Doing Fine

Mom has been out of the hospital for a while now. She is grateful to be back at the apartment and back to her "normal" routine of daily trips to the Infusion Ward.

After seeing Dr. Shrier on Tuesday, the plan is to try and remove the excess iron in her body. Mom's kidneys and liver are struggling and being damaged by all the extra iron Mom has received through her blood transfusions. At this time, Mom appears to be making some red blood cells. This is quite the praise! Mom is not making any platelets so transfusions are still needed. She is also still receiving medication to combat the fungus on her lungs. Mom is doing a lot more sleeping these days, although her spirit is still positive. Dr. Shrier told my parents that as long as Mom is positive, they will do all they can to prolong her life.

There are many things that we take for granted each day. Let's take eating for one. For most of us, we just get up and have breakfast each morning. The blessings in this are that God has provided food for us to eat and we feel well enough to eat. God is gracious to provide Mom plenty of food to eat but she struggles to get the eating done. She has to take medication for nauseousness and wait for the medication to take affect whenever she is going to eat. Planning ahead is key for Mom to get food in her system! She usually sleeps while waiting for the right time to eat.

Dad is hanging in there and is grateful for all the little blessings that come their way. He is wonderful care giver for Mom and a loving husband. They are blessed to have each other.

Thank you for your concern of Mom. Please do write or call if she comes to mind. The address and phone number you can reach her at are posted at the top of this page. Mom would be blessed to hear from you. We also thank you for your prayers.