Today mom was doing quite well. Yesterday mom did have her 3rd (2nd last) Chemo treatment, it went as well as a chemo treatment goes. However mom's Neutrophil ( white) cell count was alright enough to do the chemo, but they are still on the low side. If the Neutrophil cell count is below the level of one, they can not do chemo, mom's is still only at 1.6, this however was enough to proceed, but she really has to stay away from sick people. Oma said that mom went into the Chemo treatment rosy cheeked and came out white as a sheet. This is just what chemo does, it kills healthy and no so healthy cells alike. Last night mom slept alright, including sleeping at the dinner table the drugs that accompanies the chemo make her really sleepy. She did have to take some medication in the middle of the night for the Kermit the frog feeling, but that was prescribed for her to take that at that time. Oma was up in the middle of night to give her the meds.
Today mom ate breakfast, had hot chocolate, sat curled up in a blanket reading, went for an hour walk with Oma, had some dinner, and was about to do some dinner devotions with Oma and Opa, she was still curled up in a blanket. She often feels quite chilled, and just really really tired! We pray that mom will continue to feel and do alright the next few days as the Chemo really kicks in.
One more treatment to go, 3 weeks to wait for that to happen, but we are hoping that all will go really well the next 3 weeks and then one more round.
Please continue to lift mom, Oma and Opa, and the rest of the family as mom continues this journey, that is nearing hopefully its end.
Please pray for my brothers as they hold down the fort at mom's house for the next few days...hopefully mom will find her house intact :)
Alida, Wilma and Family
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