Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Doing ok ....

well, I was able to speak for a brief time on Saturday, so I took that opportunity to call my mom. She is doing pretty well. Did not get anemic with this last treatment, which is great. She has much more energy then after her first one. She still has pain in her leg, but that has gotten a little better to the point that she can walk without her "walking stick" for a little bit at a time. She is still on 2 heavy narcotics for that pain though. She is going in tomorrow for a Cat-Scan of her body. Please be praying that the chemo is working and the tumors are getting smaller. She has 4 treatments left, we are all counting down!!

I still have this crud in my chest, so I can't talk much yet. It really stinks. The thing that is the hardest part about it is that I can't sing. I have had to miss 2 Sunday's now where I was supposed to lead Worship and I had to cancel. Besides God and my family, music is the most important thing in my life so this is really hard to lose my voice. Besides the fact that I can't even talk to anyone at home, or call anyone on the phone. I have so many calls to make, and I can't! It's really getting old. I'm going back to the doc today to see if there is anything else they can do. The problem now is that all this stuff in my chest is not moving, so it's just sitting there clogging my throat and I can't clear it out. I am taking Mucinex and drinking hot tea, I even tried several home remedies and it's just not working. It actually did start to losen up a little yesterday, so maybe that is a good sign. It's just so frustrating to have had this for over a week now. All I can do is whisper. Not fun.

Anyway, please remember my mom tomorrow as she has her scan.

Ta Ta for now!!

2 comments:

Me said...

Jamie--
I just paused now to even to say a prayer for your mom for tomorrow. WOW--how nerve racking for your family. Sounds like Rob's mom has the same thing you do! She couldn't talk much was getting laryngitis and throat scratchy etc. NOT FUN, especially with all you are going through right now....AND I swear that is when things hit you......right when the stress is high.....BLAH. Anyways....keep us updated....lots of hugs, lots of prayers.

Me said...

Jame--how long before you get news?