Wednesday, August 03, 2005
"GOOFED" AGAIN!
Karon and I saw the doctor this morning. Nothing startling new to report. He just confirmed some things we suspected--like the fact that her continued weight-loss is due to the cancer working in her body, not anything she is doing wrong regarding eating or anything. He just encouraged her to continue to eat as well as she can. That if often very difficult because of the mouth sores (and other side effects) caused by the chemotherapy treatments.
They tell us so many things. As time goes on and the information increases, it seems to become easier to forget some of it. They gave us a prescription last time and said she was to take these pills as prescribed a day before her chemotherapy treatments; the day of the treatments and one dose the day after treatments.
I (we) forgot. Managing medication is supposed to be one of my areas of responsibility in this "adventure". I forgot about the need to take this particular medication before the treatment today. For some unknown reason, at 2 a. m. this morning Karon realized she was supposed to have taken those pills and she hadn't done so! She took some then and a dose this morning before treatment. They went ahead with the treatments anyway.
I declare, my forgetfulness will be the death of her yet. I forget stuff a lot. That's why I try to write stuff down. (I've written in my datebook about taking the pills before the next treatment!) I am so easily distracted. I get up from one spot to go do something or get something and I see things on the way that I need to do or get so I get distracted by what drew my attention that needed done and I never do get what I started after in the first lace. *SIGH*
I like my life organized and orderly. I am a "list-maker". But even in making lists I get distracted because writing the list reminds me of other stuff I need to do and I write that down and forget the original task I intended to put on my list. *SIGH*
Oh well, 'nuf whining. God is good and He is still on His Throne and in control.
Sunday our little church makes a commitment to financially support one of our own young people in full time mission work in the Ukraine. I am excited to see what God will do through our church. I'll write more about that later and will let you-all know how it turns out after Sunday.
Jim
posted by jim 1:45 PM 3 comments
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ps: maybe you could create some kind of large, colorful schedule in a prominent place that would help you both remember? medication schedules are tricky, but there are probably ways to make it more manageable for you.
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: 2:41 PM
jim, i was wondering is karon has been put on Nulasta. it's supposed to "help" with the effects of the chemo, but tends to cause outrageous bone pain. one of my best friends walked this path a little over a year ago. i think perhaps it's more painful to watch someone you love suffer so than to suffer yourself. i'd like to send you some links to blogs i wrote during that dark journey to see if you can maybe relate. you and karon are both in the forefront of my mind and my prayers right now.
i have a new email address and i'd love for you to email me. it's jhenington1@jam.rr.com
i want to be here for you as you make your way down this road. ~love~ jah
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i have a new email address and i'd love for you to email me. it's jhenington1@jam.rr.com
i want to be here for you as you make your way down this road. ~love~ jah
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