Of course, because I said in the last blog "that unless anything dramatic happens, I won't be writing again for two weeks." Well it did and here I am blogging about it. I should know better than to open my mouth.
Mom went for her Chemo treatment yesterday and was doing fine until she was ready to leave. Dad was wheeling her out to the car in a wheel chair and Mom started to shake. She was having a seizure. Dad said her eyes rolled into the back of her head, she was foaming at the mouth and she shook so violently that she completely fell out of the wheel chair. Dad had a "grinch moment" where he lifted Mom up off the ground and put her back into the chair and rushed her back into the hospital. Thank God for the little things.... they had not left the hospital parking lot! So they admitted her and kept her until about 10:00 last night and then released her to go home. She is currently on anti-seizure meds and is at home resting.
That's pretty much it for now. As of right now, Mom and Dad plan on coming over to Jackson on Saturday to spend the day. We are all going to get together at my parents house and have a huge Thanksgiving dinner........ just for the heck of it. Yes, we realize it's only August! But we are taking every opportunity to get together these days and just celebrate all of us..... family.
I will update this again this weekend after we have our "big dinner". Hopefully I will be able to post some pictures as well. We will see! I will be starting the journal for Mom of all of your comments. So if you would like to get anything else in please do so before Friday. I would like to give it to Mom on Saturday when she is here. Thank you all!
Love,
Tara
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Tuesday
Hello everyone!
I talked with Mom yesterday and she and dad have decided to go with one more round of chemo. This came as a suprise to me as they seemed so set on not going through with any more. But with much prayer and consideration of Mom's last MRI, they decided to go with one more treatment, have another MRI done two weeks after the treatment and see what that says. Of course, we are praying for God's intervention in this! We want to see Mom have more time with us!
I just wanted to let you all know to be praying tomorrow. I believe her appointment is at 10:30. Unless anything dramatic happens in the next two weeks, I will wait to post anything until her MRI and results come in.
I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for Mom, my Dad and our house. Some small, good news is that we finished the floors in all three bedrooms! Now it's time for cleaning! I was unable to clean the house for three and a half weeks! As for my Dad, he will be having a pace maker put in sometime in the next few months and will then be medically retired. Please continue to keep him in your prayers along with Mom.
Thank you all so very, very much.
We love you all.
Tara
I talked with Mom yesterday and she and dad have decided to go with one more round of chemo. This came as a suprise to me as they seemed so set on not going through with any more. But with much prayer and consideration of Mom's last MRI, they decided to go with one more treatment, have another MRI done two weeks after the treatment and see what that says. Of course, we are praying for God's intervention in this! We want to see Mom have more time with us!
I just wanted to let you all know to be praying tomorrow. I believe her appointment is at 10:30. Unless anything dramatic happens in the next two weeks, I will wait to post anything until her MRI and results come in.
I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for Mom, my Dad and our house. Some small, good news is that we finished the floors in all three bedrooms! Now it's time for cleaning! I was unable to clean the house for three and a half weeks! As for my Dad, he will be having a pace maker put in sometime in the next few months and will then be medically retired. Please continue to keep him in your prayers along with Mom.
Thank you all so very, very much.
We love you all.
Tara
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Hello everyone-
No worries, I'm still doing the blog. Michael and I have been busy with our house issues! For those of you who haven't heard our horrible tale.....
Two weeks ago, Michael went to Reno for Hot August nights for work and stayed up their the entire week. The 2nd night he was gone I found worms (larvae to be exact) in the carpets of all three bedrooms! SO GROSS! They were everywhere and I immediately gathered the kids and fleed the house! All that to say, we just moved back in last night and we still aren't done! Who ever made up the saying bad things come in three's must not have ever had anything like this happen to them!
Onto the news............
Just got off the phone with mom and both mom and dad have decided to delay the next treatment of chemo for now. She was supposed to go in this morning for her next treatment but Marty woke up this morning and felt as if they should wait upon the Lord. Grandma Payne called mom this morning after they had decided this and Grandma Payne said "Well, this will give God a chance!" Words of wisdom from Grandma!
So mom sounded good this morning. She was hopeful and glad to be back home. She had been staying with Mark and Martha for three weeks while Dad was on his trip. We faced many trials while she was here but nothing we couldn't handle. Having mom here in Jackson was a blessing and a bit challenging at times but we are glad Dad is back to help out!
