Monday Night
January 22, 2007
Greetings to all!
It has been a long day, but all is well and God is to be praised. Praise the Lord!
Marty had a hard time getting up this morning and was very tired when she did get up. We finally left home about 12:30pm after a nap and her shower. We went to Dukes and got the CBC that was due today and it told the story. The WBC was 0, the platelets were 400, and the HGB was 8.4. Needless to say we were on the way to St. V’s because she is to get platelets when they get below 20,000. No wonder she was tired, with those numbers and with the platelets where they were . She was bleeding from the nose and if you just touched her she got a bruise because blood vessels would break. Try this one, and believe me it is true. On the way down to Indy we stopped at Bakers Corner to use the restroom. When Marty went to dry her hands under an air dryer, the high powered air hitting the top of her hand, by her knuckles, gave her a bruise about a inch and a half in diamenter. Now granted it was kind of a strong air dryer, but I could not believe it did that to her, but it did. It just shows how dangerous the bleeding problem can be. So, the bottom line is we got to St. V’s and got 12 units of platelets, which should take if over the 20,000 danger point and hold her until the bone marrow starts making its own. The next thing will be the need for blood because the HGB has not finished dropping. Blood should be needed Thursday or Saturday and by early next week all should be on the way up. Praise the Lord! Let’s just pray that she does not bleed or get an infection, either and/or both of which could really be bad. We finally made it home about 11:00pm, it was a long day. Oh yes, I didn’t mention that Marty had a chill, she had some frozen yogurt for desert at dinner and she could not get warm for probably close to a half hour. Actually this had happened a couple of times much earlier in the process, like before she had any chemo. So, it had been a long time and we don’t know what has caused this. There have been 2 of these today. Since I arrived home, I’ve checked my temp twice and it was 99.1 and when I got undressed it was 98.9. So, there’s nothing to be concerned about.
Today’s scripture is indeed a thoughtful one: Daniel 2:22 “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.” What a positive verse that we should always keep in mind. Part of what it says to me is that no matter how dark and down things may seem, God has “light” to shine on all of those things when we turn to Him and allow Him to guide us to His way and will. That light is so awesome may we always be looking for it. Praise the Lord!
It is late so we will say, have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3: 16
January 22, 2007
Greetings to all!
It has been a long day, but all is well and God is to be praised. Praise the Lord!
Marty had a hard time getting up this morning and was very tired when she did get up. We finally left home about 12:30pm after a nap and her shower. We went to Dukes and got the CBC that was due today and it told the story. The WBC was 0, the platelets were 400, and the HGB was 8.4. Needless to say we were on the way to St. V’s because she is to get platelets when they get below 20,000. No wonder she was tired, with those numbers and with the platelets where they were . She was bleeding from the nose and if you just touched her she got a bruise because blood vessels would break. Try this one, and believe me it is true. On the way down to Indy we stopped at Bakers Corner to use the restroom. When Marty went to dry her hands under an air dryer, the high powered air hitting the top of her hand, by her knuckles, gave her a bruise about a inch and a half in diamenter. Now granted it was kind of a strong air dryer, but I could not believe it did that to her, but it did. It just shows how dangerous the bleeding problem can be. So, the bottom line is we got to St. V’s and got 12 units of platelets, which should take if over the 20,000 danger point and hold her until the bone marrow starts making its own. The next thing will be the need for blood because the HGB has not finished dropping. Blood should be needed Thursday or Saturday and by early next week all should be on the way up. Praise the Lord! Let’s just pray that she does not bleed or get an infection, either and/or both of which could really be bad. We finally made it home about 11:00pm, it was a long day. Oh yes, I didn’t mention that Marty had a chill, she had some frozen yogurt for desert at dinner and she could not get warm for probably close to a half hour. Actually this had happened a couple of times much earlier in the process, like before she had any chemo. So, it had been a long time and we don’t know what has caused this. There have been 2 of these today. Since I arrived home, I’ve checked my temp twice and it was 99.1 and when I got undressed it was 98.9. So, there’s nothing to be concerned about.
Today’s scripture is indeed a thoughtful one: Daniel 2:22 “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.” What a positive verse that we should always keep in mind. Part of what it says to me is that no matter how dark and down things may seem, God has “light” to shine on all of those things when we turn to Him and allow Him to guide us to His way and will. That light is so awesome may we always be looking for it. Praise the Lord!
It is late so we will say, have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3: 16
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