tired (9/29 update)

I just had to look at my phone to verify that it was the 29th and not the 28th. The days are all running together.

Once again, Mom's day got off to a rough start. Every morning, for some reason, her stomach decides it cannot tolerate food. Then, as the day goes on, Mom eats a little bit at each meal and everything seems to be going great . . . until she wakes up the next morning. She did this yesterday, and then she had a great afternoon and evening. We thought she was making real progress. But this morning she got sick again while eating breakfast. The rest of the day has been good; we're just anxious to see what tomorrow will bring. 

Other than her "morning sickness", Mom's feeling pretty good physically. She's getting around great. She's ready to be home. Her electrolytes were off again this morning, so she had to get some extra meds along with her running IV fluids. Her white count was also up a little bit, but the doctors don't seem very concerned about it because it's not that far from normal and she's not showing any symptoms. Her drains are still there and still draining, though they're putting out much less fluid than yesterday. She's still retaining a lot of fluid in her hands, legs, and feet, but they say that will resolve when she's off IV fluids and moving around more.  She's not the least bit hungry (praying for an appetite might be something to add to the list!), but is forcing down food in small amounts. For a while, it was very apparent that she was getting better every day, and now it seems that she's kind of stuck. The doctors, residents, and nurses keep telling her she's doing great and that this eating thing just takes time.

So here's the deal (whine alert!) . . . we're tired. Mom's tired of throwing up every morning. Tired of being chained to an IV pole. Tired of worrying about the kids. Tired of being in the hospital. I'm tired of blogging about cancer. Tired of running back and forth between the hospital and home. Tired of seeing her tired. We're all tired.

Thanks so much for reading and sharing and praying. We've been so blessed yesterday and today by visits and prayer time with several of our much-missed friends. Today's prayer requests are pretty much the same as yesterday's (apparently I'm also too tired to type out prayer requests). Here's to a restful night and less whiny tomorrow. :-)

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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." -Matthew 11:28-29 

Yes, please.