Thursday, August 31, 2006
HARD TO KEEP UP WITH EVENTS
It seems life goes by in a flash! When I don't post more often it seems like a lifetime has passed since the last post.
Recently I ordered an Oreck Vacuum cleaner. Got an upright, a canister vacuum and a cordless iron. They came Monday and I've put the vacuums together and used the upright already. I don't plan to use the iron on any clothes! I like the upright really well. Not only does it do a great job, it didn't tire me out nor did my arms hurt when I finished doing the whole house.
We've had a week of visiting the doctor with Karon. She has had a really rough week or so. She was at the doctor's office Tuesday and Wednesday getting "hydrated" with IVs. Her throat had gotten so she could not swallow anything and her stomach couldn't tolerate anything on it. She's lost another 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. She basically hasn't eaten anything nor has she been able to drink much since last Thursday or Friday. She has just felt terrible this whole time. She has really lost a lot of weight. Can't keep most of her clothes on!
We both were fearful that it was a cancerous tumor in her throat/stomach that was preventing food and liquid from going down and staying down. But the doctor assured us it is just a side effect of the chemo. (He said he's going to have to reduce the dosage.) So he's doing things to relieve her until the side effects improve. She is scheduled to have another Chemo treatment next Wednesday. We'll have to see if that can happen. Her feet and hands hurt so terribly bad.
Hopefully she'll be able to get some kind of nourishment down soon. She hasn't been able to take her medicines either because of not being able to get anything down her throat. She's been able to work except when she's had to be at the doctor's office getting IVs.
My variety of activities continue. I've been able to get in some great Scripture study in preparation for teaching subjects at church this fall. It's odd but I've gotten more study and preparation done for the fall/winter this August than the previous years when I took a study leave from preaching at church to prepare for the fall. The Sunday teachings are to coordinate with our fall Capital Campaign and I've been trying to think through all that. I've got a pretty good "handle" on what we're going to study between September 17th and December 31st. The next step is to put "meat" on the skeleton outlines I have constructed.
More soon I hope. Regards to all who may read this,
Jim
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