More awake, better overall

Dear Friends and Family,

Nan is doing better today, not great by any means but better. She is suffering at the moment with stomach pain which happens right after she drinks the Boost and takes Gleevec. Perhaps the Gleevec needs more food to dilute it, not sure. Jason is here and is always a source of information about school events, people and students. He is complaining about our temperature here, says his is normally about 30 degrees cooler and since he lives on the Pacific Ocean he is right, it is cooler there. When he arrived every parking place was taken today, had to find parking out on the street. We are so glad to see him, its been a few days and he is a blast.

Mom had a pretty good night but once again this morning she has had nasea which they are attempting to control with zophram. All three doctors involved with mom tend to be seeing mom leaving the hospital this friday or over the weekend. Issues are making sure the TPN can follow her home with home health care, that we can make sure she is getting enough bicarbonate, potassium and magnessium. I doubt she will be eating a lot of solid foods too soon but smoothies, fruit, yogurts, jellos are on the agenda. It will be wonderful to have her home again but this time we need to take care of her.

Dr. Davies came by and once again was helpful and answered our questions. Nan continues to have cramping stomach and nasea. We don't understand that at all, is it because her stomach is empty? or due to the Gleevec on a basically empty stomach? Or something else? I hate to think of taking mom home with continuing nasea and stomach cramping. But we have some time yet and God has the answers we know.

We really appreciate hearing from people, are glad that Mary was able to be with us last night and Dolly earlier in the day. These two ladies helped the day pass and Nan was most appreciative. I wish they both could see her awakeness today, its much better and all would be perfect if not for the tummy pain and waves of nasea which come from time to time.

Dr. Davies said that on a scale where 20 is the ideal and Nan started at 6 she is up to 15 today so she is making excellent progress. She gets her fats again tonight and has been on TPN enough that she is looking much better and feeling much better. Her magnessium and potassium appear to be leveling off now, not so much loss. The minor infection in her incision wound is being handled with some cream and there is a wound vac coming on friday we think.

This morning Nate met me at 8 and we drove to Dixon to do an appraisal. Nice place and decent comps. Then back to Antioch where Nate drove back to the office and I drove here to the hospital. We were hearing that Nan was being moved but so far that has not happened. I came over expecting to find Nan in a different room and was told she would be moved to 3114 but so far it has not happened.

Right now in spite of getting a 1/2 mg of dilatud for pain she is sipping tea and talking with Jason and me and is very alert. She has just been on the phone with several people, nice to hear her talk happily again. Very nice indeed.

We are thankful for your prayers and ask that you continue to seek God's total healing for all of her ailments. Have a great evening, we send our love.

tim and nan