Thursday...... May 7th.....Update

The last two days have been generally good days for Charmaine. She has been in no physical pain but a bit weak. Her appetite is OK but she seems to change her food habits often on which foods she can eat. This is normal.

The stress and anxiety of all this is starting to take a toll on her. The Dr's. warned us of this and said 80% of patients need some help with it. We got some meds yesterday that should help her. Will take a few days to kick in we are told.

We were able to see Anthony and Alecia last night for home cooked veggies. That was nice. Thanks guys.

Thanks to an old friend of Charmaine's, Linda Huffstatler for coming by and visiting her and for the soup.

Thanks to countless ones of you for the encouraging cards and letters. Thank you especially Cheryl for your notes and poems. They lift her spirits.

Tomorrow at 2pm we go back to Emory Clinic for lab work and Dr. visit. I expect them to have us check in Monday am for the 3rd round to start. Will let you all know tomorrow on that.

I think she will be home for Mother's Day. Large crowds of people and long visits with talking tend to make her very nervous so I'll be watching out for that this week end.

This afternoon and evening she has been so very tired she could hardly hold her head up. Just seemed to come on her fast. As I have said before, it's amazing how fast things can change on her in a very short time. I put her to bed early tonite. Hope the rest will help the fatigue.

Please pray that she can have a peaceful spirit and a positive attitude during this process. It's very hard for her to stay up mentally with all the things that's going on in her body and mind.

We believe very strongly that God is always in control and will never leave us.

Hug the ones you love everyday and tell them how much you love them. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. We are not promised a tomorrow.

Thanks for your prayers,

Sam


Clinic visit update,

Visit went good today. All blood counts from lab report was good. We check in Tuesday morning at 8 am for 3rd round of chemo. There is 8 in all. We are almost half way. Then the bone marrow transplant.

Charmaine felt much better today and this afternoon. The Dr. told her she would have to learn to pace herself on the days she felt good and not over do it. That's what happened yesterday with the fatigue. She felt good and tried to do to much.

Today the Dr. told her to stay tough that she had absolutely no doubt that she would make it through all this and be fine. That's encouraging news for us to hear.

The hardest part of this journey is to keep our eyes on God and His will instead of our human emotions. There must be a higher purpose in all of this. Pray that we will be able to focus on that.

Sam