At long last, Nelson and his crew have begun scraping and painting at the new house in preparation for their move-in. Despite the misery of the cancer, Nelson is upbeat and happy.

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November 5, 2022

Saturday morning. Been working at our house to get it ready to move into. Ralph and Astrid are a big help. They are painters and scrapers. It’s really fun to actually be doing it.

Lord, you have made the dream a reality. I am so grateful and give all the glory to you. We even have Judy coming down to help today. Things are going great with the house painting, which is mostly all we’re going to do before moving in.

November 6, 2022

Another morning at the computer in the dark kitchen before starting the day here in Rochester. It’s the first day back on the chemo meds after a 5 day break. I am so thankful for that break. It was getting so gnarly there for a while. I was up all night, fevers, vomiting, and general body aches.

I am super thankful the drugs actually work and shrink the cancer, though, so I’m glad to get started with that again.

We’re painting at our new place. Ralph and Astrid are working there almost every day, and we are trying to do the same.

I have been having lots of trouble breathing, and it made last night really long and rough. We are hoping for the best. It’s a mind-game with the chemo side effects.

I’m also going to St.Mary’s [one of Mayo’s hospitals] to get a catheter put back in my right lung. Seems it’s filling up again after a few short days.

Lord, I pray for minimal side effects and steady healing of the cancer. Please be merciful to me with the fevers. Please be merciful to me with nausea as well. Thank you that we have drugs that work. I am so thankful for that. Amen.

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“Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits…” (Psalm 103:2)