Blessings All,
We just got back from the clinic. Erin's numbers look good but she threw up in the lobby of the clinic. Luckily, it did not set off a chain reaction among all the other cancer patients. Nausea aside, we got some very happy news. They said if she can taper off of her IV fluids, she can get her central line out before Thanksgiving. And she can wait until after the Thanksgiving holiday to have her biopsy so it doesn't ruin her holiday. We thought that was nice of them! So we are still asking for prayers for nausea, energy and good biopsy results in a few weeks. Thanks in advance for talking to God on Erin's behalf. There is nothing He likes more!! love, janet
P.S. Happy Birthday Aunt Sherry
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:9-12
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Sunday Nov 1
Blessings Prayer Warriors,
Thanks for the prayers. Erin is doing o.k. today so far. She enjoyed the game or at least 17 pts of it. Unfortunately she did have some stomach upset in the middle of the night. Probably post-game nightmares. She has successfully weaned off of her Dilaudid and for that we are praising God today. She is more alert and ready to get rid of some more pills, if possible. Another praise is that she has been walking on the treadmill! Yeah team!! November is going to be a great month!! She is all ready to get the holidays started! So bring it on. love to all, janet
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth; It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:9-11
There is power in that knowledge!!
Thanks for the prayers. Erin is doing o.k. today so far. She enjoyed the game or at least 17 pts of it. Unfortunately she did have some stomach upset in the middle of the night. Probably post-game nightmares. She has successfully weaned off of her Dilaudid and for that we are praising God today. She is more alert and ready to get rid of some more pills, if possible. Another praise is that she has been walking on the treadmill! Yeah team!! November is going to be a great month!! She is all ready to get the holidays started! So bring it on. love to all, janet
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth; It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:9-11
There is power in that knowledge!!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Prayer Warriors,
Thank you for your prayers. Erin is up and off the Dilaudid so far!! Praise God! We weaned it off as gradually as we could. I guess we will know today if she has any withdrawl symptoms. She ate a few bites of dinner last night but not much. Hopefully the tailgate food for the BIG GAME will stimulate her appetite. Go DAWGS!! Not that we don't love our FL friends, but on game day, it's every fan for themselves! Hope you have sweet trick-or-treaters at your doors tonight. Blessings, janet
"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Phil:3:13-14
Thank you for your prayers. Erin is up and off the Dilaudid so far!! Praise God! We weaned it off as gradually as we could. I guess we will know today if she has any withdrawl symptoms. She ate a few bites of dinner last night but not much. Hopefully the tailgate food for the BIG GAME will stimulate her appetite. Go DAWGS!! Not that we don't love our FL friends, but on game day, it's every fan for themselves! Hope you have sweet trick-or-treaters at your doors tonight. Blessings, janet
"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Phil:3:13-14
Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday
Hello Prayer Warriors,
Thanks for the prayers! Erin just got started on her day, so I am not sure yet what kind of day she will have. Yesterday we went to Athens to have lunch with Laura. It was fun but tiring. She did pretty well until just before dinner when she revisited her lunch. That seems to happen every time we eat out or take out from restaurants. I don't know what it is but her stomach only tolerates home cooking. Now, if you know me at all, you know I hate to cook! So that puts alot of pressure on me to "deliver" outside my comfort zone. Actually, it is easier to make vegetarian meals than it is to buy them. I guess I should be thankful that it is not my cooking that makes her nauseous, cuz that could happen!!
Today is a new day and we are praying, as always, for decreased nausea and increased energy. Hope you all have a Happy Halloween! Blessings and Treats! janet
"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that." 1Timothy:6-8
I think that means, be happy we have food to eat! Amen!
Thanks for the prayers! Erin just got started on her day, so I am not sure yet what kind of day she will have. Yesterday we went to Athens to have lunch with Laura. It was fun but tiring. She did pretty well until just before dinner when she revisited her lunch. That seems to happen every time we eat out or take out from restaurants. I don't know what it is but her stomach only tolerates home cooking. Now, if you know me at all, you know I hate to cook! So that puts alot of pressure on me to "deliver" outside my comfort zone. Actually, it is easier to make vegetarian meals than it is to buy them. I guess I should be thankful that it is not my cooking that makes her nauseous, cuz that could happen!!
