New update

A couple weeks ago, dad and mom went with some friends to Cherry Creek (the west desert) for a picnic and 4-wheeling. It wore dad out, but he said it was worth every minute. A few days later he and his fishing buddies, Rick and Ron, went for a car ride. They went to their old stomping grounds of Weber Univ., along with driving up Weber Canyon and down Ogden Canyon. By doing this, they were able to visiting some friends on the way.
Last weekend he was feeling a lot of pain in his left rib cage, so on Sunday we took him to the ER. By doing this, we found out he has pleurisy, which is inflammation of the lung tissue and as he breaths or moves it rubs against his rib cage and scratches his lungs, which causes intense pain. It is in the process of healing, but could last up to a week and a half. As we were in the hospital dad made the comment that he was not staying there long, because on Saturday he has a few friends from high school and one from college coming to have a BBQ. He was not going to miss this, it would be considered a goal on his "Bucket List." In the mean time it is "kicking his butt" as said by my mom. While in the ER we found out his platelets were dropping and so on Monday morning he was in to get a platelet transfusion. He then went back in on Tuesday and they seemed to be holding OK, so he doesn't need to go back until tomorrow (Friday) to check all his levels again. Although dad's bucket list is quite small and simple, he will most likely have to keep getting transfusions 2-3 times a week to be able to finish his list.
Dad and mom's door has become a revolving door and the phone never stops rings. Everyone thought this would get old, but it never has. It just reminds us of the love dad has shown to so many people. We truly do appreciate your support.
Sorry it has taken so long to get this update to you. My goal is to do better.