It was just 3 weeks ago today that we were making final preparations to go down to Houston for the clinical trial at M. D. Anderson. As Yogi Berra use to say: "it's deja vu all over again." We have haunting memories of how quickly Susan got sick that Saturday and ended up in the ER and then in the hospital for 16 days.
I'm glad to report that she seems to be doing fine today, and we trust that we will be able to make the trip as planned tomorrow. The last several days have seen her have increasing energy in the mornings compared to the day before, but the evenings have been tougher: more abdominal pain. This seems to be connected with her eating and digestive processes, and usually clears up by bedtime. We've been sustained over the last two days by a nice quiche from Kathy S. and a nutrious chicken soup from Kathy B. Thanks, Kathys!
Again we will appreciate your prayers for: easy travel to Houston without any medical complications; successful enrollment in the clinical trial, including the attendant medical tests; and finally--and this is a stretch--that the doctor will permit Susan to take the chemo while we are down there rather than waiting the full 4 weeks after surgery (which means we would have to wait until next week or the week thereafter). We sense that time is getting critical, and we want to make the most of it in the Lord's providence. Thanks for praying with us!
Posted by John Dishman at February 15, 2003 12:29 PM