Tuesdays therapy went well. The nurses have been having a hard time finding veins so they put in a pick line on Wednesday which is in mom's left arm. This will eliminate the need for sticking her each time they need to test her blood and do infusions. She also saw an eye doctor this week to check her vision. Vision was unchanged but he did find some slight bleeding in her retina, now she needs to see a specialist.
Yesterday was platelet day. She also received red blood cells. Her white cell count is low too, so she has to be very careful not to be around people with colds or infections. We just pray that her bone marrow starts working properly to get her blood functioning. On a positive note, she has gained another 3 pounds...and is up to 143! This is amazing. All good signs.
It was another long day in the infusion center but I went and sat with her while my dad spent the afternoon with our daughter, Bennett, making a little manger for her baby Jesus. It may have been more tiring than sitting with mom! But I thought it would be a nice change of pace. And Bennett loves her manger. It is so nice to have a handyman Grandpa!
Dear Kathy,
ReplyDeleteJust want you to know we are still praying. May God continue to watch over you and give you strength and healing.
We love you
Joan & Mike
Hi Mandy and Kathy,
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the update. Although there are some new unexpected developments we are still agreeing with you in prayer and 143 l bs. sounds awesome right now. That's FIGHTING WEIGHT! ha.
How precious is that..having grampa helping Bennet make a manger. What a beautiful picture that must have been and a sweet reminder from a child of the miracle of Jesus birthday.
God bless you.
All our love,
Linda & Ray
Thanking the Lord for the weight gain. The prayer partners will pray specifically about retina bleeding, for white blood cells to normalize and for bone marrow to work properly. Today's church sermon emphasized one of your Mom's favorite verses: Philippians 4:6-7.
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