Its been a week since Chris' first chemo treatment. He has struggled with dizziness and low blood pressure all week, keeping him at home and horizontal most of the time. The latter half of the week, he was able to push through a bit more and spend some quality time with me and the boys. He saw his oncologist, Dr. B on Thursday who said that his white blood cell count, which was already low, dropped just a bit from the chemo. But overall, he was pleased with how Chris was doing.
Chris does have some interesting restrictions due to the cancer and his low immunity levels. He is not only restricted from public places with lots of people (church excluded), but also from the local pool, ("dirty places" according to Dr. B), but also from going to and eating from restaurants. He's only allowed to eat food that I or friends have prepared, to protect him for poorly cooked food and random germs. No take out for the Sterziks for a while (don't tell Chris, but we went to Chik-fil-A on Friday).
We are taking the phrase "One day at a time" very seriously around here these days. Focusing on the fact that we have each other, friends and God to sustain us. Keep praying- we need it!
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:6-7
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment