Carlene's week

Carlene is doing well in the process of recovery from her chemo infusion last Thursday. The weekend was up and down, like the last time, but not any worse. The really good news is that she has not had any bone pain from the Neulasta injection. It would be wonderful if she can avoid that side effect after every treatment from here on out. She has a "foggy" head most of the time these first few days, and is fighting off nausea. But she has been finding food that sounds good and eating well. Fatigue sets in usually very afternoon. She has been exercising and drinking lots of water.
Carlene asked me the other day when she was struggling a bit if I thought she was going to make it through 4 more treatments. We discussed it for awhile, and decided that we wouldn't worry about that. We just need to get her through the next one, and the rest we will take one at a time. And after she is done with the next treatment, she will be halfway through!! That's part of living each day, right?
I've been dealing with this much better lately. What Carlene is going through now is not problems with the cancer, if there are even any cells left floating around in her body. She is experiencing the results of the treatment, which will come to an end. So I just pray every day for minimal side effects, and no long-term damage to any of her tissues or organs. God is good, and He has given Carlene (and me) the strength to get through each day. And we've had a lot of joy in our lives too. Kaleb is doing well, and finally sleeping better for Kevin and Lori. We are having dinner tonight with Kristin and Andy, and get to see little Jackson. Seems like somebody in our family always has the sniffles. Looks like everyone is well at the Gordley house today. We can't wait to see them.
God Bless...