Month: January 2022

January 12, 2022 Surprise! Kristi started her first round of chemotherapy. Right in the middle of it, we had a surprise for her. The community came together to surprise Kristi! Her response was even better than I hoped for. I am so blessed! My heart is full! My girl is happy. At 6pm I got … Continue reading Surprise!! 🎇🎆

It’s almost time Tonight is going to be a lot of fun. Thank you to all those who are showing up! Also those from around the country and world who are waving from a distance! There may be a bit of traffic and congestion so be patient and remember that this is an active hospital!! … Continue reading It’s almost time!

I’ll write later more details, but please pray right now. We are starting a long course of treatments as I write this. 🙏🙏💪💪 Battle underway! Kristi’s Mom and Dad came to hug her before she got started. She is sooo loved! Ray Rhoton #kristiswar #jointhefight

What is your auto reply? If you have Kristi’s cell phone number and text her, you will get this auto reply: Kristi is at war with cancer. She cannot reply at this time. Follow her progress at http://www.Kristiswar.com This is automatic and without question. It was programmed in the software to reply no matter what … Continue reading What’s Your Auto Reply?

In 1991 I (Ray) was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. After a long and difficult year, I was cured of Hodgkins Lymphoma. Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Kristi is finally diagnosed with: FINAL DIAGNOSISLymph node, ultrasound-guided core biopsy:– Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Today, this cancer is 100% CURABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is the power of God, the power of … Continue reading CURABLE!!!! We’re on our way!

Come wave at Kristi!! Would you like to see Kristi? I think it would be totally amazing to fill the Mercy Hospital Parking lot this Wednesday around 6pm! You in? I’ll bring her to the window so you can lay eyes on her. It would bless her so much to see how many people in … Continue reading Come wave at Kristi!!

Here is a quick rundown of what had happened today. Picc line installed. This will make it easier to draw blood and give her medicine without having to poke and jab her every time. 🙌🙌 Colon biopsy showed only dead cells. The oncologist said that this is because the cancer is moving aggressively through her … Continue reading January 10 health update

We are all at war. We just don’t know until the war will becomes front and center in our lives. Most of the time, we just wake up, brush our teeth, shower, go to work, eat fast food, come home, watch some silly show on Netflix, go to sleep, only to do it all again … Continue reading Into the thick of it!

“I’m sorry” has come out of my mouth thousands of times since last Tuesday. Sometimes it’s even”I’m so sorry”. Kristi has been getting annoyed with me for saying it so much that I have made a conscious decision to say “I love you” instead of I”’m sorry.” She knows. She roles her eyes. My favorite … Continue reading “I’m sorry” vs “I love you”

This week has been a whirlwind! From Emergency Room experience to scans, colonoscopy, lung drain, medicine, admittance, room change and more. Kristi has been experiencing incredible health challenges over the past 7 weeks. She first experienced vertigo a week before a procedure to remove basal-cell carcinoma from her nose. She went through the surgery fine, … Continue reading Whirlwind!!