As much as I wanted to tell you today was great.. I can’t. It wasn’t the worst day yet, but it was an “unfun” rollercoaster.
When I arrived, Mom was receiving another blood transfusion. She needed two units due to a low red blood cell count. Dad said she had not had a great night. She had thrown up and just not felt good.
She was extremely fatigued all day, was nauseas and just felt poorly most all day.
We got her a shower and changed her bedding and clothes. It tuckered her out, but my Mama always told me when you’re sick, take a shower and you’ll feel better. Ok. It MOSTLY works. I kept shoving food at her all day and she reluctantly ate. This evening they had to remove the double needles that are inserted into her port and replace them with new ones. The first one slid right in. The second one took three tries. It was hard to watch, but Mom was encouraging the nurse trying.
We have also found out that she is having adverse reactions to yet another anti nausea med, that totals 3. Luckily, we have another one in the hip pocket. Today phenergan is our friend.
She has four days down, another giant fell today. Praise God!
Carmen will be here tomorrow with Mom and Dad and will give us all an update then.
Thank you for your continued love and prayer of Mom and Dad.
Love,
Kimberly and family
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Deva, DJ, Virginia and I have been talking about you and remembering the old days and I told her I would be up with her for the next 4 hours also. Va is in bed and I am on my way to pray for the next one and one/half hours. We have so much to be thankful for. Your little sis, Candi and Karl plus a pleatherea of others have you on our minds and and are talking the God about the morning. Hope it clears up and your pain if ever so much lighter. Warren and kids'os, we will see justice prevail here. Keep remembering we are remembering you all.
We love you so very much.
Love U,
Jerry and Virginia xoxoxoxo
He is with us on the Mountain Tops but more importantly, He carries us thru the Valleys. I do not understand why this is not going more smoothly for you Deva, but I do know our God is faithful and when this is over, you will look back and smile that sweet Ladeva smile and say you did the best job you could have done, and you have. You bring so much encouragement to others with your deep faith, and we gather around you and God as you go thru this valley. We love you
Here I am, bothering you again. God gave me a song in my heart this morning and it keeps going over and over in my mind, and I know it is for you. Yes, I still sing - and would love to sing it to you (it couldn't make you feel any worse.... lol).... Maybe someday soon I will be able to:
Life is easy, when you're up on the mountain. You've got peace of mind, like you've never known.
But then things change, and you're down in the Valley.... Don't lose faith child, CUZ YOU'RE NEVER ALONE,
for the God of the Mountain, is still God in the Valley, when things go wrong, He will make them right. For the God of the good times, is still God in the bad times, THE GOD OF THE DAY IS STILL GOD IN THE NIGHT
We talk of faith, when we're up on the mountain, but talk comes easy, when life's at its best.
Its down in the valley, of trials and temptation, that's when faith is really put to the test.
For the God of the Mountains, Is still God in the Valleys, When things go wrong, He'll make it all right. And the God of the good times is still God in the bad times, the GOD OF THE DAY, IS STILL GOD IN THE NIGHT....
That is one song that has helped me thru some of the rough spots. I love you Deva
The Holy Spirit must be speaking in songs today as I also have had a song come to mind today that has also made me think of the trials you are facing.
The song is "Other Side of This Trial" by Billy Gaines. I considered it my "theme song" during the time that Olivia was in the hospital during her first 13 days of life:
"I stand at a river.
I must reach the other side. Don't know how I'll get there, the river's cold and deep and wide. So strong is the current, I'd be surely swept away.
Stronger though is my Father's hand and He will make a way.
This trial is that river, but I've been here before.
I've learned from the last time, that I will reach the other shore.
On the other side of thie trial I'll be a better man.
I will know the sweet deliverance of my Father's mighty hand.
I will have another battle won, upon which I can stand.
I'll grow closer to my Savior as I trust His Master Plan.
I'll know Him better, I will be better, I'll be a better man.
I cried with my whole heart, my God what have I done
to deserve what I'm going through, He said it's just that you're My son.
I'm doing a work in you, building patience in My child.
You will find on the other side, that it's all been worth the while.
So hold on to My promise, as you watch My will unfold.
You'll see that this trial was under My control.
Please know we continue to pray for God's peace, comfort, and strength during this time.
Much love,
Cindy Smith for the Eagle, Idaho Smith clan
HEY SWEETIE,
THINKING ABOUT YOU.............WISHING I WAS THERE OR THAT YOU WERE HERE AND YOU WERE WELL AND WE WERE LAUGHING AND CARRYING ON INTO THE NIGHT LIKE A COUPLE OF DANG FOOL MANIACS.
