18 May 2009
Jessica is now officially a Purdue Alumni, Class 0f 2009! I was feeling well up to the trip to West Lafayette for the ceremony, in fact I would not have missed it even if I had to crawl there and back. Jess had made arrangements for me to sit down front on the aisle and away from as many people as possible, which also worked out great for Mom. (Amazing how tuned in you get to other people coughing, sneezing, etc when you have immune system issues. I heard a bunch that day!) Unfortunately, the 992 graduates that day were split into two sections, and Jessica's group was on the opposite side of Elliot Hall. We never saw her cross the stage because of the line of grads in front of us, but the rest of the family got to see he from the balcony. Purdue had an official photographer there, so in a few weeks I will get a really nice picture to post.
The graduation party on Sunday was a huge success, and I have to thank so many people who stepped in and lent a hand. My Mom and Dad, Gena, Amy, Bill, and Betsy - you guys were fantastic! Roger and Steve Jones, thanks for being Grill Masters! The BBQ chicken and burgers were gourmet! Mike, Matt, and Mitch Johnson - thanks for helping with all the heavy lifting! And to all of our family and friends, you are all God's blessing to us, and we thank you.
And of course thanks to Jessica for doing the hard part - getting here BS in Health Science in four years. Well done Pumpkin!
I will post all the photos from the weekend on Facebook. Let me know if you need a link to the website!
My focus this week is to gain back some strength and weight before next week's final round of chemo. I really hope to finish this off and stay above 200 lbs, but it is going to be close. Doc K's plan to admit me right after the last session for 72 hours of IV meds and hydration really helped the ongoing fight with nausea, so if anyone is in town on Friday May 29th or Saturday May 30th, drop in to DMH say say hey! I love visitors!
Thanks for tuning in. God continues to bless all of us in so many ways, and for that I am so very grateful.
More later! God bless you all!
M
Monday, May 18, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Recovery continues
Good morning from Suite 315-1, DMH.
(That's bed 1, room 315, Dekalb Memorial Hospital).
Round 3 of the chemo is now history, and I'm on Doc K's recovery plan. It became evident real quick that the oral meds I have been given to control the nausea due to the chemo drugs, and as a bonus, I have been getting dehydrated real quick right after chemo.
So Doc K's plan is to just check in to DMH after the third day of chemo, and get hooked up to an IV to prevent the dehydration and to get the anti-nausea drugs via IV. I'll be here probably until tomorrow morning, and after the next (and last) round of chemo at the end of May, come back for another 2-3 day rehab stint. Well worth it, as the staff here at DMH are wonderful, and I have not been sick at all this week. What a relief.
Things are looking better. I am now starting to be able to swallow and eat some things without a significant amount of pain, which means my esophagus is starting to heal up. Not pain free yet, but getting better. I have a new found love of popsicles!
Weight is (down/up) to 218 lbs this morning and pretty stable.
Had quite a few visitors yesterday, which breaks up the monotony of staring out the window and watching Farmer Smith's herd of Black Angus cows wander around the pasture. Engine 23 made a run past here yesterday evening - I sure can't wait to get back to the department! Thank you Chief Van Zile, Pastor Jess, Matt and Linda, and Greg. God has blessed me with so many wonderful friends!
Jessica will be graduating from Purdue a week from today - my pumpkin is all grown up! I will be sure to post some grad pictures as soon as I can.
More later. As always, I so appreciate your thoughts and prayers. I would not be here without God's grace and the power of your prayers, and for that, I thank you.
More later, God bless you all!
M
(That's bed 1, room 315, Dekalb Memorial Hospital).
Round 3 of the chemo is now history, and I'm on Doc K's recovery plan. It became evident real quick that the oral meds I have been given to control the nausea due to the chemo drugs, and as a bonus, I have been getting dehydrated real quick right after chemo.
So Doc K's plan is to just check in to DMH after the third day of chemo, and get hooked up to an IV to prevent the dehydration and to get the anti-nausea drugs via IV. I'll be here probably until tomorrow morning, and after the next (and last) round of chemo at the end of May, come back for another 2-3 day rehab stint. Well worth it, as the staff here at DMH are wonderful, and I have not been sick at all this week. What a relief.
Things are looking better. I am now starting to be able to swallow and eat some things without a significant amount of pain, which means my esophagus is starting to heal up. Not pain free yet, but getting better. I have a new found love of popsicles!
Weight is (down/up) to 218 lbs this morning and pretty stable.
Had quite a few visitors yesterday, which breaks up the monotony of staring out the window and watching Farmer Smith's herd of Black Angus cows wander around the pasture. Engine 23 made a run past here yesterday evening - I sure can't wait to get back to the department! Thank you Chief Van Zile, Pastor Jess, Matt and Linda, and Greg. God has blessed me with so many wonderful friends!
Jessica will be graduating from Purdue a week from today - my pumpkin is all grown up! I will be sure to post some grad pictures as soon as I can.
More later. As always, I so appreciate your thoughts and prayers. I would not be here without God's grace and the power of your prayers, and for that, I thank you.
More later, God bless you all!
M
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