Hi Friends!
We made it through last night, but it was rough. Cameron was up most of the night feverish and throwing up. I got up with Bill at 7:30 and helped him and the younger kids get ready for work and school. Then, after they left, I gave meds to all the sicklies and we went back to bed until 11 a.m. We're now up and moving about, but the kids still look pretty bad. Annie is coughing right now and I'm not feeling the best either. So, let's hope it gets better from here on out!
Much Love,
Michele
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
BIZARRO DAY...
Hi Friends,
Well -- this will be very short as my day has exploded. My children are dropping like flies. Isaac is still recovering from pneumonia, and today I had to take Molly and Cameron in. Cameron has severe bronchitis and he started antibiotics today. Molly also has a respiratory infection and she started antibiotics as well. They are both sleeping now and will stay home from school tomorrow. Cameron, in particular, looked really bad and was throwing up. So far, Nate is the only one who seemed to just get a cold and recover. So, please pray for our health -- I am really vulnerable to infection this week after chemo, and it seems my entire family is getting sick.
YUCK!
Much Love,
Michele
Well -- this will be very short as my day has exploded. My children are dropping like flies. Isaac is still recovering from pneumonia, and today I had to take Molly and Cameron in. Cameron has severe bronchitis and he started antibiotics today. Molly also has a respiratory infection and she started antibiotics as well. They are both sleeping now and will stay home from school tomorrow. Cameron, in particular, looked really bad and was throwing up. So far, Nate is the only one who seemed to just get a cold and recover. So, please pray for our health -- I am really vulnerable to infection this week after chemo, and it seems my entire family is getting sick.
YUCK!
Much Love,
Michele
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
SICK DAY!
Hi Friends!
Well, Annie is having a busy day today -- as it seems half of the Bland family is home sick. Isaac is at home recovering from pneumonia. He sounds a little better, but he still doesn't sound great! Molly also came home sick from school yesterday. She has a bad headache, and she is home again today. And then -- of course, I'm here recovering from chemo. Bill has started me on a bunch of supplements, and he is very confident that this is the round of chemo that will "knock my lupus into remission!" I basically slept all day yesterday, all last night, and I didn't get up until 11 a.m. this morning. The chemo really wipes me out! Today the nausea is starting to hit me, so I'm not eating much. But I feel pretty decent -- considering!
Last night, Kelly Mako brought us dinner and it was very tasty. Thanks, Kelly! Tonight the Fields' are bringing us dinner. It really is a big help! Bill is very busy trying to balance work and home with me being sick. But, he's doing a great job, and I'm very proud of him!
I'll write more tomorrow. Hopefully, we won't add anymore people to our sick day hospital!
Much Love,
Michele
Well, Annie is having a busy day today -- as it seems half of the Bland family is home sick. Isaac is at home recovering from pneumonia. He sounds a little better, but he still doesn't sound great! Molly also came home sick from school yesterday. She has a bad headache, and she is home again today. And then -- of course, I'm here recovering from chemo. Bill has started me on a bunch of supplements, and he is very confident that this is the round of chemo that will "knock my lupus into remission!" I basically slept all day yesterday, all last night, and I didn't get up until 11 a.m. this morning. The chemo really wipes me out! Today the nausea is starting to hit me, so I'm not eating much. But I feel pretty decent -- considering!
Last night, Kelly Mako brought us dinner and it was very tasty. Thanks, Kelly! Tonight the Fields' are bringing us dinner. It really is a big help! Bill is very busy trying to balance work and home with me being sick. But, he's doing a great job, and I'm very proud of him!
I'll write more tomorrow. Hopefully, we won't add anymore people to our sick day hospital!
Much Love,
Michele
Monday, January 12, 2009
CHEMO #5
Hi Friends!
This will be short as I just got home from chemo and I need to go lay down. Annie and Shirlene took me. I slept through most of the chemo, because it really wipes you out.
In other news -- Isaac has pneumonia. He woke up this morning with a horrible cough and trouble breathing. So, Bill took the day off from work to take him to the doctor.
Please pray that Isaac and I feel better soon. Also, pray that I don't catch his sickness with my compromised immune system.
Much Love,
Michele
This will be short as I just got home from chemo and I need to go lay down. Annie and Shirlene took me. I slept through most of the chemo, because it really wipes you out.
In other news -- Isaac has pneumonia. He woke up this morning with a horrible cough and trouble breathing. So, Bill took the day off from work to take him to the doctor.
Please pray that Isaac and I feel better soon. Also, pray that I don't catch his sickness with my compromised immune system.
Much Love,
Michele
Sunday, January 11, 2009
SUNDAY BEFORE CHEMO #5
Hi Friends!
I'm having a good day. We went to church this morning, and then I spent the rest of the day at home. I had groceries delivered and got the house prepped for my week off. It usually takes about 7 days for me to recover from the chemo. Although this time, I felt like I got jipped, because of how I spent last week being sick. Bill took Nate and Isaac to EB Games to spend their allowance. We also finished construction of the wall in Cam/Isaac's room. It still needs to be painted (maybe next weekend), but we got all the furniture back in and rearranged with the bunkbeds down. It should be much safer now.
Shirlene and Annie are taking me to chemo tomorrow. It is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Then, Annie will be staying with us for the week to help me and Bill with the kids. It's also nice to have someone here to take care of me while the kids and Bill are at school and work.
I'll try to blog or have someone blog for me tomorrow.
Much Love,
Michele
I'm having a good day. We went to church this morning, and then I spent the rest of the day at home. I had groceries delivered and got the house prepped for my week off. It usually takes about 7 days for me to recover from the chemo. Although this time, I felt like I got jipped, because of how I spent last week being sick. Bill took Nate and Isaac to EB Games to spend their allowance. We also finished construction of the wall in Cam/Isaac's room. It still needs to be painted (maybe next weekend), but we got all the furniture back in and rearranged with the bunkbeds down. It should be much safer now.
