Friday, March 21
Today Pat is receiving her final radiation treatments. HOORAY!!! She will have had 30 in all. Now she has to get through the second half of her Chemo. She has developed a type of palsy (tremors) along with headache and dizziness. This was a great concern to her doctor, so he ordered a CAT scan on Monday of this week.
Needless to say, we had to wait for the results. Scared us all because we knew they were checking for evidence that the cancer had reached her brain. Praise God for answered prayers, it has not! The tremors, headaches and dizziness are most likely side effects from the radiation to her brain.
In addition to her CAT scan on Monday, she had to have two units of blood, and more saline solution for dehydration. Kidney problems have become an issue also. Wow, the treatment is brutal. Guess it has to be if she is going to win the war cancer has waged upon her body. The doctors certainly have attacked with both barrels loaded.
She is an amazing person...remaining is good spirits as she fights for her life. Her strength is inspirational. We all live each day aggravated by the petty annoyances that life brings to us... while others, like Pat, strive to just make it through the day.
Be very grateful for each day you have your health. We all do not really appreciate life until we are in danger of losing it...for it is the sweetest thing me know. Please continue to pray for Pat, and throw an extra one in there for our family.
God's blessings,
Jean
Friday, March 21, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
March 6, 2014
Just returned home from Pat's. This week she finally began her radiation treatments. She gets two per day. The first is for 30 minutes directed at the tumor in her lung. The second is 20 minutes for her brain. They are doing this five days a week for three weeks.
She has also been doing her third round of chemo. Half way through the series of 6. She receives three treatments, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; then waits two weeks before beginning the next round. Basically she has nine more weeks of her chemo treatments left.
They have adjusted the chemicals in her "cocktail" as her kidneys did not like the one they have been using. She has been extremely dehydrated and has received two bags of fluid every other day. Her white count has also been a problem. They are hoping this new combination will alleviate the kidney issues as well as maybe helping the nausea.
She continues to be upbeat although she is extremely tired. The radiation for her lung has "burned" the inside of her esophagus making swallowing painful. It is a constant burning sensation for which they have given her two different liquid medicines that she takes before and after eating.
We also this week lost our Aunt Shirley who lived in Tennessee with her daughter. Our father's "baby" sister. I cannot leave Pat to go to the funeral, just can't. Our brother Frank and his son are going to drive down in the morning. Our prayers have been focused on her family this week as they grieve the loss of their mother. She was a caring, loving, selfless woman who loved the Lord with all her heart and demonstrated that love in all that she did. She will be missed tremendously.
Please continue to pray for Pat as we journey onward. Blessings to you and yours.
Jean
Just returned home from Pat's. This week she finally began her radiation treatments. She gets two per day. The first is for 30 minutes directed at the tumor in her lung. The second is 20 minutes for her brain. They are doing this five days a week for three weeks.
She has also been doing her third round of chemo. Half way through the series of 6. She receives three treatments, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; then waits two weeks before beginning the next round. Basically she has nine more weeks of her chemo treatments left.
They have adjusted the chemicals in her "cocktail" as her kidneys did not like the one they have been using. She has been extremely dehydrated and has received two bags of fluid every other day. Her white count has also been a problem. They are hoping this new combination will alleviate the kidney issues as well as maybe helping the nausea.
She continues to be upbeat although she is extremely tired. The radiation for her lung has "burned" the inside of her esophagus making swallowing painful. It is a constant burning sensation for which they have given her two different liquid medicines that she takes before and after eating.
We also this week lost our Aunt Shirley who lived in Tennessee with her daughter. Our father's "baby" sister. I cannot leave Pat to go to the funeral, just can't. Our brother Frank and his son are going to drive down in the morning. Our prayers have been focused on her family this week as they grieve the loss of their mother. She was a caring, loving, selfless woman who loved the Lord with all her heart and demonstrated that love in all that she did. She will be missed tremendously.
Please continue to pray for Pat as we journey onward. Blessings to you and yours.
Jean
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