Hello again,
We spent Thursday night with some dear friends, and also visited with another couple. We enjoyed our time with them, and appreciated the wonderful hospitality.
Friday we headed off for the 6th round of chemo and it went well. The pre chemo medicine they give me helps with the side effects and also makes me sleepy, so I slept thought most of it and most of the way home too.
Gary sat by my side patiently playing games on his tablet. I am blessed to have him.
Again, I want to thank you for all your prayers. I am now half way through with the second set of chemo treatments and even though the first set's side effects weren't too bad this set is even better.
God Bless you all,
Marilyn
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Doctor Visit Thursday
Hello,
My doctor visit on Thursday went well. The blood test still show Red Cell count low but not to bad. Still okay for chemo treatments.
The really Good News!!! The cancer lump has gotten smaller so the chemo is doing it's job....Yey!
Thanks to all of your prayers....
The chemo treatments should be over in early August. I will then have a Pet scan later in the month and surgery some time in September.
Again thank you for all of your prayers I can feel the effects of them both physically and mentally.
God Bless you all,
Marilyn
PS After the doctor visit we brought our friend Sarah to the airport and said so long for a while. We enjoyed her visit very much and we're sad to see her leave.
My doctor visit on Thursday went well. The blood test still show Red Cell count low but not to bad. Still okay for chemo treatments.
The really Good News!!! The cancer lump has gotten smaller so the chemo is doing it's job....Yey!
Thanks to all of your prayers....
The chemo treatments should be over in early August. I will then have a Pet scan later in the month and surgery some time in September.
Again thank you for all of your prayers I can feel the effects of them both physically and mentally.
God Bless you all,
Marilyn
PS After the doctor visit we brought our friend Sarah to the airport and said so long for a while. We enjoyed her visit very much and we're sad to see her leave.
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Fifth Round of Chemo
This update is written from a different viewpoint, rather than Marilyn writing herself. She thought it would be a nice change for me, her guest, to write about my observations of the treatments. (She did quickly say I'm not allowed to post until she reviews it though) :)
Last week she had all three kinds of chemo, so this week she only had one. That meant we only spent Friday down in Auburn, instead of another two day trip.
We headed down about eight o'clock in the morning, and she went in for her usual tests before chemo. Gary and I took the shopping lists she made, and picked up what we hoped was the right items before going back to the hospital to sit with Marilyn during chemo. It is a pretty nice room, with recliners along the outer edges. After the tests come back fine, she gets hooked up to an IV drip and waits in one of the recliners.
The pre-chemo meds have benadryl in them, so they usually make her pretty tired, but they give her a pillow and blanket, and she just naps through most of the chemo. By one o'clock she was finished, but we had a couple more errands to run, so we didn't get back to Packwood until four that afternoon.
During the week between treatments, she takes short naps throughout the day, but otherwise stays pretty active cooking and doing housework. I've been taking longer naps during the day than she has, actually.
Overall I am glad to be able to watch her and spend time with them both, because I wasn't really sure how they were both doing just from talking to them on the phone. It can be hard to tell unless you can observe in person, and see for yourself how she is. It's been nice to see Gary go with it, being willing to drive there and back for treatments so she can sleep, and do all of the shopping as well. Likewise it's wonderful to see Marilyn be her usual self, keeping him on his toes and staying upbeat. She takes care of him too, reminding him to take vitamins and generally take care of himself.
Thank you for all of your prayers and cards, it is neat to know so many people I personally don't know are all praying for Marilyn. God is good, and has been answering them each week. I know she appreciates the encouragement from everyone as well.
Sarah, a friend of Gary and Marilyn's from Haiti
Last week she had all three kinds of chemo, so this week she only had one. That meant we only spent Friday down in Auburn, instead of another two day trip.
We headed down about eight o'clock in the morning, and she went in for her usual tests before chemo. Gary and I took the shopping lists she made, and picked up what we hoped was the right items before going back to the hospital to sit with Marilyn during chemo. It is a pretty nice room, with recliners along the outer edges. After the tests come back fine, she gets hooked up to an IV drip and waits in one of the recliners.
