Treatment Nine



Written by Alyssa.


I want to apologize for mistakenly telling everyone that mom's treatment was switching to Friday this week. That was incorrect. Mom still had her chemo appointment on Tuesday for this week, and she will switch to Friday next week.


Mom’s treatment went well today. The immunotherapy treatment mom gets is pretty painful, so her nurse suggested she try using a heated blanket to see if that helps to ease the pain a bit. Mom isn't certain if it actually helped with the pain or if the fact that she just loves warm blankets was distraction enough, but she said that it did help make the treatment feel more comfortable. Praise God for that!


Mom had a nice conversation with another patient who was also getting treatment today. She  was able to share a bit of her journey with her and encourage her with the words of Psalm 139 about how all of our days are ordained "before one of them came to be” and how great of a comfort it is to rest in the peace of God’s sovereignty in her life. Mom says it is comforting to share the journey with other patients and to be an encouragement to them at the same time. 



This journey is long but here we are, one more week further into mom’s treatment cycle. Since mom’s next treatment isn’t for ten days now, she is looking forward to the brief reprieve this may bring for her body - even as temporary as that may be. With her treatments now taking place on Friday, Mom did worry that this may further impact her ability to attend church services. This is something she is really hoping to be able to continue doing throughout treatments. It is possible, however, that this could end up working out well since she will still have her anti-nausea medication in her system over the weekend. Nausea has been an unwelcome companion on this journey especially nearer to the end of the chemo cycle. We will have to wait and see how this goes. 


Today we were again so happy to be blessed with living so close to a good hospital with such caring and helpful nurses. The staff at the cancer centre are so friendly and are always so willing to offer tips to help make the treatments more bearable. Today, mom even saw someone wearing one of the chemo bags made by members of our church! It was nice to see a homey touch at the hospital versus the usual sterile environment. 



Prayer Requests:

  1. Mom’s low blood pressure continues to be an issue. Please pray that her blood pressure will stabilize.

  2. Praise God for Mom’s positive reaction to the treatment.

  3. That God will bless the treatments so they may be successful.

  4. That Mom won’t feel too discouraged when experiencing moments of weakness and anxiety.

  5. That the side effects Mom has been experiencing will be as minimal as possible

  6. Pray that she will be able to sleep well.

  7. That she will be able to share the gospel and encourage those around her who are also receiving treatment.


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