Mom had a delightful outing today. Her first since she underwent ATG back in June. Mom was able to make a visit to her sister, Christine Egan and her husband, Ray. Both of these wonderful women just happen to be neutrapenic, a side affect of chemotherapy they have each recently been through. This means that both have to be extremely careful to not subject themselves to any germs so they don't get an infection which makes visiting each other easier since they are both being very cautious. Aunt Christine is working her way through a series of chemo treatments. Some days are better than others. Any prayers said on behalf of my aunt would be greatly appreciated. Dad also enjoyed his time with Aunt Christine and Uncle Ray. The four of them have been great friends for over 50 years!
Mom continues to go to the Infusion Ward twice a day to received her medications and have her levels tested. Some days are much longer than others. We are grateful the the great care that she receives while in the Infusion Ward. Mom still needs platelets and blood regularly, as well as her fungicide medication. Mom is also on a new drug that she receives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Dr. Shrier is hopeful it will "jump start" her white blood cells. We will continue to pray. One of the medications that Mom is taking regularly makes her hallucinate (see weird things and colors) for about an hour after she receives it. Mom is quite the trouper and is taking it all in stride. She occasionally needs a few other medications to keep her body in balance. When her body is in balance, everything else seems to work better. Her walking has been doing well which is a praise to God.
Mom said that things are going very well with Dad. She said that the first three days while Dad was coming up to speed with the new routine and dealing with his fears and concerns for Mom made things a bit rough. Now she says he "has come through like a gem" and is back to taking wonderful care of her. It seems that they have established a new routine for the season Mom now finds herself in and are doing great. What a blessing to my heart to hear! Thank you, God.
Now a few words about Stasi. For the last three months Stasi has been walking around with a torn hamstring. What she didn't know was the her hip bone was out of the socket also! She has been so busy caring for Mom and getting things done, she hadn't had time to actually deal with these problems. She didn't find out that her hip was out of socket and only being held together by muscle until this week. She only knew that she was in a lot of pain. Talk about being the good sport who is willing to "buck up" and get the job done! She has now had the bone put back and is in physical therapy to rebuild her muscles and fix all the things her body reworked while walking around "in pieces" the last three months. To top it all off, Stasi is now on antibiotics for being bit by a tick infested with Lyme Disease. There is always something! Stasi takes comfort that God is great yesterday, today and tomorrow and that He will do all things for her good and His glory. She will be just fine...Praise God!
Thank you for all your support and prayers on behalf of our family. Mom is blessed and encouraged by you all. May your day be blessed.
No comments:
Post a Comment