Good Thursday

Mom and I had a very long day today and are both completely exhausted, so this will be brief . . .

Mom's scan today was unchanged! There was no shrinkage of the tumor, but there was also no growth and no metastasis! Dr. Tauer was very pleased and feels like the chemo is working. He's going to try to get in touch with Dr. Martin in Louisville tomorrow to talk about the possibility of surgery. We hope Dr. Martin is still on board and that we can schedule nanoknife surgery soon! Since tomorrow's Friday, I doubt we'll know anything about surgery until next week. Pray for Dr. Tauer and Dr. Martin to connect soon and for us to get (another) "yes" about surgery!

Mom's body is still trying to bounce back from these first two chemo treatments. Her red count has been getting lower and lower, so today she got a shot to help build it back up. Her potassium is also extremely low and, as usual, she's a little dehydrated; so she also got a bag of IV fluids with potassium. She'll get fluids at home the next two days to get her juiced up for our busy weekend ahead.

Despite her not-so-great lab work, she's feeling really well! Most of the time her appetite is pretty good - she's actually gained a pound since her last visit to West Clinic! Her stomach still doesn't tolerate food all the time, though (thus the dehydration and low potassium). She's experimenting with cutting out dairy, taking more digestive enzymes, etc. Her energy level is not completely back to normal yet but is much better than it was. We were at the clinic from 10:30am to 4:30pm and then ran some errands and didn't get home til almost 9pm! She did great - probably better than I did. I'm beginning to think I need a bag of fluids every time we go to the clinic. ;)

This weekend my brother Jared and his family are coming into town for the first time since Mom started chemo. Mom is so excited about spending the weekend with her grandkids and actually feeling well enough to have fun with them! On Saturday, we're helping with an Easter egg hunt for foster children and their families (pray for no rain!). And on Sunday, we'll go to church and then to some friends' house for lunch. Pray Mom will continue to feel well and have enough to energy to enjoy all the activities she has planned.

Okay, so that wasn't that brief after all. We are tired and weary but feeling so, so grateful to have received good news today. Please join us in praising God for all He has done and all He's going to do! He never ceases to amaze me.