We’ve just returned from a few days down at Delhuntie and we were able to catch up with Del. I was surprised to see that she seemed better than when we last saw her at Christmas time. She has lost a little more weight since then, but she is much brighter, even teasing Elwyn and ripping him off! It was beautiful to watch. Her cancer count is only 20 points higher since Christmas.
Next day she had many spasms and was in a lot of pain and spent most of the day in bed. She has some good days and some not so good days! She has a lot of hot packs to help the spasms.
Her haemoglobin was checked and it was only 77 so she had another blood transfusion on Thursday at Warragul hospital. It seems the cancer is in the bone marrow and therefore not able to produce enough red blood cells. She finds it very painful to sit and spends most of her time lying down. Some days she’s able to walk around, even outside, but other days, she’s in bed all day.
A couple of weeks ago, she went on holidays from Delhuntie and spent a week with some of her friends under the care of Simone, her carer. They had lots of fun and enjoyed some girl time! While away, she had a couple of treatments in a hyperbaric chamber which really made her feel a lot better for a few days.
One evening, Del produced a bottle of sparkly as we celebrated her surviving 2 years in her fight with cancer, probably longer than most of us expected.
Del is still on about 25mgm of morphine twice a day. She also has some “break thru’s” or “top ups” when the pain gets too strong.
It was lovely to see a number of friends drop in and visit her and encourage her. Of course, it’s always good to make an appointment and make sure she’s available. Text messaging is also good, but she may not be able to respond personally.
Once again, we left inspired and very impressed at her strength and resilience, but yet, not knowing the future. It’s wonderful to know that God loves her and her future is in His hands.
Del appreciates all the love, encouragement and prayers! Please continue to pray for her and her parents, Elwyn and Helen, and all the family, as it’s hard on everyone.
Next day she had many spasms and was in a lot of pain and spent most of the day in bed. She has some good days and some not so good days! She has a lot of hot packs to help the spasms.
Her haemoglobin was checked and it was only 77 so she had another blood transfusion on Thursday at Warragul hospital. It seems the cancer is in the bone marrow and therefore not able to produce enough red blood cells. She finds it very painful to sit and spends most of her time lying down. Some days she’s able to walk around, even outside, but other days, she’s in bed all day.
A couple of weeks ago, she went on holidays from Delhuntie and spent a week with some of her friends under the care of Simone, her carer. They had lots of fun and enjoyed some girl time! While away, she had a couple of treatments in a hyperbaric chamber which really made her feel a lot better for a few days.
One evening, Del produced a bottle of sparkly as we celebrated her surviving 2 years in her fight with cancer, probably longer than most of us expected.
Del is still on about 25mgm of morphine twice a day. She also has some “break thru’s” or “top ups” when the pain gets too strong.
It was lovely to see a number of friends drop in and visit her and encourage her. Of course, it’s always good to make an appointment and make sure she’s available. Text messaging is also good, but she may not be able to respond personally.
Once again, we left inspired and very impressed at her strength and resilience, but yet, not knowing the future. It’s wonderful to know that God loves her and her future is in His hands.
Del appreciates all the love, encouragement and prayers! Please continue to pray for her and her parents, Elwyn and Helen, and all the family, as it’s hard on everyone.