PICTURING YOU THERE IN SEATTLE WITH MOM'S HEALING QUILT ON YOU. THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE IN THE WORLD THAT MOM WOULD HAVE WANTED THAT QUILT TO BE BUT ON ONE OF HER OWN KIDS AS A HEALING QUILT SO SHE MUST BE SMILING DOWN ON YOU TO KNOW THAT MANY MANY YRS AGO SHE HAD A PART IN YOUR HEALING THAT IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW:) HOW COOL IS THAT?
THANK YOU MOM FOR THE HEALING QUILT!
AND DADDY WOULD HAVE BEEN BRINGING YOU A THERMOS OF COFFEE EVERY DAY:) DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN I WAS 12 AND HAD SURGERY? AND THEY PUT ME IN A PEDIATRIC WARD? AND THEY ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED TO DRINK FOR BREAKFAST AND I SAID COFFEE? WELL I HAD DRANK IT EVERY DAY AS FAR BACK AS I COUD REMEMBER BUT THEY WOULDN'T LET ME HAVE IT BECAUSE I WAS ONLY 12, SO EVERY MORNING ON HIS WAY TO WORK, DAD WOULD BRING ME A THERMOS OF COFFEE AND THEN AFTER WORK HE WOULD COME AND SEE ME AND TAKE THE THERMOS HOME SO THAT HE COULD BRING IT FULL AGAIN THE NEXT AM! THUS THE NAME "CA-CA" WAS INVENTED. HA
HEY DEE I REMEMBERED TODAY THE STORY AND EVERY BODY KNOWS IT ABOUT THE FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND BUT IT IS SO TRUE. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THERE IS JUST ONE SET OF FOOTRPINTS IN THE SAND THAT YOU ARE WALKING IN AND WE ALL KNOW WHY BUT THEN THERE IS THIS OTHER VERSION OF THAT STORY WHERE THE 2 SETS OF FOOTPRINTS ARE WALKING TOGETHER AND THEN THEY GO EVERY WHICH A WAY AND WHEN THE WOMAN ASKS GOD WHY THEY ARE WALKING TOGETHER AND THEN THEY PART AND THEY GO EVERY WHICH WAY HE SAYS THAT IS WHEN WE WERE DANCING. SO I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOUR FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND GOING EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE AND THEN WE WILL KNOW THAT THAT IS WHEN YOU AND GOD ARE DANCING AND CELEBRATING YOUR HEALING!! YEAHHHHHHHHHH
SO HEY EVERYBODY KEEP THE SONGS A COMING!!! LET THE MUSIC FLOW!! THERE'S GONNA BE A DANCE GOING ON HERE ONE OF THESE DAYS :)
WHAT CAN YOU SEE FROM YOUR WINDOW DEE?
I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THE SPACE NEEDLE. IT AMAZES ME. REMEMBER WHEN WE SISTERS WENT THERE AND HAD LUNCH ON OUR SISTER'S TRIP? THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!WE NEED TO DO THAT AGAIN. AND THE PIKE ST. MARKETPLACE? UNDERGROUND SEATTLE? THERE ARE ALOT MORE INTERESTING PLACES FOR YOU TO BE IN SEATTLE RATHER THAN THE HOSPITAL FOR SURE BUT FOR TODAY THAT IS WHERE YOU NEED TO BE... HOPING THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT LETTING YOU OUT, HEADLIGHTS HEADED SOUTH SOON. THERE TRULY IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
WELL I GUESS THERE MAY BE A MAXIMUM ON WHAT YOU CAN WRITE ON HERE SO GUESS I HAD BETTER STOP.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS A WAY OF CONNECTING WITH YOU AND I APPRECIATE JON SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS FOR YOU ONGOINGLY. IT IS A GIFT FOR ALL OF US.
THANK YOU JON!!!!
I LOVE YOU SISTER.
djkz
Deva,
Just e-mailed your little red headed sister. She is such a character. She reminds me of all the good times we had when we were growing up either in Washington or when you all came to Clovis with the bag of water on the front of your car all the way. What fun memories. We were cute funny little kids weren't we?
We had the best childhoods any kids ever had!!!!!!!!!!!
DEAR LADEVA
I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE ALL THINKING ABOUT YOU AND PRAYING FOR YOU.I AM REMEMBERING PSALMS 91,AND ALL OF GOD'S WONDEFUL PROMISES, BECAUSE YOU ARE FAITHFUL. PLEASE HAVE KIM OR CARMEN READ THIS CHAPTER FOR YOU.
WE LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH, AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.
YOUR SISTER, SOLI
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