Wednesday Night
Greetings:
This has been an interesting day to say the least. This morning for Marty, was a rather difficult time, as it took her over two hours to bath, flush her lines (actually for the first time she allowed Jennifer to do that), and get out to the sun porch to her hospital bed. The above was all done with her O2 on and with Jennifer and/or my help. Since she did not eat any breakfast and was so late getting finished with the above she went right to lunch in her bed. All of this was the difficult part of the day.
This afternoon Marty, I think even without taking a nap, really perked up. By dinner time she came to the table ate a really good dinner, was talking to and having fun with the kids, was not holding her head up with both hands like so often happens when she is eating, and was acting the best we have seen her act for some time. Then, we had several visitors this evening and at 9:45 pm when the last one was leaving, Marty announced that she was going out to water the flowers. We told her that we would do the watering, but she would not hear of it. I figured when she hit the heat in the garage she would turn around, but again I was wrong. So, we got her outside as far as her O2 line would allow her to go and gave her a stool to sit on and she started watering the plants and giving me water to take to the roses and the tomatoes. At about 10:20 pm we headed back into the house and she was one tired “Martha,” but she had watered the flowers she planted back in May before going to the hospital. Praise the Lord!
Several have been asking about pain and it does seem to be increasing: particularly the right shoulder which has been a problem since last Oct. or Nov. There have been many pictures taken of it and a number of doctors have examined it, but as we have said all along, we believe it all has to do with the AML. She is wearing a patch for pain and has some pills that we can give her every six hours. Today we have had to give the pills every 6 hours for the first time, before today she had only taken two or three of the pills. I had asked about increasing the patch when the nurse was here yesterday, but Marty did not want it done. Maybe by Friday when the nurse comes back she may be willing for that to happen.
Marty’s wonderful visitors for today were: Judy F., Steve F., Patty M., Bruce E., Beth E., Terry and Susie G., the last three brought us dinner, Cindy K., and Andy H. What a joy it was to have each one stop by. I might also mention that Vern W. saw my truck at the church; I was picking up some CD’s, and called me to go and have a coke with him. That too was a good time of fellowship and an “outing”. God is good - all the time! All the time - God is good. It just seems that God knows when to send visitors and provide “breaks” and to do all the things that we need at the right times. Praise the Lord!
Some of you have no doubt seen the green thermo cup that Marty has used for a long time now. She use to take it to work with her filled with iced tea, I know that many times she took it to the church with her for a meeting, cancer support group, to work in the kitchen, and for the many other things she has done at church. She also took it to the hospital with her and at both lunch and dinner she would order two glasses of the hospital tea and put it into her glass to drink during the afternoon and evening. Iced tea is a favorite of hers as is this glass. As I mentioned earlier, the glass is green, the church liturgical color for everlasting life. And, on the one side of the glass are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, under them is the name JESUS, and around the letters are the words “the Beginning and the End.” Then on the back of the glass it says: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Living One, the Beginning and the End. I was dead and behold I am alive for evermore.”
Now, the fact that this is Marty’s favorite glass and that she uses it so much is no big surprise, because she knows that her salvation is not because of anything that she has done, but rather is because of God’s sacrifice of His own Son, Jesus Christ, that she and all who confess Him as Lord and Savior may have life everlasting. But, what is interesting is that Marty has taught Jennifer and me that when you put the top back on this glass after filling it, you must put the opening through which you drink directly above the Greek letters, Alpha and Omega. Now isn’t that awesome, and another lesson from Marty, that each time she takes a drink of iced tea she is reminded of Jesus. You see, here is a way that quietly, yet directly we can express and celebrate our faith many times a day and every day of the week. Praise the Lord!
Have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
Greetings:
This has been an interesting day to say the least. This morning for Marty, was a rather difficult time, as it took her over two hours to bath, flush her lines (actually for the first time she allowed Jennifer to do that), and get out to the sun porch to her hospital bed. The above was all done with her O2 on and with Jennifer and/or my help. Since she did not eat any breakfast and was so late getting finished with the above she went right to lunch in her bed. All of this was the difficult part of the day.
This afternoon Marty, I think even without taking a nap, really perked up. By dinner time she came to the table ate a really good dinner, was talking to and having fun with the kids, was not holding her head up with both hands like so often happens when she is eating, and was acting the best we have seen her act for some time. Then, we had several visitors this evening and at 9:45 pm when the last one was leaving, Marty announced that she was going out to water the flowers. We told her that we would do the watering, but she would not hear of it. I figured when she hit the heat in the garage she would turn around, but again I was wrong. So, we got her outside as far as her O2 line would allow her to go and gave her a stool to sit on and she started watering the plants and giving me water to take to the roses and the tomatoes. At about 10:20 pm we headed back into the house and she was one tired “Martha,” but she had watered the flowers she planted back in May before going to the hospital. Praise the Lord!
Several have been asking about pain and it does seem to be increasing: particularly the right shoulder which has been a problem since last Oct. or Nov. There have been many pictures taken of it and a number of doctors have examined it, but as we have said all along, we believe it all has to do with the AML. She is wearing a patch for pain and has some pills that we can give her every six hours. Today we have had to give the pills every 6 hours for the first time, before today she had only taken two or three of the pills. I had asked about increasing the patch when the nurse was here yesterday, but Marty did not want it done. Maybe by Friday when the nurse comes back she may be willing for that to happen.
Marty’s wonderful visitors for today were: Judy F., Steve F., Patty M., Bruce E., Beth E., Terry and Susie G., the last three brought us dinner, Cindy K., and Andy H. What a joy it was to have each one stop by. I might also mention that Vern W. saw my truck at the church; I was picking up some CD’s, and called me to go and have a coke with him. That too was a good time of fellowship and an “outing”. God is good - all the time! All the time - God is good. It just seems that God knows when to send visitors and provide “breaks” and to do all the things that we need at the right times. Praise the Lord!
Some of you have no doubt seen the green thermo cup that Marty has used for a long time now. She use to take it to work with her filled with iced tea, I know that many times she took it to the church with her for a meeting, cancer support group, to work in the kitchen, and for the many other things she has done at church. She also took it to the hospital with her and at both lunch and dinner she would order two glasses of the hospital tea and put it into her glass to drink during the afternoon and evening. Iced tea is a favorite of hers as is this glass. As I mentioned earlier, the glass is green, the church liturgical color for everlasting life. And, on the one side of the glass are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, under them is the name JESUS, and around the letters are the words “the Beginning and the End.” Then on the back of the glass it says: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Living One, the Beginning and the End. I was dead and behold I am alive for evermore.”
Now, the fact that this is Marty’s favorite glass and that she uses it so much is no big surprise, because she knows that her salvation is not because of anything that she has done, but rather is because of God’s sacrifice of His own Son, Jesus Christ, that she and all who confess Him as Lord and Savior may have life everlasting. But, what is interesting is that Marty has taught Jennifer and me that when you put the top back on this glass after filling it, you must put the opening through which you drink directly above the Greek letters, Alpha and Omega. Now isn’t that awesome, and another lesson from Marty, that each time she takes a drink of iced tea she is reminded of Jesus. You see, here is a way that quietly, yet directly we can express and celebrate our faith many times a day and every day of the week. Praise the Lord!
Have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
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