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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