Well its me again. I have come out of "zombie" mode for now PTL and am able to write tonight. The last week has been full of ups and downs. Last night I started with a low fever and was on the phone with the 'on call' nurse Jacqui several times hoping to avoid a trip to the ER. If I get a fever at any time during chemo over 100.4. I have to call because they have to rule out any kind of infection. God gave us a good night's sleep and then we spend most of today at the hospital doing labs and checks etc. I don't have an infection. But I am still taking antibiotics for now to prevent one. One thing they have to check is a chest X-ray. So I wheeled me and my IV cart down to radiology and was asked back by a young man named Kennedy. He asked me if I had been doing chemo long, and when I said, "No I just started" he said "it's ok you'll get through it, I was there about six months. Breast cancer." (Insert wide eyed emoji). Then he left and we never saw him again because another man called me back for the X-ray. Mike calls those moments "God Winks." When God sends an angel or situation to tell you He's got this. It was nice to have that today, a rainbow in disguise.
What I Know God is good Chicken noodle soup tastes like Thanksgiving dinner during chemo I don't have a fever right now Older man 'George' in chemo corner today was blasting his "oldies" music whether you wanted to hear it or not Hammocks in Hawaii are nice What I don't know Why I have negative reactions to some medications #nauseamedsmademenauseous Why Tripler has the worst parking I have ever seen at a hospital, people are making up their own parking spaces! What made today normal Allie can't lay still long enough to fall asleep Praise We have a awesome 24/7 nurse to call for help at anytime I can eat and am getting in good water everyday Prayer Requests Prayers against infection of any kind Prayers for better tolerance of medications Prayers for no more fevers Prayers against sickness Prayers for nausea and heartburn to decrease Prayers for energy to increase Prayers for emotional health as the days seem very long which makes it seem like Chemo will never end Shout Out Andrea R and Rachel for dinner Aloha Thank you all for reaching out to me the last few days. Many of you with long prayers and encouragements. Sometimes all I can get out is thank you, but really it means so much more than that. But still I want to say thank you. Much aloha~Nikki
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Debbie McCorkell
4/12/2017 03:44:46 pm
Hi Nikki,
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