This is Corey, filling in for Your Favorite Correspondent. Unfortunately, the title of today's post is not a double entendre; these really are quite difficult times...
Mom seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Last week she went in 3 times (Monday Wednesday, Friday) to have fluid drained from her belly, the side effect of a blood clot. Mom has been especially uncomfortable this past week and she has not been sleeping well at night. However, Mom is sleeping a fair amount in the morning and afternoon.
Mom is also a little bit incoherent. This could be a side effect of the disease, the medicine, the lack of sleep or, most likely, a combination of the three. She does have her lucid moments though, and lately she seems to be doing best in the later afternoon/early evening. While Mom's appetite has diminished somewhat, she is still eating. Still, Mom is noticeably weaker than when she started this battle. Hopefully she will regain some strength so she can proudly rule as Warrior Woman.
Last Friday they ran some blood work on Mom and the tests came back ok, save for elevated potassium levels. Mom will see Dr. Mellott tomorrow. We're hoping to get some unexpectedly good news. As it stands now, Mom hasn't been able to receive chemo because of the fluid build-up, though there's some question as to whether she's strong enough to take handle the side effects of the medicine. Mom thinks that there's less fluid building-up inside her lately, so perhaps that means that the blood clot is dissipating and that she will be able to resume her treatment.
I will send a follow-up report tomorrow; hopefully I will be able to bring you good news. I know that many of you will are fairly anxious, but it's probably best not to call Mom because she is tiring pretty rapidly these past few days. I know that many of you want to help (and I also know that many of you have been so wonderful already), so please pray for Mom. If you can, please say a special prayer for Mom at 1:45 pm Monday, which is the time of Mom's oncology appointment. At this point, prayer really is the best thing that you can do for Mom and for our family.
I hope to bring you good news soon.
Faithfully,
Corey
1 comment:
Corey,
There is not a day that goes by that your mother is not in our thoughts and prayers.
Scott
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