Saturday, September 22, 2007

A better day!

After a good night's sleep, Shelley greeted the morning with a desire for porridge and, as the day unfolded, her deep desire for constant sleep abated. Our wonderful palliative nurse (Monica), who keeps a close check on Shell, phoned last evening and "thought it would be a good idea to check Shelley's blood work today" so contacted the doctor who issued a requisition for the V.O.N. to draw blood when they were here for their regular visit this afternoon. Monica wanted to "double check" that her need to sleep, her times of disorientation, and her dizziness, weren't problems related to her electrolytes.

At this point, Chemo is still a go Monday morning unless Shelley feels too unwell Sunday night to go forward. In that case, it will be postponed until the following Monday. However, my courageous partner fully intends to be well enough for her second date with GB. This time she will be exposed to 15% less of her and be given I. V. nausea meds before their encounter. The brutal sides effects of G.B. mystify the medical folks who say "Shelley is unique." And? So? What's new you may ask!

2 comments:

Kate Crawford said...

Shelley,
I have just found out about your situation today, and am deeply moved. You are luminous! Thank you for sharing your journey with friends and supporters through the blog. My thoughts and prayers are with you and with Diane!
Kate Crawford

Unknown said...

As this beautiful morning unfolds I realize that you are probably just recovering from the Chemo treatment. While I don't communicate very often, I wanted to assure you both that I think of you frequently and pray that God is close at hand as you cope with each challenge. You are blessed to have each other and to have the caring individuals who are with you on this journey. God bless you both.
In love and caring, Mary Louise