This week has been filled with many ups and downs as Mom moves along with another new medical plan. Doing the next thing this time means a 12 hour nightly treatment to help reduce the iron in her system. How long will this new plan go on? According to Dr. Shrier, who using his wonderful "bedside manner", told Mom that she would need to do this everyday until she had gone two years without a transfusion...which means forever. After Mom attended her instructional class on how to use and care for her iron removing device (surely this has some official medical term but I am clueless as to what it is) on Monday, she found herself feeling overwhelmed and somewhat depressed. Fortunately, this soon passed and by Tuesday afternoon Mom was back up and ready to tackle this new project with the hope of moving forward to better health. Although Mom has become accustomed to her bright, radiant yellow glow, she is hopeful it will soon be a thing of the past. Mom is very excited that she has experienced no side affects and her new "friend" and constant nighttime companion only weighs 2.5 pounds.
Mom has been blessed by the way Dad has taken care of her as she found herself facing this new challenge. She said that he has treated her like a queen and has made every effort to please her. When I talked with her last night, Dad was in the process of making her a delightful steak dinner complete with a salad. Mom is so grateful to be eating fresh fruits and vegetables again!
As for the rest of her body...Mom still needs regular blood and platelet transfusions but not quite as often. In October she had twice as many of each than she did in November. This is encouraging. She is still "attached" to the Infusion Ward due to her daily IV treatment of fungicide for the fungus on her lungs. There are still nodules on her spleen and liver. Hopefully there will be improvement with these soon. She has not been scheduled for another MRI to recheck how things look but knows there is one in her near future.
As long as Mom has to be in the Infusion Ward daily, she will not be able to return back to the ranch even for a brief visit. It is hard to believe that Mom left the ranch seven months ago and has not been back since. She was hoping to be home for Christmas. She is not counting on it but would be very happy if God chose to bless her with a trip back to the ranch, no matter how brief, just the same.
We all appreciate your prayers on Mom and Dad's behalf. Thank you for your support, encouragement and love.
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