It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted an update on Jeremy, so while I’m sitting in a bay at the hospital waiting for him to come back from having a para and thora done, I thought I would hop on here.
Last week he finished his last chemo for this round and so now it’s time for a CT scan to see if it’s working. We will head over to have the scan done around noon today. The oncologist is hopeful that it is being effective. We go back to see her on Thursday so I’m assuming we will go over the results then.
Unfortunately there are no clinical trials in GA that Jeremy would qualify for at this point.
Every day is a roller coaster, some bad days with some better days. Jeremy has been able to eat, though nowhere near pre-cancer standards and has slowed down the last two days because of the fluid buildup. Hopefully he will have some relief after this morning.
Phil and Reba, Jeremy’s parents, just came into town and will be with us for the next week. His siblings will be flying in this weekend and they will be all together to be able to celebrate his birthday on Tuesday.
The last couple days have been tiring and Jeremy and I are exhausted today. I at least can drink coffee. He kept telling me this morning that my coffee smelled good and was wondering if he could try some soon. I told him he had to let me find the smoothest, non acidic coffee before I let him do that. He hasn’t had coffee in five months.
Actually coffee is the reason that I knew something was really wrong with Jeremy this past late summer. For the last 17 years of marriage, through good and bad, he has always made me coffee. Even when he wasn’t having any. And most mornings he would bring it to me. He is a smart man. I’m nicer in the morning with coffee. Seriously. Ask anyone who is around be first thing in the morning. So when he stopped making coffee for me in the mornings because he didn’t feel well, I knew something wasn’t right. It was nice to hear him say he wanted coffee this morning even if he couldn’t have it.
So prayer requests: pray that he can continue to eat, pray for favorable CT scan results, pray that we have clear direction on how to move forward, pray for his time with his family this week and weekend, that he will be able to be present and enjoy his loved ones. Also if you could include a special couple that we know. The week or so before Jeremy was diagnosed, a former co-worker’s wife ( from his original Atlanta job) was diagnosed with cancer. His co-worker retired about the time Jojo was born and we haven’t really had contact with him since. But somehow we ended up at the same oncologist and infusion center even though we aren’t anywhere near where their former workplace has been. We’ve been able to spend some time with them the last couple weeks as their treatments have landed on the same days. Please be praying for Sandy, that she will gain strength back and that her numbers will continue to improve and for Roy as he is diligently and lovingly cares for her.
Again, thanks for checking in with us. 💜