November 14, 2009

God is truly blessing us! Today we all went over to mom and Ken's and she hadn't showered yet. She said she had slept most of the day but was feeling really good after all that resting. Haidyn and I stayed for about two hours. Mom got her shower and fluffed her hair. She was looking forward to Leslie coming over to bring dinner because she actually felt well enough to get a hug from her. It was so good to see her in such high spirits the day after treatment. I asked her if she felt like she was still able to breath better. She said, "improving with every breath!" Absolutely amazing. She has some really good and some really tough days but all in all I think the experience has been better than we had hoped for. I know that it is the power of the countless prayers for my mom because other patients have very serious side effects with the exact same drug treatment. Mom had another stack of cards. She has enjoyed reading them to me and reconnecting with so many from my childhood. Thank you all for being so personal in your cards and emails. As you all know my mom is very social and active. Being stuck at home and isolated from her normal busy life, having these cards and emails to look forward to has kept her connected. She enjoys getting on her facebook and seeing what everyone is doing. Isn't technology wonderful :)
Thank you all for everything but most importantly the prayers. I am looking forward to being at church tomorrow to be with our church family. Todd and I have the infant nursery in the morning too! I am hoping mom might feel up to it in the morning.