Friday, June 02, 2006

Tough Road as of June 3

Hi, this is Kathy, Andrea's mom posting tonight. As everyone knows by now, Andrea is one tough, determined young lady. She has also been in some excruciating pain, but WITH YOUR PRAYERS, she is pulling through pain after pain, moment after moment. As soon as she checked in May 4, she was determined to get on with what she knew would be a "tough treatment". She named her IV stand "Wheely" and started her walking exercises with it as it pumped her with every kind of hydration fluid, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral drug along with 2 very strong chemotherapies and the precious bone marrow stem cells from Kristin. The week she could not even put water in her mouth because it felt like acid, she did not walk but still did some bed exercises. Today she went to the gym for 25 minutes with the physical therapist and I thought did well, but she was disappointed at the strength she has lost. She clearly remembers running 3 miles a day in November. The doctor says "maybe next week" Andrea can go home, so they are in the process of changing the IV fluids to pill form since she can swallow again. They monitor her blood levels every day then prescribe the appropriate medicine and drugs and will need to continue doing that for many weeks to come, so once we get home we will need to either trek to MDA or maybe home health service may do some. Andrea's eyesight is still blurry and we know she does have cataracts in addition to the retina problem, so as soon as she gets discharged, we will go back to her retina specialist and see what miracles he can perform. SO, we're calling on you again to petition God. He is faithful, and we know you are too, with your prayers. Thank you all, so very much. We have our precious Andrea with us here because God listened to each and every one of you.
God bless and love to all, Kathy

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kathy, we have never met but you and your family are constantly on our minds and in our prayers. We speak of all of you ofter when our family gathers, and that is often. Please be assured that we, here in Mississippi are thinking of you.
Love, J.'s Aunt Peggy

Anonymous said...

Dear Kathy -- I am continuing my prayers, but will now preface them with "Urgent". Andrea is one strong young woman -- I have never known anyone like her. I hate the thought of her being in so much pain and being discouraged. I pray that this "down" time will pass quickly so she can go home and get on with the process of healing and getting her eyesight improved. You all have been through so much in such a short period of time. God bless you and Andrea, and I will keep the prayers going.

Love, Carolyn

Anonymous said...

Kathy and Bob,

This is Teresa Vassilaros and I want you to know that I continue to pray for Andrea and all of your family everyday. There is not a day that goes by that I don't check the website. I pray that Andrea will heal soon and be pain free. God bless you and your family!!!

Anonymous said...

We are all praying and pulling for Andrea. She is an inspiration to so very many people. We will continue to pray and pray and know that our prayers are heard and answered. We pray for God to help Andrea stay strong, as she has since day one, and to keep the faith and continue to heal day by day. If the Lord is with her, who can be against her? Much love to Andrea, J and all of your family and friends.

Anonymous said...

Dear Kathy,

Andrea is in our prayers all day every day. We also pray for you, Bob,your family, J. and his family. There is so much love and determination and I know that will see Andrea through. God bless you and Andrea.

Love, Alice and Art Henderson

Anonymous said...

Kathy, I will not stop praying for Andrea until she is 100% healed. I promise!!

Your Brother in Christ!

Anonymous said...

Andrea, in a long distance way, we are by your side continuing in prayer daily for your return to feeling better daily and returning to good health and activities of daily living. You and your loved ones are not alone, we will all pray with you and for God's showers of blessings. Remember, the Lord our God will never leave you alone or forsake you in your times of need..you are His precious child.
Love from all of us in South Texas,
mBeyer

Cheryl said...

We continue to pray and believe that Andrea will come through all of this 100%. We miss you Andrea and can't wait for you to get to come home! Our thoughts, love and prayers remain with you throughout each day. :)

Love,
Dustin and Cheryl

Anonymous said...

J- just wanted to let you know that I left a little "care" package for Andrea on your parents front porch this afternoon. We're praying this week will bring great improvement and a one way ticket home!
Love you bunches!
Tracey, Sam, and Vanessa

Anonymous said...

Kathy,

Please know you have been in my prayers. As a nurse, I know families go through the same illness as the patient. I agree that Andrea is a very tough, courageous young lady. She has a wonderful support team! God is GOOD! I am praying that Andrea's pain will improve quickly and all the tests will prove the bone marrow transplant successful!! I am Betty Martin's sister and I hope to meet all of Andrea's family soon. We continue to pray without ceasing for complete recovery.
Prayers,
Shelia

Anonymous said...

Andrea is a very strong and courageous person, and I know that God never puts anything in a person's life that they cannot handle. I know that she will pull through this. I am saying a prayer for her everyday. Thank you for continuing to update the blog.

David Michael said...

Kathy,

We pray for you and your family daily. In times like this, "God is our refuge and strenghth." Please let me know if you need anything like bone marrow, etc. With loving kindness, David