Please join Mom and Dad as they continue to seek the Lord about what to do with her treatments.There are good and bad things about stopping or continuing her treatments as you might realize.Mom might be taking over the blog for a bit while she is up to it and while Michael and I get our house back into working order! We love every one of you who diligently read this and pray. We could never say thank you enough!
Until next time..........
Tara
No worries, I'm still doing the blog. Michael and I have been busy with our house issues! For those of you who haven't heard our horrible tale.....
Two weeks ago, Michael went to Reno for Hot August nights for work and stayed up their the entire week. The 2nd night he was gone I found worms (larvae to be exact) in the carpets of all three bedrooms! SO GROSS! They were everywhere and I immediately gathered the kids and fleed the house! All that to say, we just moved back in last night and we still aren't done! Who ever made up the saying bad things come in three's must not have ever had anything like this happen to them!
Onto the news............
Just got off the phone with mom and both mom and dad have decided to delay the next treatment of chemo for now. She was supposed to go in this morning for her next treatment but Marty woke up this morning and felt as if they should wait upon the Lord. Grandma Payne called mom this morning after they had decided this and Grandma Payne said "Well, this will give God a chance!" Words of wisdom from Grandma!
So mom sounded good this morning. She was hopeful and glad to be back home. She had been staying with Mark and Martha for three weeks while Dad was on his trip. We faced many trials while she was here but nothing we couldn't handle. Having mom here in Jackson was a blessing and a bit challenging at times but we are glad Dad is back to help out!
Please join Mom and Dad as they continue to seek the Lord about what to do with her treatments.There are good and bad things about stopping or continuing her treatments as you might realize.Mom might be taking over the blog for a bit while she is up to it and while Michael and I get our house back into working order! We love every one of you who diligently read this and pray. We could never say thank you enough!
Until next time..........
Tara
Monday, August 3, 2009
Sincere Apologies!
Let me start off by saying I am so sorry for not updating this as often as you all would like. But I will say that I am now also dealing with my own side of the family and health issues. I will quickly ask for prayers for my dad as he begins his battle with heart issues. He is looking at possible retirement, medically, at the end of the year. He will more than likely have a pacemaker put in soon which would medically retire him.
Anyway, on to Maxine.
Mom is now up here spending time with all of us as Marty is away in Africa. So far so good. She is enjoying spending time with everyone. She started her IV treatment last Tuesday which went well. She had a bit of nausea (which is to be expected of course) but it quicky went away. She is also on a steroid and that is actually what is affecting her. Due to the steroids, mom is dealing with bloating in her face and a bit of acne..... and she thought she was done with that part of her life! HA! Her next treatment is next Tuesday on the 11th. This appointment might be pushed back a week if possible so that Marty can be here and take her. He returns on the 15th.
Overall, it seems as though Maxine is doing as well as can be expected. She still has her good and bad days. She's still pretty tired and requires rest more frequently with every passing day. For now she is going for treatments every two weeks. We don't know how long this will last and really don't have a lot of information about much else. If you have any specific questions, I will try and answer those. For the most part, we are in a hurry and wait peroid. I believe with every passing treatment, we will know more. Pray, Pray and Pray......... that's all I can say. Thank you all for your support. Again, I apologize for not updating this sooner. I will try harder! Good Night!
Love,
The Hooper Clan
Anyway, on to Maxine.
Mom is now up here spending time with all of us as Marty is away in Africa. So far so good. She is enjoying spending time with everyone. She started her IV treatment last Tuesday which went well. She had a bit of nausea (which is to be expected of course) but it quicky went away. She is also on a steroid and that is actually what is affecting her. Due to the steroids, mom is dealing with bloating in her face and a bit of acne..... and she thought she was done with that part of her life! HA! Her next treatment is next Tuesday on the 11th. This appointment might be pushed back a week if possible so that Marty can be here and take her. He returns on the 15th.
Overall, it seems as though Maxine is doing as well as can be expected. She still has her good and bad days. She's still pretty tired and requires rest more frequently with every passing day. For now she is going for treatments every two weeks. We don't know how long this will last and really don't have a lot of information about much else. If you have any specific questions, I will try and answer those. For the most part, we are in a hurry and wait peroid. I believe with every passing treatment, we will know more. Pray, Pray and Pray......... that's all I can say. Thank you all for your support. Again, I apologize for not updating this sooner. I will try harder! Good Night!
Love,
The Hooper Clan
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