancer because Dad is too young to be at the point of breaking his hip.  So they think it is a pathological break.  Which would have caused the cancer to spread.  The other good news we received is that the first place cancer would spread would be his lungs.  So we are hopeful.  So we've got stage IV cancer, why?  Well cancer is considered stage IV when it leaves the origin and begins growing in another area.  So Stage IV we have.  We should begin chemo soon, but hopefully we will get a 100% positive on what kind of cancer we have. 

 Anyway.  We love this man!  We are excited for him to start feeling better.  It looks as though we will probably get sent home before the week is out.   He just needs to be up and walking a little better and a few other things.  Keep praying for us.  We are staying positive and hopeful.  We appreciate all the prayers we can get.  We know the Lord is in this and we have seen countless tender mercies.  Many many thanks to those who have helped in so many ways.  We love you and we appreciate your phone calls. 

Some of my favorite moments have been:

The phlebotomist came in one morning and so cheerily and loudly called dad "Leonardo!" Very funny.
One of our nurses was a slightly taller version of Willy Nelson!  He was sure a sweetheart though.
Of course the pictures. 
When dad complained about the cheap "homemade deals" that they had strapped to his legs.  He was convinced some little lady was just downstairs sewing them up and sending them to our room.  At least we know he hasnt lost his spunk!
There were many more, but they will have to be for another day!

Party Time!

Adam and I were invited to a Murder Mystery Dinner this past Saturday.  I was the Countess Natalia Irina Forilska and Adam the Captain Malcolm D Meirre.  It was fun.  It ended a little weird as no one really killed the person on purpose, but more by accident. : ) The night went well, I only learned that a Russian accent is one that I find hard to keep consistent!  Not my best accent night! : )

 Here we are during the last round, enjoying the modern wonder of a chocolate fountain! 

 The same girls who invited us to the Murder Mystery Dinner also had a Pirate Party a few weeks ago.  Adam was working late so we didnt come together, but I was so proud of his costume when he got there.  He went all out!!!  I like a man that's not afraid to get into things! 

 Here are some of the ladies... the scullery maids that attended the party!  We're kinda scary, at least I am!  : )

"Where there are friends, there is wealth."

-Titus Muccius Plautus -

Catching Up

I realize I have been slacking, so here is a quick catch up on the things I have been up to.  Come to find out I haven't taken many pictures, but I still did some fun things. 

Here my roommate Bethany, my friend Nicole and I are posing during half time for our beloved Utah State Aggies!!!  They actually shattered the backboard during half time and it took them 45 minutes to change it.  When they finally got the new backboard on they tightened it too much and it too shattered.  Finally they just rolled in the practice basketball hoop and played on that.  It was interesting to say the least.

Here I am with Ol' Blue! : )

These are some of the girls I like to hang out with.  (They're actually be my roomies this summer!)

Brooke and Kelci and I went to breakfast one morning to celebrate Kelci's mission call.  She's going to Kirtland Ohio!  I'm super excited for her. She'll do great.

When we went down for Gracie's blessing (Adam's sister's baby!) we got to stop on the way back and see some of my girlfriends.  They all got to meet Adam and were super excited.  Tasha on the left actually got engaged on Saturday.  I'm super excited for her!

I also got to meet this beautiful little girl!  She is so cute and I'm so excited to play with her.  I'm thinkin she'll be a lot more sassy than Connor!  She's super cute.

Adam went to Moab a few weeks ago, so the girls and I all got together and had one epic girls night.  We even had a sleep over in my living room!  Here is just a portion of what we ate.  We're still in college.  Nothing too fancy like Micah would make, but one day I aspire to be like her!!! : )

 

Here are a few of the girls who stayed over.  I think there were about 6 of us that spent the night and about 2 more who came and went.  It was so much fun!  It's wonderful to have good girlfriends!

And of course there was lots of this guy!  I realized when I began this post that I've not only slacked off on posting, but also on taking pictures!  I'll try to be better... Maybe in May since finals are creeping up, but who knows! : )  Life is crazy, but life is good.  

Just as a PS, if you didnt know my dad broke his hip this past week, so please keep him in yours prayers.  Hips aint no quick recovery!  Thanks so much!

Here's the pic of the rods they put in his leg.  The one pointing down goes almost to his knee!!!