Hi Everyone
I am feeling ok today and Katie is in California with her family trying to find a place to live. Today is our 12th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe that 12 years have gone by so fast and here we are today.
The chemo is over with, and my cells are in. I'm now in a state where my counts are low and still have the side effects of the chemo. They are watching for infections, need for transfusions and any ache or pain. I have very low energy and there were times yesterday where I couldn't raise my head. I'm sure there are good days mixed with with some challenging ones ahead.
As hard as this is, I'm grateful for modern medicine. And I really like the team up here. I've had some great nurses. On my second day of transplant, I had a cute nurse who was sticking with me for over 4 hours to get the cells in. I was having some recatons to the preservative in the cells, so it was a very slow process. This cute nurse is 9 months pregnant. The baby is due in 3 weeks. It was obvious during the later part of the process that she was having contractions! She stuck it out with me, even when she was in pain,she attended to my needs. She went home, and the contractions went away, But, I kept seeing it as a good omen. Life
I miss talking with you and I'm sorry that I don't have the energy to do much. I know you all understand about no visitors. It is risky and I'm trying to protect myself from too many 'outside' germs.
The view of the the mountains from my room is making it bearable. I've already have seen the bright greens of June, fading into the lull of summer. The snow on the peaks of the mountains are almost all gone. And I watch life down 8th Ave. where there must be a little cafe or ice cream store where people are going in and coming out looking satisfied.
In a situation like this, I have found I have to look for all the good things, otherwise it would be all just too overwhelming!
Thanks for all your best wishes and love, and prayers and positive thoughts. Every day a better day!
Love,
Kathy
I am feeling ok today and Katie is in California with her family trying to find a place to live. Today is our 12th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe that 12 years have gone by so fast and here we are today.
The chemo is over with, and my cells are in. I'm now in a state where my counts are low and still have the side effects of the chemo. They are watching for infections, need for transfusions and any ache or pain. I have very low energy and there were times yesterday where I couldn't raise my head. I'm sure there are good days mixed with with some challenging ones ahead.
As hard as this is, I'm grateful for modern medicine. And I really like the team up here. I've had some great nurses. On my second day of transplant, I had a cute nurse who was sticking with me for over 4 hours to get the cells in. I was having some recatons to the preservative in the cells, so it was a very slow process. This cute nurse is 9 months pregnant. The baby is due in 3 weeks. It was obvious during the later part of the process that she was having contractions! She stuck it out with me, even when she was in pain,she attended to my needs. She went home, and the contractions went away, But, I kept seeing it as a good omen. Life
I miss talking with you and I'm sorry that I don't have the energy to do much. I know you all understand about no visitors. It is risky and I'm trying to protect myself from too many 'outside' germs.
The view of the the mountains from my room is making it bearable. I've already have seen the bright greens of June, fading into the lull of summer. The snow on the peaks of the mountains are almost all gone. And I watch life down 8th Ave. where there must be a little cafe or ice cream store where people are going in and coming out looking satisfied.
In a situation like this, I have found I have to look for all the good things, otherwise it would be all just too overwhelming!
Thanks for all your best wishes and love, and prayers and positive thoughts. Every day a better day!
Love,
Kathy
Dear Aunt Kathy! You are an amazing woman, a hero, a trooper, and a great example of faith and endurance. Thank you for making the effort to add an update. I pray that all will go as well as possible, with as little pain/discomfort as possible. You are continually in my prayers.
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Love you Aunt Kathy!
ReplyDeleteSending you blessings of courage and healing. Love you!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post, Mom. Beautifully written. Trek on!
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