Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for continuing to hold me up in prayer. I am so HAPPY to be home!!! My dear hubby set up a nice "recovery room" for me in the living room, with our comfy old lazy boy chair and all I need within my reach, flowers on the mantle, etc. Since we have a cape cod house, the kitchen, dining room, bathroom and my bedroom are all on this level, and right outside "my" door is the screened porch which overlooks the backyard so I can enjoy watching the kids playing or swimming. My sister came from Colorado for the whole week to help us and has been giving the kids wonderful attention and care - so they are here, around me, making me smile, but when I need a rest I just close my little curtain they hung for me in the doorway and they know it's mommy's rest time.
They let me come home with some strong pain meds which I was still needing but a few hours ago I tried Ibuprofen and it WORKS!!! I feel pretty good with just that! God has been so good to me, I really feel carried through this experience miraculously.
We did meet with the medical oncology dept today before my discharge. Seems like they are leaning toward recommending a "mild" medication which is not exactly chemotherapy but more like immunotherapy - there are several of these recently approved for renal cell carcinoma. I have lots to learn about these meds to understand them better. It would be more of a "just incase" choice of treatment. Surgically it appears they "got it all" but since it did metasticize to the lung, it could have "planted " something else that has yet to develop. Usually these drugs are used to treat inoperable kidney cancers and since mine was totally operable.....?? Or at least it seemed to be.... Anyway, these are the questions to be pondered in the weeks ahead. I will be busy recouperating. I am told that is my ONLY responsibility. :-) It's gonna be hard to let things happen around me - that's not my normal "style" :-0
Thank you all for praying as I gain strength, get my blood pressure / diuretic regulated, go to numerous doctor followups and such, in the next 2 weeks. I will have a visiting nurse checking on me too. Please keep praying for my kids, and for my dear hubby who has had a lot on his plate these last 11 or so days.
Love,
Karen
17 comments:
So good to hear from you, Karen. It must be great to have your kids around you. You've trained them well to be helpers; now let them do it! We all love you. We're praying for rest and wisdom for everyone the next two weeks. And now it's summer- let everyone play and take care of the house and family; your only job is recuperating.
love, Dana
how great is was to come to check the blog and you have psoted! I am happy to hear that you are home and settled. I will continue to pray for your recovery and decisions ahead, as well as for the kids and dad as they adjust. You make sure you do YOUR job well and take care you and let others do the same for you.
Stephanie
AGCI friend
Karen,
We continue to pray for you and we are praising God for your miraculous recovery! You have always been my hero, but now even more so!
Deb Grohosky
So glad to hear that you are home...looking around you at all that the Lord has given you!
Take care,
Madelyn Lang
Oh Karen, what good news! I can imagine you at home with your wonderful children around you. God is so good! We will keep praying during your recuperation. Do take it easy and give yourself time to heal. My love to Claudia, Anya, Ethan, Evan, and Christina.
Love,
Gale
Oh, Karen, I am so glad you are home!!! You sound like you are doing well. The kids must be so relieved to have you home. Get lots of rest, eat healthy and we will keep on praying as you go through your decision making period. Lisa E. is an oncology nurse and may be able to help you with some of the medications.
Blessings,
Carol Kremer
I was so happy to hear you are home! Your blog was a blessing...recover, recoop and enjoy your family! i will pray for your continued recovery!
a sister in Christ
Maureen Lukens
Karen, I am so happy to hear you are home and with your family. Make sure you rest and take care of yourself. I will continue to pray for you and your family.
Heidi
AGCI friend - traveling next week to bring our daughter home!
Karen,
I am so thrilled to hear that the report is good and you are home! Make sure you REST! This is your chance to rest! It is wonderful that you are back home and I am sure you feel much better knowing that you are at home. You know I will keep praying for you, the kids and Charles.
In Christ Teresa Alvarez
We're so happy to read that you are home and things are going well. I'm sure being home with your famly will help in your recovery. We will continue to pray for you all. Take good care of yourself. We'll keep checking the blog for your progress.
Love,
Cousin Karen and Larry
Dear Karen,
I was so glad to hear that you are home with your family. We hope and pray that your recovery goes well. Your strength and positive attitude during this trying time is definitely something to be admired. Your and Charles and the children are in our thoughts and prayers daily.
Love,
Celia, Mark and Alisha
Karen,
Hi, we are so glad you are home and have a wonderful husband and family supporting you and making things nice for you to recover.
I want to come visit you and help out, I just don't know when the time is right. I know you must be getting alot of calls etc. I can come over and help you with anything. Thats great that your sister is there. I'd like to take Kristina out for the day and Ethan too if He would like to come.
We continue to pray for you and I think of you alot through the day and when I do I pray for you. You have been such a blessing and encouragement to me so many times I want to reach out and help you.
Hope each day you feel stronger and better. If our earthly father will give to us when we have a need how much more will our heavenly Father reach out and help us when we ask Him. Keep asking God in Faith, believing, to help you and He will. We also will continue to ask Him for you too.
We love you and appreciate your friendship. Please tell Kristina I said Hi.
Love,
Darlene xoxo
Karen,
You are a Wonderful person!!!!!!!!!
We think the world of You.
May God Bless You and your wonderful family.
Keep in Gods word and your Faith will stay strong.
Dear Karen and Charles-
We have been logging in and just rejoicing that you are home and everything is set up for you to recover with your family nearby. It will be hard- but let others minister to you, Karen. We will continue to pray for the miracle of healing and peace. Charles- you know we have been praying for you- being the caregiver and filling in all the gaps is tough...May you be able to simply enjoy some family times- and quiet times...God slows us down for reasons- don't try to do too much!.....
Lots of love and prayers- we'll wait for it all to settle down for a visit.....
Matt and Sharon
I am so glad to hear your doing better. You are still in my prayers!Love you all!
-Kathryn
Delighted to come home from vacation to see YOUR posting! You've given so much, now it's your time to let others give to you. That too is service.
Our thoughts and prayers continue.
The Webers
Hi Karen, My mother told us about your operation. She sends her regards and well wishes. God's throne room has certainly been "visited" by "those of like precious faith." Please know that Howard and I are praying for you daily. My father, Pastor Blight used to say "surgeons make incisions, but it takes God to heal them." We know as believers in Christ that we pray here in Baltimore and God answers there in Broomall. There is NO distance in prayer. I thank God that He is the same yesterday,today and forever. He changes not. You seem to have much help and support. Tell Charlie that we are lifting him up with all that he needs to do and be. Even when we do not know how to pray, our Lord is there to intercede and make it clear to the Father what we mean. I will be checking this blog regularly. In the Vine, Debbie Blight-Wright
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