Cancer

by on April 19, 2022 at 12:01 am
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The Mayo Clinic turned out to be a longer Monday than we expected. It started around 7AM getting ready to go in, getting their at 8AM for blood test, and then an MRI to check the tumors in the brain. I had forgotten to sign my taxes last week, so I had to go into my CPA to do that as well, which I did during mom’s MRI. Then we got out of the Clinic to get some food and watch a park for a bit before going back in for the news. The tumors in the brain are much reduced, so it would appear the treatments are working there. But mom’s bloodwork showed elevate uric acid levels, so the doctor ordered a quick flush of her system during her keytruda treatment. That extended our time at the Clinic until 6PM, and we closed the department down before leaving and getting home around 7PM. A 12-hour day is a long one, and we both basically crashed and went straight to sleep after that. I hate long days at the Clinic.

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Cancer

by on April 18, 2022 at 12:01 am
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Today we go to the Mayo Clinic for an all day run of tests and meetings. Mom has been feeling better, so I greatly hope that the tests will agree with her feelings. That said, a day at the clinic is always hard on a body. Please pray for my mom. She can use all the help she can get, because cancer just sucks like that.

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Happy Easter

by on April 17, 2022 at 12:01 am
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On Good Friday we remember that Jesus died for all of us. On Easter Sunday we celebrate that he rose from the grave for all of us. He died to save us, he lived to teach us, and we would all be better people if we followed his teachings more closely. He is Risen, and I can face tomorrow. Seyla.

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Cancer

by on April 16, 2022 at 12:01 am
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Mom’s cancer battle is continuing. She had some pain in the legs for a while, and the doctors put her on morphine. And as can happen with morphine, mom got very confused. So this week we took her back off the morphine, and the pain is gone, so she has been able to operate well this week. Her blood pressure has dropped into the normal range. She has generally had high blood pressure, and as even taken blood pressure pills in the past. She went off them when it was time to do cancer treatments, so it has been a relief that her blood pressure never spiked. But now that it is actively dropping into the normal range, I’m both relieved and worried. Is it a good or a bad sign that her blood pressure is now normal? I don’t know. Next week will be another keytruda treatment, so we shall see what happens with that.

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Good Friday

by on April 15, 2022 at 12:01 am
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Today is Good Friday. Today billions of people remember the death of Jesus. Some celebrate it. Others use the word remembrance. Jesus came in saying things the religious rulers of the day didn’t like, so they cancelled him all the way. They called up a paid mob to protest and demand his head, and the civic ruler bowed to their demands and sent him to be tortured and hung on a Roman cross until he was very dead. He wasn’t the first person killed by the rulers of the day because they did not like what he said, and he wasn’t the last, but he is the one who is most remembered. Because his disciples spread his story and teachings far and wide. And most of them were killed as well. Christians have known since the very beginning that saying things the rulers don’t like can be very unhealthy. And yet they continued to speak.

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