This Has Been A Good Day!

Wow! How good it is to be home!!! Today has been good. Ken slept last night for about 12 hours. I was really getting concerned about him. He is not one to sleep for more than four hours straight. But, I know he was absolutely exhausted after all he had been through. His body was trying to catch up. This afternoon he has been doing quite well. All of his muscles are working again. He was a little sore in his right shoulder this morning, but hasn't complained this afternoon.

My sister, Rowena, has been with us for a few days and has been a tremendous help as well as encouragement. Jeffrey and Grandpa Ken worked for a while reorganizing our back room (we are trying to make a bedroom for Jeff). Ken got a little tired so he layed down for a nap. He looked so comfortable that I layed down with him. We slept for 3 hours. It was great!!!

Tomorrow we leave for his cancer treatment with the Poly-MVA. We are just going to drive over to Edmond and back home. We're not spending the night anywhere. Rowena is going to stay here and hold down the fort and Jeff and I are going to take Ken.

We are so glad to be able to be home that we're sure looking forward to this weekend. We are praying for things to become routine again. It seems as if each weekend has brought a new surprise as we have ended up in the emergency room the last two weekends.

Thanks for your prayers . . . . more later!

Note:
After writing this post, I just read an email from my sister, Retha. Her daughter, Rhonda, needs our prayers. Here is what Retha wrote:

My oldest daughter, Rhonda, was having trouble with reflux for quite sometime; she had an MRI done on her stomach and esophagus. They found a mass in her esophagus and did a biopsy a week ago. It is a very rare form of cancer. Yesterday she told me she would have a Pet Scan next week and her doctor would get together with a surgeon, Chemo-therapist, and Radiologist to decide the best procedure for her after her insurance company okays everything. They told her to file for temporary disability at work; she works for FAA.
The mass is from 2 to 4 inches long and may have grown outside the esophagus; if it was under 2 inches it would't be too much of a problem to extract it. They can use an upper intestine to replace her esophagus.

Rhonda is still a young woman and has a very young little boy. He needs his mother. Please pray for a miracle for Rhonda.