This weekend is fairly quiet, THANKFULLY. We like quiet. Kevin is trying as many juices as I can bring him to “drink”, and is enjoying it greatly! Linda, me and another lady who is staying at the McElderry House went to Walmart to do some shoping and get some things for myself and Kevin that we were lacking here in Baltimore. I made sure to also buy a Baltimore atlas, as my GPS doesn’t always like to work with me!
The Dr visited with us this morning, after Kev had another night of no sleep. He is exhausted to say the least. He has lots of nightmares from the pain meds, so they are working with pharmaceutical to come up with a combo that will help him rest, without the nightmares.
They are closely monitoring the fluid around his heart. They do not want to do what’s called a “window” to drain the heart, as he already has so many things hooked up, sticking out, and draining from his chest area. So far, his heart rate is good, and they are watching a possible climbing blood pressure. Again, all things that aren’t too serious, just need to keep an eye on.
I am praying some housing arrangements open up for us. Tonight is our last scheduled night at the McElderry house, and nothing opened up in oncology housing. We’re praying the house gets a cancellation, and we can stay there through Tuesday, when Linda and Ken leave to drive back to Winnipeg with Marty and Kristi.
Come next week, I’ll be moving into my temporary place with close family friends of ours about 20 minutes from the hospital. I am blessed to be able to stay with them with the uncertainty of length of time. Weeks, months, we have no idea.
For many, it is hard to not be able to hear a definitive plan, like how long we’ll be here, when we plan to come back to Lancaster, etcetera. However, with Kevin’s type of cancer, and only just beginning chemotherapy, we have no timelines for how quickly things can happen. It is all in the Lord’s timing. For someone like me, who is a planner, and a bit of a control freak, it has certainly been a lesson learned. I no longer have any expectations/plans for any day, I just wake up, and roll with the punches.
We are enjoying our time spent together, the quiet moments especially when no one is bugging, poking or prodding. The Lord has been good to us.
On an especially HAPPY note, everyone sold over 700 BBQ TICKETS!!! We are THRILLED! I ordered 800 meals, so we hope to have a few extras. Anyone in hopes of having extras that day, can call my phone at 682-0365 around 1:30/1:45 the day of the BBQ (August 23rd) to see about purchasing possible extras.
Anyone wanting to help put together meals, arrive no later than 9 am the day of the BBQ at New Danville Mennonite church at 103 Marticville Road in Lancaster to get things rolling!
You are all amazing, and a blessing to us. Thank you for all you continue to do. YOU ROCK!
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