Today is a new day and we are praying, as always, for decreased nausea and increased energy. Hope you all have a Happy Halloween! Blessings and Treats! janet
"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that." 1Timothy:6-8
I think that means, be happy we have food to eat! Amen!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
WooHoo +75
Dear Prayer Warriors,
Can you believe it? Day 75! Praise God for bringing us this far! We are happy to report a good day yesterday. Erin didn't throw up once. She slept a good bit and she was able to eat a normal dinner again! She asked for porcupine meatballs and I caved and made them of course. I'm just so happy she ate something! Thank you for your prayers for decreased nausea, God is listening! Our new request for prayer is that we can get Erin off of her pain medicine. She is still on Dilaudid for pain and Ativan for nausea. We have tried several times to wean it off, but we were trying to wean both at the same time. Yesterday we separated them and are trying to phase out just the Dilaudid over the next few days. Hopefully then she will have more awake time to do her walking etc. Erin says she has been very busy growing hair so she hasn't used her energy to walk. However, she really needs to walk so she can get her muscles back. So many prayer requests. It's a good thing we serve the Almighty God, who is more than capable of handling every detail. Blessings, janet
"This is what the Lord says - your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel; 'I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.'" Isaiah 48:17
Can you believe it? Day 75! Praise God for bringing us this far! We are happy to report a good day yesterday. Erin didn't throw up once. She slept a good bit and she was able to eat a normal dinner again! She asked for porcupine meatballs and I caved and made them of course. I'm just so happy she ate something! Thank you for your prayers for decreased nausea, God is listening! Our new request for prayer is that we can get Erin off of her pain medicine. She is still on Dilaudid for pain and Ativan for nausea. We have tried several times to wean it off, but we were trying to wean both at the same time. Yesterday we separated them and are trying to phase out just the Dilaudid over the next few days. Hopefully then she will have more awake time to do her walking etc. Erin says she has been very busy growing hair so she hasn't used her energy to walk. However, she really needs to walk so she can get her muscles back. So many prayer requests. It's a good thing we serve the Almighty God, who is more than capable of handling every detail. Blessings, janet
"This is what the Lord says - your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel; 'I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.'" Isaiah 48:17
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
+74
Blessings Prayer Warriors,
We are so comforted by your prayers. Every day we count you among our blessings, knowing you are giving your time to intervene for Erin.
Erin had a much better evening after I wrote you yesterday. She actually ate a reasonable dinner, praise God! We were so relieved and hopeful that her rough days might be lightening up. Her labs were good today and they suggested some rearranging of her pills to keep the nausea down. We are hoping that works! She is going to stay on IV fluids at home for at least another week. They said it might be a little Graft vs. Host causing the nausea. but frankly I don't know, since she has always had it. It just gets worse, then better, then worse again.
I got some extremely good news yesterday about my job. I talked to HR and they said they can extend my personal leave for a full year from my first FMLA date. In other words, I don't have to quit completely, I will just extend my leave and see what's available when I am ready to go back to work. Thank you Lord!! What a relief!
So, you see, God is in the details!! Cool! Hope you are relying on a gracious God to bless the details of your life as well. hugs, janet
"Bring joy to your servant, for to you. O Lord, I lift up my soul. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you." Psalm 86:4-5
We are so comforted by your prayers. Every day we count you among our blessings, knowing you are giving your time to intervene for Erin.
Erin had a much better evening after I wrote you yesterday. She actually ate a reasonable dinner, praise God! We were so relieved and hopeful that her rough days might be lightening up. Her labs were good today and they suggested some rearranging of her pills to keep the nausea down. We are hoping that works! She is going to stay on IV fluids at home for at least another week. They said it might be a little Graft vs. Host causing the nausea. but frankly I don't know, since she has always had it. It just gets worse, then better, then worse again.
I got some extremely good news yesterday about my job. I talked to HR and they said they can extend my personal leave for a full year from my first FMLA date. In other words, I don't have to quit completely, I will just extend my leave and see what's available when I am ready to go back to work. Thank you Lord!! What a relief!
So, you see, God is in the details!! Cool! Hope you are relying on a gracious God to bless the details of your life as well. hugs, janet
"Bring joy to your servant, for to you. O Lord, I lift up my soul. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you." Psalm 86:4-5
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tues +73
Blessings, Thanks for the prayers everyone! They are sure needed. Erin is having another yucky day. We were actually up in the mountains this weekend and just got back. It was nice to have such awesome scenery for a change. The leaves were prettier than I have ever seen in GA. Erin spent most of the time on the couch but we did manage to get her on the Smokey Mountain Railroad trip to see the leaves! It was fun. She only slept through the second half. Luckily we didn't see any bears but believe me, I was very vigilant. We saw one in May when we were there and I will definitely be more cautious from now on in the mountains. Please pray for her tummy issues and energy. We will let you know what the Dr says tomorrow. hugs, janet
"He has made everything beautiful in his time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil - this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him." Ecclesiastes 3:11-14 WOW!!
"He has made everything beautiful in his time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil - this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him." Ecclesiastes 3:11-14 WOW!!