Jon couldn't wake up today, mixture of chemo and vicadin. He slept much better last night because of the vicadin but then slept all day; get dressed, lay down again, take a phone call, go back to sleep, do some office work half hour, lay back down. He slept all the way to the hospital, slept through chemo and slept all the way home. Opened one eye once in a while during the baseball game or for a news story. I made him eat/drink something every 2 hours so he had to wake up long enough to go to the bathroom.
I have had the great fortune of a good friend in the ward here tutor me on nutrition needs for the chemo patient. She brought over information/recipe books, bought bags of specialty foods at the Health Food store and filled my frig and counter with tools to replenish Jon's body with the nutrients he will need to rebuild after chemo and fight the cancer from within. She was in the kitchen making sample vegie and fruit drinks and smoothies to show different food combinations, always adding extra protein, Vitamin C, etc. There's so much to learn!
From the Relief Society manual, page 138, "We pray for enlightenment, then go to with all our might and our books and our thoughts and righteousness to get the inspiration. We ask for judgment, then use all our powers to act wisely and develop wisdom. We pray for success in our work and then study hard and strive with all our might to help answer our prayers. When we pray for health we must live the laws of health and do all in our power to keep our bodies well and vigorous. We pray for protection and then take reasonable precaution to avoid danger. There must be works with faith."
We will have a phone conversation with the oncologist next week (phone because there are no appointments available and she will call on her own time). At that time we hope to discuss some questions and procedures we are still unclear about. The only time we have met with her was the day we received the diagnosis. That was enough to digest for one day and since then there have been so many questions raised as we fight this battle day by day.
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Hi Di,
That's really great as everything Jon eats or drinks should be packed with nutrition. Don't forget the Boost when he can't eat anything else. He'll just lose weight. I guess it can't be helped! We've also been using Kyoto Chlorella & Fermented Turmeric from Swanson for concentrated greens. If they just can't eat enough to get all the nutrients, there's more than one way to skin a cat!
You'll find the answers.
LoveYa,
Mom & Dad
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