December 1, 2017
Another Friday. Another Chemo Infusion Clinic
Susie shows Courage amidst fear from past port access struggles. Smooth port access. (Blood clots block line and delay treatment a couple of hours.)
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Crafts make life bearable!
(Silly face for Dad!)
Susie asked about getting a puppy pal.
Told “not during treatment.”
Interacting with nine year old furry friend, Willow.
December 2, 2017
Friends and Family,
Please pray for Susannah—that her nausea and low grade fever will subside. Thanks. 💕
December 3, 2017
Back at Primary Children’s.
Susie has a fever following Chemo.
Rocky Time recently.
Everyone short on sleep.
I.V. Fluids, Rocephin, and Zofran and Susie is good to go! Fever below 100. The Magic Bullet.
Discharged and soon we will be headed home!
Thanks for your kind thoughts and prayers.💕
(We sat across from a Christmas tree decorated with miniature, beautifully painted and framed pictures from local artists—in front of an Auditorium door at 8:50 a.m.
people were gathering, dressed up.
It only hit me at 10:00 a.m. as we were headed to the car that this may have been a Church Service! 😞 Sad to have missed the Spirit brought by talking about and rejoicing together in Jesus Christ, the Light of the World. )
New motto: TOGETHER IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE! ❤️
Home. Restful daughter.
(Noise canceling earphones protect hearing from Freeway deafness—we learned from Audiologists. Chemo increases her risk for irreversible deafness from loud noises. 😬🧐🤨😞).
December 16, 2017
And we are back for platelets!
(And mom is so tired, that I’m more interested in sleeping than Hallmark movies or toe painting. 😴)
I know some of you are wondering…there’s a bidet!
Did Susie’s nails festive.
She succumbed to IV Benedryl (which was good since she can sleep thru the beeping. I can’t.)
We began things cheerfully.
Things got rocky and emotional after the IV Benedryl sleep wore off. A small fever arose and horrible headache. (This seems to be a trend with her and platelets. AB- this time.)
Home now.
Grateful for hospitals, nurses, assistants, Pathologists, and techs. 💕
Hoping for a peaceful, fever free night.
December 20, 2017
Sometimes when one child has cancer, it’s easy to forget your healthy children.
Thank you, Princess and Wild Man, for your original Play,”Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar!?” (Sunday evening) complete with refreshments and barstool seating!
So thankful for ALL of my children!
Secret Santas…you bring us JOY!
Secret Santa’s, Day 2!
What an amazing day and age we live in when so much I formation is available to learn and study.
Boswellia Serrata (India) is the oil made from Frankinsence Resin.
“A glioma is a type of tumor that starts in the glial cells of the brain or the spine. Gliomas comprise about 30 per cent of all brain tumors and central nervous system tumors, and 80 per cent of all malignant brain tumors.”
Wikipedia
No wonder Frankincense is dubbed the “king of oils.” Used to treat childhood seizures and systemic inflammation, Frankincense has a promising future in treating cancer.
(One trick with brain cancer is finding something that passes the blood brain barrier…elligic acid does. Eat your raspberries! So does Pomegranate juice—which shrink all types of tumors, including prostate.)
God is good. ❤️
December 21, 2017
Susie’s Secret Santas Day 3:
A work in progress!
December 22, 2017
Secret Santas strike again!
MRI scan at Riverton Hospital.
Clean, friendly, windy, and decorated.
Christmas is coming…
Can you tell who is “done” and ready to go home?
December 25, 2017
More Secret Santa Gifts for Susie—Spaaaaa…
Seriously Secret Santa Spoiled! He he. 💕
Moran Appointment and Tests (Spiritual), Tests (Physical), and more Tests (Emotional)!
A very real “Sacred Grove” complete with darkness and light.
Your faith and prayers carried us today.
Doctors evaluate and mediate.
New thoughts and a new medication to try.
Hope.
Holiday.
Good will towards all. 🎄
More Secret Good Will! 😁
Susie’s Secret Santas revealed—friends Abbie (Emily Russ) and Nielie (Tricia Biggs). 💕
Thank you for hope, anticipation, sweet memories and love.
December 31, 2017
“Mom, I don’t need any more doctors.
I can heal on my own—here at home!”
Cuddles and words of affirmation, love, forgiveness, and wholeness.
Journey of healing, hope, faith, and miracles continues. ❤️