Mom was very upbeat when I talked with her this morning. She was receiving platelets since her numbers were at 10. She was very happy about her white blood cells reading at .9. They have been at .2 to .4 for a very long time. She hadn't had a fever since yesterday and was very optimistic. She only threw up once yesterday so this was encouraging to her as well. She still doesn't want to eat much. Food doesn't' taste very good to her. Before her last chemo treatment started the end of May, Mom weighed 155 pounds. Today she weighs 140 pounds. She has lost nine pounds in the last week. All this weight lost in not necessarily a good thing if her body isn't taking in all the nutrients it needs. The doctors are monitoring her closely.
Mom is currently reading a book called "God Works the Night Shift: Acts of Love Your Father Performs Even While You Sleep." The fact that Mom is reading again is HUGE. It has been very hard for Mom to concentrate in the last few months so reading had been difficult at best. Mom is being abundantly blessed by this book and would encourage anyone who is interested to read it as well.
Hope you day is blessed and filled with abundant joy!
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