Hello Friends....it's Bill here,
Erin continued to do pretty well yesterday which is a huge praise! She was able to get a shower and walked 5 laps. The doctors reduced the basal rate (steady delivery) of her pain med by half yesterday and are wanting to continue to reduce it. They said they think the worst is over and if she can eat and swallow pills then she may be able to go home by middle of next week! That would be earlier than we were expecting and a huge blessing!! Her counts continue to climb and her WBC today is 2.8. She will be getting more platelets today as they continue to be low. The doctor ordered an ultrasound of Erin's liver which they did around 10:00 pm last night. It came back clear this morning but because Erin is still experiencing abdominal pain, they are scheduling an MRI today to get a better look. Evidently, it is not uncommon for chemo patients to develop a condition called VOD in the liver which is treatable but will normally clear itself up.
All in all, Erin is doing much better. The doctor gave her a goal of 7 laps today and she told him she planned to go for 10 laps. Her voice is getting stonger and her sense of humor is coming back as well. She had severe stomach pain about 4:00 a.m. this morning and required some additional pain med. This led to some interesting E.U.I. conversations and at one point she stood up and said she was going upstairs for something and I had to convince her to go back to bed (I think that may be something she inherited from me and is completely normal behavior!)
"Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard." - Isaiah 58:8
May God bless you and keep you in his steadfast care - Bill
6 comments:
so, so excited for you ALL...keep it up, Erin! Praying your tummy gets settled so you're not hurting so much. Anything special you want to eat??
Praise the Lord for a better day ! I want to read that we have done 10 laps......I am so grateful to Mom and Dad for posting this blog daily.....it is always an inspiration to me. Keep those spirits high, even if it is the meds that are making them such.....we love you Erin.
Ms. Kimberly and Mackenzie
We are so thankful that you are feeling better Erin. All the praise and glory to our Lord who has brought you through all of this. We are anticipating the day you are back home and then again out and about. We know it will be soon and we can't wait.
Dave and Annette Houtz
Praise God Girlfriend,
Good to hear things are picking up. Nancy and I are planning to go to O2 at 12 Stone tonight. You will be in our prayer time. Don't worry about these illusions you are having. You are on medication and have an excuse. The rest of us are without excuse. Keep healing.
In Christ,
I read this scripture this week and thought of you guys
1 Peter 3 - 9
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
I know it must be a huge relief to see the tide turning, and we praise God for the signs of improvement. Praying that they will figure out the abdominal pain so that can be remedied and you can feel better and better!
Love,
TheStills
Erin:
Great news about your progress. It is great that you can go home sooner than expected. Keep doing the laps and that day will be just around the corner. You are always on our minds and in our prayers.
Love you.
Kurt Lane Ashley and Adam
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