Friday, April 26, 2013

Friday, April 26, 2013


I know it has been over a week since we posted last, but it has been BUSY.  Penny has been pretty comfortable at home most days.  She especially enjoyed having her children and GRANDCHILDREN around.  Eliza, and Kathryn and Nate and their kids were here for almost a week. Like any good Grandma, she has been giving lots of hugs and kisses.  Her grandkids have been carefully snuggling up next to her in the bed, running her errands, and drawing her beautiful cards and pictures.  Eliza and Kathryn worked very hard to establish some good patterns and routines for Penny’s care: the best way to help her out of bed, the best way to help her get to sleep, the best way to keep her comfortable, etc.  Their insights have been extremely helpful.  They also went with her to her first oncologist appointment.  First Time Out of the House!  It was a little bit of an adventure!  They also took her to Kmart, just for somewhere new.  After they left, Penny’s mom arrived with Aurora.  Their visit was short, just a couple of days, but both mother and daughter were happy to be together.  Since they left, the women from church have been taking turns sitting with Penny for part of the day to give Terry a break.

 Penny and Terry have decided that treatment is the right option.  She had her second oncologist appointment this week and she and Terry were presented with a treatment plan.  Once she is fully healed from her surgery, she will begin radiation/chemo combination treatment five days a week for about five weeks.  The doctors are expecting this to begin sometime in May.  In the meantime, we try to help her be comfortable while she heals.  Penny is much more lucid than she was at the hospital, but there are still times of confusion, especially related to time and direction.  But she is enjoying the phone calls she receives and all the visitors who come.   She has a positive attitude and is very grateful for those who call and stop by.  Keep in mind the last blog post:  please try to come between the hours of 10:30am and 5pm.  She does get tired and needs some time to wind down in the evenings so that she can go to sleep.  Thanks for all your well wishes and for your concern. She loves all of you and she is happy to hear from you!

Karinne

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