The pre-chemo meds have benadryl in them, so they usually make her pretty tired, but they give her a pillow and blanket, and she just naps through most of the chemo. By one o'clock she was finished, but we had a couple more errands to run, so we didn't get back to Packwood until four that afternoon.
During the week between treatments, she takes short naps throughout the day, but otherwise stays pretty active cooking and doing housework. I've been taking longer naps during the day than she has, actually.
Overall I am glad to be able to watch her and spend time with them both, because I wasn't really sure how they were both doing just from talking to them on the phone. It can be hard to tell unless you can observe in person, and see for yourself how she is. It's been nice to see Gary go with it, being willing to drive there and back for treatments so she can sleep, and do all of the shopping as well. Likewise it's wonderful to see Marilyn be her usual self, keeping him on his toes and staying upbeat. She takes care of him too, reminding him to take vitamins and generally take care of himself.
Thank you for all of your prayers and cards, it is neat to know so many people I personally don't know are all praying for Marilyn. God is good, and has been answering them each week. I know she appreciates the encouragement from everyone as well.
Sarah, a friend of Gary and Marilyn's from Haiti
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Doctor Visit and Fourth Round of Chemo
Thursday we went down to Auburn for the pretreatment tests. Everything came back fine, and though I'm still slightly anemic, these results were a bit better than the last round. I had a banana to up my potassium a little more, and was all set for chemo on Friday. Met Stan for some coffee and had a nice chat.
After tests we stopped by the airport and picked up a friend from Haiti who is hanging out with us for a couple weeks. The three of drove to Gig Harbour, where we had supper with a friend and stayed the night there. Nice to avoid the drive home since my chemo treatments started early Friday morning. Got all three chemos, so it was a longer day, but I could nap and visit. All of the treatments went fine, so I'm thankful. I've been feeling pretty good, and haven't had many side effects, plus Gary does pretty well at pampering me.
It was a pleasant but uneventful drive home, only saw one elk, a nice cow on the edge of town. We stopped and bought some some ripe Washington strawberries on the way, so Gary is looking forward to some with his waffles. Glad to be home again, and thankful for another round completed.
Thank you for praying, it is so appreciated.
- Marilyn (as dictated to her visiting friend Sarah)
After tests we stopped by the airport and picked up a friend from Haiti who is hanging out with us for a couple weeks. The three of drove to Gig Harbour, where we had supper with a friend and stayed the night there. Nice to avoid the drive home since my chemo treatments started early Friday morning. Got all three chemos, so it was a longer day, but I could nap and visit. All of the treatments went fine, so I'm thankful. I've been feeling pretty good, and haven't had many side effects, plus Gary does pretty well at pampering me.
It was a pleasant but uneventful drive home, only saw one elk, a nice cow on the edge of town. We stopped and bought some some ripe Washington strawberries on the way, so Gary is looking forward to some with his waffles. Glad to be home again, and thankful for another round completed.
Thank you for praying, it is so appreciated.
- Marilyn (as dictated to her visiting friend Sarah)
Saturday, June 4, 2016
New Chemo: Round 3
Well, round 3 of my new chemo treatments went well. No problems :)....
The blood tests came back good enough to proceed with the treatment.
The after effects from these treatments seem less then the other treatments I was getting before. I praise God for that, and again, thank all of you for your prayer support.
God Bless you,
Marilyn
PS. No snowing on the pass this time, just a beautiful drive through the mountains; and Mt Rainier was out in all her splendor ... God is good.
The blood tests came back good enough to proceed with the treatment.
The after effects from these treatments seem less then the other treatments I was getting before. I praise God for that, and again, thank all of you for your prayer support.
God Bless you,
Marilyn
PS. No snowing on the pass this time, just a beautiful drive through the mountains; and Mt Rainier was out in all her splendor ... God is good.
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