Saturday Night
Greetings to all after this beautiful day and now awesome evening:
Eric and Erin came in last night and it was a very happy reunion for Mama and Erin. Then this morning they spent some time watching TV and playing Dora Dominoes. This afternoon Eric and Erin want to the Indy Zoo and had a good time. Tonight has been a few more dominoes.
Today was the 10th day since the second round of chemo started and it seems like it hit and hit hard. The WBC was down to 0.1, the PLT were down to 12 so Marty had to have 12 more units (just had 12 units two days ago), and the HTG was 9.3. The other thing is that after 5 days of no blasts showing up they did today with a count of 13. Doc said that it is too early to really put any stock into that number and/or that there really are any. So some more wait and see!
The thing that has really kicked in is what we have called the “chemo brain.” We have used that term in the past when Marty has not been able to remember something with the short term memory. Actually there has been some of it each time, and then it goes away for the most part. Well today it is not only memory, but it is also confusion, and it seems like a thought that she has to do something, but does not know what it is that she has to do. Of course, along with this has come a great deal of frustration and she has become very silent. The doc examined her this morning and talked to us about it. Then as it got worse during the day he had a CT Scan done and has called in another specialist. We have not seen that person yet, and I expect that it might not be until tomorrow. In the mean time it may be a long night because she slept some this morning, but since it has gotten worse this afternoon she has not slept one little bit. So I do not know if she will sleep a lot, or not at all. I sure wish I knew what it is and what is going on. The day nurse said that the night nurse had reported that it started during the night. So again we shall wait and see.
The scripture calendar verse for today is Daniel 4:3 which reads: “How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation.” It seems to me that one of the interesting things about the Old Testament is that once you get past all of the laws and rules, wars and killings, and the names that you cannot pronounce you get to some really neat stuff that sounds just like the New Testament. This is another indication to me that this is all about the same Triune God. And this verse in Daniel is one of those that indeed sure remind me of the New Testa-ment. Isn’t it awesome the way it is written? God’s signs, wonders, eternal kingdom, and endurance are all attributes that the Gospels tells us Jesus talked about and that the other books of the New Testament talk about. And oh how they fit into our lives today. Over 2000 years since Jesus, since God was on earth and we still worship and adore and glorify Him – that is endurance. God’s eternal kingdom is still our proclamation and our goal. And oh how we know that God still does mighty wonders and send us signs. God is so good – all the time, all the time – God is good. Praise the Lord!
This blog is not being read by or to Marty, so all claims of mistakes, etc. will have to be put on the shoulders of Jack who will not take any credit or certainly not charge any extra for them.
May you have a blessed Sabbath, a very positive day, and know God’s presence and blessing.
Jack
John 3:16
Greetings to all after this beautiful day and now awesome evening:
Eric and Erin came in last night and it was a very happy reunion for Mama and Erin. Then this morning they spent some time watching TV and playing Dora Dominoes. This afternoon Eric and Erin want to the Indy Zoo and had a good time. Tonight has been a few more dominoes.
Today was the 10th day since the second round of chemo started and it seems like it hit and hit hard. The WBC was down to 0.1, the PLT were down to 12 so Marty had to have 12 more units (just had 12 units two days ago), and the HTG was 9.3. The other thing is that after 5 days of no blasts showing up they did today with a count of 13. Doc said that it is too early to really put any stock into that number and/or that there really are any. So some more wait and see!
The thing that has really kicked in is what we have called the “chemo brain.” We have used that term in the past when Marty has not been able to remember something with the short term memory. Actually there has been some of it each time, and then it goes away for the most part. Well today it is not only memory, but it is also confusion, and it seems like a thought that she has to do something, but does not know what it is that she has to do. Of course, along with this has come a great deal of frustration and she has become very silent. The doc examined her this morning and talked to us about it. Then as it got worse during the day he had a CT Scan done and has called in another specialist. We have not seen that person yet, and I expect that it might not be until tomorrow. In the mean time it may be a long night because she slept some this morning, but since it has gotten worse this afternoon she has not slept one little bit. So I do not know if she will sleep a lot, or not at all. I sure wish I knew what it is and what is going on. The day nurse said that the night nurse had reported that it started during the night. So again we shall wait and see.
The scripture calendar verse for today is Daniel 4:3 which reads: “How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation.” It seems to me that one of the interesting things about the Old Testament is that once you get past all of the laws and rules, wars and killings, and the names that you cannot pronounce you get to some really neat stuff that sounds just like the New Testament. This is another indication to me that this is all about the same Triune God. And this verse in Daniel is one of those that indeed sure remind me of the New Testa-ment. Isn’t it awesome the way it is written? God’s signs, wonders, eternal kingdom, and endurance are all attributes that the Gospels tells us Jesus talked about and that the other books of the New Testament talk about. And oh how they fit into our lives today. Over 2000 years since Jesus, since God was on earth and we still worship and adore and glorify Him – that is endurance. God’s eternal kingdom is still our proclamation and our goal. And oh how we know that God still does mighty wonders and send us signs. God is so good – all the time, all the time – God is good. Praise the Lord!
This blog is not being read by or to Marty, so all claims of mistakes, etc. will have to be put on the shoulders of Jack who will not take any credit or certainly not charge any extra for them.
May you have a blessed Sabbath, a very positive day, and know God’s presence and blessing.
Jack
John 3:16
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