Mom has been pretty exhausted the past couple of days. Last night she was running a temp of over 101 degrees. Dad called the doctor and made an appointment for first thing this morning. They did a battery of tests. We know she does not have pneumonia again. That is good news. She came home with an arsenal of medications. Of course an antibiotic to treat what ever is causing the fever + a lot of other things she will need over the next few weeks.
At this point she is not able to keep any food down so she is trying her best to get her 12 hours of tube feeding in every day. Through this whole ordeal she has not experienced a lot of the common reactions most people have to chemo and radiation. But, the last couple of days she has started to feel some nausea. Of course there are drugs for everything...., nausea, pain, fever, sore throat, etc. She just isn't comfortable taking a lot of medications because she has lived her whole life avoiding them. She is now realizing she may have to take some of these just to make sure her body can get the strength it needs.
I imagine she is really looking forward to Saturday and Sunday; The only 2 days a week she doesn't have doctor appointments. It should end up being mostly just rest and relaxation. Hopefully we can use these two days to get her elevated temp and nausea under control so she can feel better.
Val
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Aloha,
We continue to pray everyday! May you get the rest and help you need from doctors and from the Lord above.
Thank you again for keeping us informed, so we know what to pray for and about!
With much love,
Von & Sherri
Love you sis, looking forward to our few days together next week end. I have no plans, you can set the pace, I could use a few naps a day so maybe we can share sleeping time.
You are constantly in my prayers. I am so glad we know who is in charge and who can see the big pic. However, I still have quite a few things I need a bit more inspiration about! That can be a good conversation. Maybe that is one for the week end.
Love you more than you know.
Kathi
Karen,
Just want you to know that you are always in our thoughts and prayers-- you are such a great example to all our family. Thank you to you, Val and Kim for keeping us posted on your progress. Hope this coming week is a very good one! WE LOVE YOU!
Love, Cyndi & Bob
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