Shirlene and Annie are taking me to chemo tomorrow. It is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Then, Annie will be staying with us for the week to help me and Bill with the kids. It's also nice to have someone here to take care of me while the kids and Bill are at school and work.
I'll try to blog or have someone blog for me tomorrow.
Much Love,
Michele
Saturday, January 10, 2009
SATURDAY!!!
Hi Friends!
We are having a quiet Saturday evening. The kids are watching a movie, and Bill is putting a wall up in Cam/Isaac's room. It was a loft, and he is boxing it back in. That way we can take the bunkbeds down and spread the boys out a bit in their room. (Necessary since Isaac broke his arm last week launching out of the top bunk!) It's looking good so far. I am catching up on my paperwork and ordering groceries tonight. Last minute nesting before doing my chemo on Monday! (Yes, I did get the OK.)
Last night we had a Bible Study potluck at our house. Social interaction tends to exhaust me at this point -- so I had to sleep in this morning to recover. I took Cam and Molly to Wal-Mart today to spend some of their Christmas money. We had a good time and ate at the McDonald's, too. They both bought videos and some clothes. Shopping with teenagers can be fun although Cameron thought me and Molly were taking much too much time looking at the clothes. He is definitely faster at decision-making!
Brandon was over today, so we had someone here to entertain the boys. They did a lot of skateboarding.
Tomorrow I'm looking forward to going to church, and it will be nice to spend one last "normal day" before chemo begins.
Much Love,
Michele
We are having a quiet Saturday evening. The kids are watching a movie, and Bill is putting a wall up in Cam/Isaac's room. It was a loft, and he is boxing it back in. That way we can take the bunkbeds down and spread the boys out a bit in their room. (Necessary since Isaac broke his arm last week launching out of the top bunk!) It's looking good so far. I am catching up on my paperwork and ordering groceries tonight. Last minute nesting before doing my chemo on Monday! (Yes, I did get the OK.)
Last night we had a Bible Study potluck at our house. Social interaction tends to exhaust me at this point -- so I had to sleep in this morning to recover. I took Cam and Molly to Wal-Mart today to spend some of their Christmas money. We had a good time and ate at the McDonald's, too. They both bought videos and some clothes. Shopping with teenagers can be fun although Cameron thought me and Molly were taking much too much time looking at the clothes. He is definitely faster at decision-making!
Brandon was over today, so we had someone here to entertain the boys. They did a lot of skateboarding.
Tomorrow I'm looking forward to going to church, and it will be nice to spend one last "normal day" before chemo begins.
Much Love,
Michele
Thursday, January 8, 2009
ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY, I HOPE!
Hi Friends!
I'm starting to feel a bit better with the Zofran (anti-nauseau meds) and Ultram (new pain med for my kidneys and head). The big news is that I've kept some food down. Yesterday I managed two bananas and a Jamba Juice (with bananas in it). Do you sense a theme? Yes, my potassium is low, so I'm supposed to eat lots of bananas. Today I ate a blueberry muffin for breakfast, so I'm off to a good start. Now, I'm just playing the waiting game with all my labs to see if I can do chemo on Monday.
Bill is working from home today, because he has a neurology appointment. Also, Nate has a doctor's appointment that Bill will take him to. So, he's doing work stuff in between. It's nice to have him home, though.
My dear friend and chemo buddy, Shirlene, just called and offered to bring us chicken for dinner tonight. So, once again I'm being well cared for.
Yesterday Bill went to Wal-Mart to pick up all my meds. They were out of my new anti-depressant and it won't be in until 2 p.m. today. I thought it was pretty funny, and I asked him why he didn't plead his case by saying how irritable and sad his wife was. So, he said he did tell the pharmacist he'd be back at the stroke of 2 p.m. I'll let you know if I become a lot happier with 2 anti-depressants rather than one.
I decided yesterday to try to be a bit more active and started doing some stuff around the house. Everyone keeps telling me to rest. I know it's important, but when I lay around I can't sleep because of the pain. So, if I putter around the house -- at least it seems to keep my mind occupied. But I'll have to be careful today with Bill around, because he likes to police my activity level!
Much Love,
Michele
I'm starting to feel a bit better with the Zofran (anti-nauseau meds) and Ultram (new pain med for my kidneys and head). The big news is that I've kept some food down. Yesterday I managed two bananas and a Jamba Juice (with bananas in it). Do you sense a theme? Yes, my potassium is low, so I'm supposed to eat lots of bananas. Today I ate a blueberry muffin for breakfast, so I'm off to a good start. Now, I'm just playing the waiting game with all my labs to see if I can do chemo on Monday.
Bill is working from home today, because he has a neurology appointment. Also, Nate has a doctor's appointment that Bill will take him to. So, he's doing work stuff in between. It's nice to have him home, though.
My dear friend and chemo buddy, Shirlene, just called and offered to bring us chicken for dinner tonight. So, once again I'm being well cared for.
Yesterday Bill went to Wal-Mart to pick up all my meds. They were out of my new anti-depressant and it won't be in until 2 p.m. today. I thought it was pretty funny, and I asked him why he didn't plead his case by saying how irritable and sad his wife was. So, he said he did tell the pharmacist he'd be back at the stroke of 2 p.m. I'll let you know if I become a lot happier with 2 anti-depressants rather than one.
I decided yesterday to try to be a bit more active and started doing some stuff around the house. Everyone keeps telling me to rest. I know it's important, but when I lay around I can't sleep because of the pain. So, if I putter around the house -- at least it seems to keep my mind occupied. But I'll have to be careful today with Bill around, because he likes to police my activity level!
Much Love,
Michele
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