Greetings friends....Bill again,
We finished up with the chemo yesterday and got Erin home around 7:00 pm. The new drug was administered in the form of not one, not two, but three shots in the rumpus (not sure if that is the correct medical term) as opposed to all the others that have been administered through the central line. Anyway, Erin did not enjoy getting the shots and had a little bout of nausea on the ride home. She slept through the night until mid-morning and for the most part is doing pretty well today. Janet did not get called back in to work and was able to spend the day with Erin yesterday but is at work today. She said they are very busy today and within 30 minutes of getting to work she had delivered her first baby....no easing back into the job for her!!
The schedule for the rest of this round is recover at home for 5 days, then back to the hospital on Monday for 2 more days of chemo (essentially the same chemo cycle we did this week including the new drug). Hopefully, we'll be back home next Wednesday and then recovering for 3 weeks. And that will complete the chemo protocol!!! After that we continue to pray for no relapse and Erin will go on a monthly clinic visit schedule to get check ups. As you all know, it has been a long journey as we close in on the 7-month mark but we are thankful to have arrived at this point with hope that Erin is cured and can resume a semi-normal life! We recognize that there is still a long way to go but know that with God's help and your faithful prayer support we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
We pray God's richest blessings on each of you today and always! - Bill
"From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another." - John 1:16
6 comments:
so glad u'r home...
praying for much comfort and healing.
thank you for your card...recovery is slow but good. our modem died a couple of weeks ago so we've been out of the loop for a while. I got to ride to the library today to check emails : )
hope to see u soon.
Susan
I'm so thankful Erin is back home. We will continue to lift each of you up in prayer.
Hi Erin! I am so glad you are at home now and able to rest and recover in your own bed!!! We will continue to pray for your strength as you get ready for your last TWO (Yippee!!) treatments... and of course for your complete and total healing!! We know the plans God has for you...bringing you a future and a hope!!! My favorite verse too. In fact, I don't know if you remember or not, but y'all gave us that verse in a beautiful frame right before we got married. I literally look at it every day and think of you!!
We love all you Blonsteins!!
Stewie and Pam Stewshine
PS... Janet, I'm sorry that you have to go back to work now, but this will give you plenty of time to get your "A" game going by August!! : 0 )
So glad you are home and on schedule to finish up this round next week. While it is amazing to think how many long, tough months you have been running this race, as with so many things it seems like Jan 1 was just days ago....I pray that in the next few months, you will feel so great that that these times of side effects and difficulty will be but fading memories. We have all learned much however that we will never forget...God teaches us.
Home is the best place to rest. Stinks about the rumpus shots - ouch.
We pray for you daily.
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