All things considered today was a good day. I relieved George at 11:15am so he could go home to take a very long and more than well deserved nap. I'd actually call it a good sleep session more than a nap. He's still tired but that will soon be addressed. Anne arrived at noon and will be a tremendous blessing in making sure his health is brought more to the forefront of his thoughts.
As for Gene, I fed her lunch. She's still shaky with the hands so we have lined up a few folks to help with the feeding (see the plantohelp.com site!) until she can do it on her own. She actually did pretty well sort of feeding herself desert. What more incentive does anyone need to feed themselves than a good desert? It didn't take long for the nap to kick in after lunch. It was great to see her resting so easily compared to the last five days. Her breathing is greatly eased. She can literally lay down almost all the way on her back and sleep. The benefit from that is easily seen in the quality of rest she is now getting.
She still gets a tad disoriented from time to time but is tremendously more alert of the "here and now". Her blood-ox levels are good so we know it's not attributable to hypoxia (lack of oxygen). She's even off the oxygen mask but not completely off of oxygen. She's back on the oxygen tube up the nose. So we're keeping an eye out for anything else other than the general drugs she's on to explain the continued disorientation. I think additional high quality rest is the recipe for that.
As to side effects of the chemo drugs, the only one that was evident is a slight flush in the face. Everything else is non-apparant at this time. We talked to the chemo-pharmacist and she said this round is going to be relatively mild as to any side effects. Tomorrow will provide an insight to any additional side effects. The third day is usually the worst but as with a great many things in this battle we won't know anything until that comes.
For now I think God is answering prayers for comfort and strength. Thank you all for those prayers and pray unceasingly. Throw in the prayers for intercession for the medical staff too! I don't know how they do this as a job. See you all tomorrow night.
In His Big Grip,
Dane
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Gene and George,
First of all, thanks to Dane for the updates. We are glad Gene is more comfortable this evening. Our thoughts are with you every day. Many, many are praying for you both. You have a big cheering section, of which we are proud to be a part of.
Stan and Linda
Great News. I like hearing that she is improving. Thank you for updating us, Dane. Please let us know anything else the family needs.
Wayne and Rhonda
Gene,
I also want to thank Dane for the updates. Glad to hear you are feeling lots better. I know Jayne is so very worried about you and this has to make her feel better too. Hang in there and brighter days will be ahead of you real soon. Jessica had a port for many years and they work like a dream after the soreness goes away from having them put in. You will be very glad that you have one. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Lois Frazier (Jayne's friend)
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