Good morning friends -
Well we are half-way through round #3. Erin had her spinal tap yesterday afternoon. She had a bout of nausea in the middle of it and felt the affects for a while afterwards but for the most part did pretty well. She was able to eat some dinner and even walked her mile plus 4 bonus laps after doing 2 miles on Saturday (always the overachiever)!! The past two nights Erin has been able to get about six hours of undisturbed sleep which has been a real praise. The nurse has been giving her a small dose of Ativan along with the night chemo which keeps the nausea at bay and lets her sleep. Besides the nausea which is being controlled pretty well, the only other side affect so far has been hiccups. They started up while we were walking last night and they were pretty loud...sort of echoed down the hallway. The nurse saw me jump out at Erin from around a corner to scare her and I was pretty sure she was going to have me taken away...but then she jumped out at Erin around the next corner! It was pretty funny and we had a good laugh...and it seems that Erin's hiccups went away at that point. Erin pointed out to me that they have video cameras covering every hallway and that I might want to keep that in mind next time I decide to demonstrate my "speedwalking technique"....the secret is in the hips you know!
Today's word is miracle and we thank God and praise Him for the miracles that He is doing in and through Erin as she weathers this storm and for the promise of miracles to come!
"Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced"
- 1 Chronicles 16:12
"He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted."
- Job 5:9 & 9:10
Blessings - Bill
8 comments:
"Praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you."
-Joel 2:26
I love you! Next time you do your laps, just picture me right beside you with those pom-poms again...that should scare the hiccups away! Only 22 more days of school left- WOOHOO!
Love you bunches,
Monica
Hi Miss Erin!
Just wanted to let you know we LOVE YOU and we are praying for you daily. I'm glad to know things are going good for the most part.
Walk some laps for me!
Love,
Margaret, Pete, Kate and Kara
Hey Sweetie,
Hang in there--going home is just around the corner. Give your mom a "bigger than normal" hug and kiss today to let her know how great she is! She is the best cheerleader for you, and encourager for all of us. God can do such amazing things with us when we allow him to use us as his vessel--and your mom does such a fantastic job at that. Actually I could write pages about your entire family--what a HUGE blessing all of you are to so very many people. Even and especially when you are going through a major crisis situation yourselves. We continue to pray for all of you, and today ask for a "good" day. We love you tons!
The Sykes'
Erin:
Praise for a smooth spinal tap save the nausea but at least that part of the walk is over and now you can focus on the remaining chemo treatments and know that your Church family is with you each and every step of the way!
Praise for your regular walking regime and then the bonus laps - that is wonderful and we are so proud of you! The Holy Spirit is still working in you and that is a huge praise! Just think now about how close you are to being at home and surrounding yourself around those who love you and praise you! Keep up the faith -- you have come so far!
When you feel like you are losing your inner strength and just get so tired that even the M&M therapy does not seem helpful -- picture your students at Peachtree Ridge who are cheering you on and are praying mightly for you and have nothing for you but hugs of love and kisses of joy, think about the fact that Allen is not going to Mt. Bethel because he felt called to stay at FUMC-Lawrenceville, think about all those things that make you smile and laugh and I promise the encouragement and stamina will return! I speak from personal and first hand experience.
Sending continued prayers of Blessings, Hope, Peace, Love, Faith, and Spirit - you are constant in our daily prayers and thoughts.
Peace and Grace Always,
The Cotners
Praise God for good sleep and being half way through!!!! You are our miracle-girl, supported by our most amazing, merciful God.
We love you!
(hey Bill, a new episode of LOST is on Thursday, so you'd better study up!!!)
If you could get a copy of those hallway videos you might be able to sell them to help offset the costs of the m&m therapy!
Praise God for mild side-effects and six hours of un-interrupted sleep...that's more than I generally get!
Hugs to all,
Kristie
Hiccups eh? Hold your breath until they go away, or until you pass out. I don't think you can hiccup when you're passed out. I miss you and I'm excited about the third Indiana Jones when you get home. I'll bring the popcorn jelly beans for your mom! Y'all are in my prayers!
Love, Jenna Mon
Miracle indeed, perhaps we should consider changing Erin's middle name to miracle. Erin Miracle Blonshine...yeah! I like the sound of that. She will find it easy to witness to the love of Christ with that name. I think we could sell tickets to the "speedwalking" film and raise money for Relay for Life, don't you think?
Love,
Sheri
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