I mistakenly sent out the following blog post before it was finished. Here is the completed post:
Tuesday morning the phone rang and mom left a message saying that the dr was letting her go home. Yay. It is now 4:45 and she is happily at home. She said that she even made dinner for tonight. Will wonders never cease?
Her counts are still low, but she was able to walk around and was much better than when she went in on Monday. She still has the bruising which the dr. said would be around for a while because of her low platelet counts, but at least she can put her weight on her knee. Unfortunately, her ribs are still very painful. Whenever she moves, sneezes, or laughs hard she grabs her chest in pain.
Now…we wait. We wait to see if her counts go back up on their own. We wait to see if she can fight off any infections that may come her way this coming week. We wait for her test results to be shared with us on Monday afternoon. She had a CAT scan yesterday and a PET scan is scheduled for Thursday. Then on Monday we meet with Dr. Hernandez to tell us the results. He will let us know how the tumors are responding to the chemo. Does she need one or two more rounds of it or is she done for now? We wait!
Praises:
- Mom is home!
Prayers:
- Her counts would go up and she would be able to fight off infection
- The pain in her chest would ease and go away completely
- For peace during “the wait”
wonder women……..what’s for dinner joyce (mrs. beaver)…i love you guys
Ananda you are AMAZING! I can’t THANK YOU enough for keeping us informed. I check every day to see how your Mom is doing and I PRAY for her everyday. PLEASE give Her a BIG, HUG and KISS for me. Like You She is an AMAZING PERSON!! Regards, Sal XOXO