Our good friend Kelly from New Jersey wrote (via email) the following comment: “I love your updates..….By the way, I know you said on the website post that you know a lot of us hit this site everyday to find out how Sue and you are doing, but if it comes to spending time with Sue vs spending time filling us in - spend the time with Sue, we can hold off a day or two being patient.” I appreciate this comment from Kelly, and, as you can see, I am taking it to heart. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, Susan seems to have increasing energy these days, and that’s keeping me busy. Son Mark made the same observation. For instance, we ate out for the first time in months on Saturday. Then on Sunday we went to church and then to Kroger. Today we visited my mother’s gravesite at Restland, and then did some “plot shopping” for ourselves, followed by a long trip over to Vista Ridge for Susan to get a haircut. (The TLK does not cause hair loss.)
The second reason I need to reduce my frequency of posts has to do with Susan’s concern that I am posting too many details of her physical condition. In that regard let me inform you that your prayers that Susan’s possible intestinal blockage would be relieved were dramatically answered yesterday. At the same time relief from nausea and getting sufficient food intake continue to be items for ongoing prayer. On the latter front we had a good suggestion from Yvonne Brown via Gayle Clelland regarding a product called Scandishake that seems to be superior to Enlive Plus, which Susan seems to have trouble digesting. We have a free sample of Scandishake flavors coming to us from the manufacturer. At the hair/wig salon today we also found out about a product called Juice Plus, which it turns out is being trialed at M. D. Anderson on ovarian cancer patients. Susan doesn’t seem to be eligible for that trial, but the product is apparently of sufficient scientific interest that it merited MDA’s attention. We’ll be checking it out when we get down to Houston this week.
Finally we’re grateful not only for all the prayers that the readers of this page have been raising up to our gracious and loving Father, but also the practical food help from Jane, Tricia, Teresa and Anna. The love of Christ is incredible to observe in action.
I’ll plan to update this page again on Thursday after we talk to the doctor.
Posted by John Dishman at March 11, 2003 05:41 PM