A Lovely Day!

I finally have some good news to report. :)

The last two days have been some of the best mom has had and I am really happy to get to share with you her progress.

Monday morning I got a call from Assured Home Health Care. They were sending out a nurse to evaluate mom and try to assist with the constant nausea.

Mom's friend Cindy Cummings was here when Rhonda the nurse arrived. We are so grateful that mom had Cindy there also as she is an RN as well and the two ladies were able to talk about mom's case and really discuss things in depth.

Rhonda suggested that mom change up her meds again. As you may remember, she has been pretty reliant on Zofran,( an anti nausea med) as she has so many allergies to any other anti nausea med. She had tried Fenergan ( sp?) but felt it was too strong even at half a dose and that some of the side effects were making things worse for her. She also was noticing a pattern that whenever she took the zofran she was feeling worse. We weren't sure what was going on with the meds but she would swallow the pills and minutes later was either sick or heaving.

Rhonda recommended mom not take half the dose, but a full dose, even though she was having some disconcerting side effects and try it with some warm food and not swallowing liquid. Mom was exhausted on Monday as she had been up all night long and we could not get her comfortable or able to sleep for more than a few minutes at a time. Mom took the new med as she advised with hot pudding and Monday night she slept longer than she has in weeks and weeks.

The best news though is that she did NOT wake up with nausea!!! That is an amazing thing as she has been nauseous for so long it didn't seem possible.

She didn't sleep as well on Tuesday night, but not too badly and woke again this morning with NO nausea!!!

Her sister Edna came and stayed with her for a while and then Dad asked her if she wanted to go for a drive. She hasn't left the house except to go to UWMC hospital. They drove to Skipper's, got some fish and clam chowder, drove to a park and had some lunch. They took a short stroll and then went home for mom to take a good nap. She was tired, but had done something "normal" that we all take for granted and it was so good for mom and dad both. While she didn't eat much and brought her chowder home for dinner, she did go on a date with her boyfriend. ( yes, I mean my dad!!!) They had a lovely day.

Tonight I have been praying for another good night's sleep. I am praying that she wakes up refreshed, nausea free and that she has turned the bend and is heading for healing. :)

Thank you to all of you who are so faithful to lift her and dad up in prayer.

Look at what God has done.

From a weekend of great discouragement to some days of tender mercies.

I have been thanking Him over and over for the change in the last 48 hours.

Thank you too for all your prayers.

It is true prayer can certainly change things.

Thank you for being faithful in all your prayers for mom.

She goes back to Seattle tomorrow for another post op appt. Please pray for her stamina and anxiety tomorrow. She really gets anxious having to make that long, uncomfortable trip.

We will continue to pray that the nausea has been eliminated for good and thank you for your part in that with your faithful prayer.

With a happy heart,

Kimberly and family