Well folks, fatigue has arrived. Miss Jane had her Chemo fanny pack removed on Friday and she doesn't miss it. That night we had an icky reflux episode that was very painful and scary but taught us all an important lesson about how to better manage side effects. Mom is up for about 2-3 hours at a time. She is very worn out. She should be walking or exercising everyday but it is difficult due to the fatigue. Pray for her to have the strength to do this important thing everyday.
She is in good spirits but wasn't able to make it to church this morning. I know she was disappointed and she missed all of her buddies so we are hoping that will be a powerful motivator for her to make it next weekend. Besides, she needs to go and pray for her team to cover the spread.
In other news, Melissa's beloved husband Alex went to the doctor on Saturday due to tightness in the chest and found out he had a collapsed lung (!). Apparently, this can spontaneously happen, particularly to tall, thin people. I told him that if he was short and fat like the rest of us, he wouldn't have problems like this. All joking aside, this was scary and we are all praying for him to recover quickly. He is in the hospital still tonight enjoying funny DVDs and a chest catheter. When he gets out he will be staying with us here so that I can keep an eye on him throughout the day for a while. I wonder if I need any special licensing for all these sick people in my house. More importantly, I wonder how much it costs to rent a honey bucket.
Mom loves the comments and emails, especially because phone calls are hard for her to manage at times. Keep them coming along with the prayers. We love you all and appreciate what you are doing for our family.