Mama and Daddy got home just after 10:30 pm last night. We were able to get their yard and flower beds spruced up and flowers planted before they came home. Mama had a grin from ear to ear when she came through the front door. She was so thrilled to see how their yard came alive since she was last home. Besides....there's nothing like coming home! They were able to get some rest last night. Not great sleep, but the best since chemo. They are especially happy to get some peace and quite. Mama came home with lots of meds and has to give herself shots in the stomach every day until she returns to the hospital. The shots are a little unnerving, but she pushes through the anxiety.
Mama's sisters Edna and Darlene and sister-in-law Soli came to visit and to help take care of her today. Mama was so happy to have time with them and it gave Daddy a chance to run some errands. Thank you Aunties! You were and are such a blessing. Mama has been struggling with nausea today. Her sense of smell is very heightened. A lot of everyday smells make her nauseated. (Perfume, cologne, some deodorants and hair sprays, foods, etc.) Several people have mentioned sending flowers, so please keep that in mind. Flowers with no smell are able to be enjoyed inside the house. Mama continues to enjoy your cards, emails and blog comments. She asked me to thank everyone. It means so much to her.
Mama is working extra hard this evening to drink more fluids. She's not enjoying it, but it seems to be helping to reduce the nausea. She's dreading the thought of going back for another round of chemo. This last one was not so kind. So we are praying and believing for a miracle. God is the same yesterday, today and always. His miracles haven't stopped since Bible days. Look at Kimmy & Brian's son Brittain. That kid is a MIRACLE!! The doctors said he wasn't going to make it through the day over and over again, but we prayed and believed for his healing and life. And then when Brittain lived, the doctors said his coronary arteries would not be able to go back down in size. They hoped he could wait until he was 10 years old to have a heart transplant, but we prayed and believed for his healing and his life. And then tests came back, "His Coronary Arteries appears to be normal." Thank you Lord! Brittain is now 13 years old. He is perfectly healthy, plays sports and is a active young man. Brittain is just one of the miracles God has given our family. The bible says, you have not because you ask not. Therefore, we are asking our heavenly Father to not only shrink Mama's tumor, but to remove it from her leg. Please join us in praying and believing!
With love, Carmen
She is beautiful. She is brave. She is loved.
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Praise the Lord... and there is NO PLACE like home for the healing process. They have a job to do in the hospital, but waking you up every little while just to make sure you are still alive is NOT conducive to healing sleep.... at least that is what we have found. We are rejoicing that you are able to be in your own home. God bless and keep you and your WONDERFUL family. It is such a joy to see the love and unity in the postings and knowing that you have the Lord first of all, and then such a tremendous support group of friends and family. We love you Deva.... oh, and I was looking at some pictures last night and saw you and Sandy with your sun tan stained feet.... Silly girls!!!! I hope we can all do that again some day - jeanne
Mom-
I was thinking today about you and tormented by the thought that I could not take away your pain. You have given me life and you both sacrificed so much in order that even at an early age it was abundant with joy. I think that everyone is praying for you to have relief in your pain and that you have hope for a better tomorrow. Pain and Hope seem like such bitter opposites, so how does one have hope amidst pain? One verse that sums it up for me is:
Joh 16:22 Now you are having pain. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
This is for a season, that is for eternity. All the more reason to have hope. I realize that this is easier for me to say, but we know this to be true at our very core. We have hope because:
Act 2:26 That is why my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices, yes, even my body still rests securely in hope.
Rom 5:2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing God's glory.
Rom 5:3 Not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Rom 5:4 endurance produces character, and character produces hope.
Rom 5:5 Now this hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Rom 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in trouble, and persistent in prayer.
Rest well my beautiful Mother in the promises that He will never leave you or forsake you. He can carry you through the storm, for even the winds obey Him.
All my love-
Troy
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