Ok. We are still here. Still. We have been in the hospital 13 of the past 14 days. It is surprising how easy it is to start to feel a "cloud of darkness" start to close in. I have really struggled with that today. I thought we were going home. I want to go home. But a couple things have happened that have prevented that. The first thing is that Mike's blood count has dropped significantly in the past 24 hours. We will now need a blood transfusion. I am guessing around 3 pints. I need to look into some sort of blood drive or something eventually to repay all these donors and pay the blood forward somehow. The next thing is that Mike has started shaking and leaning to the right. We have been down for a CT Scan of his brain, and we are waiting the results. In the name of Jesus, I pray it is only a side effect of the Chemo.
I am going to try and back up a little here. It has been awhile, so I will tell you everything that has happened since the stent/port surgery. First of all, the surgery wiped Mike out for 24 hours. It really took him a day to bounce back. So by the end of Wednesday, we were trying to calm our fears about Chemo. That night, a charge nurse took me aside to let me know that the crash cart would be just outside the door for Mike's Chemo. She told me the Chemo was very toxic, which I know. I found out that was not standard practice and it panicked me. I called his cousin Pam and his mother and told them I thought they should come out. I was trying to be mentally prepared for his heart to stop during Chemo.
Pam called the next morning and boarded a plane and was here by 3:00 on Thursday. His mother also did the same and she arrived around 8:00 pm that night. However, the Chemo was really calm. We have a great Chemo nurse Amy and really it wasn't any different that getting an IV (except for the toxic warning signs all over). They gave Mike drugs before each round to fight the side effects and all in all he was fine on the outside.
Pam gave me the greatest gift that night. She stayed with Mike and I went home and slept with Elizabeth. The long hospital stay is having an effect on her and I just needed to wrap her up and let her know it is ok. Then the following night, his mom stayed with him. So I got two nights at home with Elizabeth.
We also got a visit from Mark and Marian from Abilene! They drove the 3.5 hours just to visit us. We also got a visit from an old high school friend of mine, Sue. This may seem small, but the visits are a breath of fresh air.
The coolest thing of the week was that we met someone from Care Coalition. I will blog more about this later. It is an organization designed to help Special Ops troops from every branch of the military. I wish I had met this guy about 6 weeks ago. It is my one stop resource that I have been praying for. I will tell more later...
Please continue to pray for us:
The Doctor came in and their is a spot on the right side of his brain. We are going to have an MRI at some point tonight with results tomorrow
Sleep and calm
Elizabeth and her spirit
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Thanks for keeping us informed. Prayers are continually there. Love, the Armes
Dear Jesus,
Hear us all when we pray. Wrap your arms around Mike, steady him, send Yourself to him. You were a man, You were a child, You had a mother who loved You as much as any mother can love, you had an earthly family and dear friends. You know Mike's needs and you know how to meet them. Please give Mike all he needs. Touch Deanna through Your servants and most of all, continue to speak to Elizabeth in real and wonderful ways. You have blessed the world with her presence in it, and we know You have great plans for her -- but right now, give her Your great strength. We ask all this, and so much more that remains unspoken -- but is known to YOU. In Jesus' name. Amen
AMEN!!!!
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