Thanks so much for the encouraging words, comments, and prayers that you have and continue to extend toward Cindy and our family. We are grateful for all of the cards, emails, prayers, and meals. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends and an incredibly supportive church family! In fact, we have so much to be thankful for – God is good!
It’s hard to believe that a whole month has gone by since all this started, but this was a fairly uneventful week although still exhausting for all of us. Cindy went to the oncology office a couple of times for labwork and IV fluids and then we were able to arrange for home infusion of the IV fluids, which we’ve been doing daily.
Cindy remains very weak. It took three people to get her up, dressed, and out the door to the oncologist. Three days this week, she couldn’t even go down the stairs and just stayed in the bedroom. Just getting in and out of the bathtub is a chore that completely wears her out. Her mental acuity is sometimes OK, sometimes not. Eating without subsequent nausea and bloating continues to be a problem, so oral intake hasn’t been great. Being dependent on others has been pretty difficult for her as well. Those of us who live with and see her on a daily basis have somewhat adjusted to a new “normal” but people who haven’t seen her recently tend to be a bit taken aback.
She has another round of chemo this coming week (Weds – Fri) and we hope that it will begin having some positive effect so that she can have a little better quality of life. We pray that her bilirubin level will drop so that an additional important drug can be added to the regimen. We also continue to ask God for what the chemo cannot do, namely, complete healing.
A couple of Jonny’s RPI friends came over and installed a special Internet phone so that we can call Jonny and Lisa with crystal-clear reception for 1 cent/minute (better than Skype). Thanks, Jeremy and Dave!
This marks Beata’s final week at home before she flies back to Dublin and med school. What a help she has been! Cindy was also thrilled when Mandy spent the day at home on Friday with her. A very dear friend from Dartmouth spent last Sunday night with us, which perked Cindy up noticeably. Thanks, Meg!
Love, Bob
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Dear Bob and Cindy,
ReplyDeleteLarry Woods forwarded the link to your blog to us. What a deep and sincere faith you both express here. We are SO sorry about all this and will join all the others in praying for God's grace in the form of healing to surround and settle upon you, Cindy. Sounds like you have absolute gems of children coming to love you both -- another testimony to your sincere faith. We too have seen God heal in tough cases. We're with you in praying for the course of this disease to be reversed. Thanks for sharing so candidly with us all through your blog.
love, Dave and Sue Zelie
Thanks for the updates. You're all on my mind and heart, and in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteCindy and Bob, What shocking news! And yet such faith communicated. In your letter (Cindy) to LTW, you so beautifully express our situation as lovers of Christ....in the world, but not of it. Years ago one of our little children said matter-of-factly that since it's so wonderful to be with Jesus, it would be so much better if he went to be with Him early, and you can't argue with the reasoning. But we told him how that is true, but that we would REALLY miss him. I am praying for your physical healing, also for God's Presence and grace for all of you.
ReplyDeleteLove, Judy Cole