Quiet night at the Brawley's. Johnny is sleepy, but we expected that. An unexpected surprise is the lack of nausea and all that goes along with it. I mentioned yesterday that he was given Emend, and boy is that stuff worth it's weight in gold. Good stuff. We like the mixture of Emend in the morning, Zofran at night, a little Compazine and Ativan for the in-between hours and Zantac and Lunesta thrown in for good measure.
He can't stay awake for long, but it is hard work making new cells as the chemo tries to kill them. No sense in fighting it, I say sleep!
He has eaten pretty well today: mashed potatoes and chicken noodle soup (YUM!). It worked for him last time, and it is what sounds good to him again.
While I worked today (still waiting for that winning lottery ticket) MIL came over to watch her baby. While she was here, she just tidied up a bit -- you know like my kitchen cupboards and all the laundry. Really, if you don't have one, I really recommend getting yourself a mother-in-law like mine! You can't have her, though, she has enough to do with her four boys (and their wives!)
The boys are staying the night with friends (thanks, Rich and Becky!). I appreciate that they don't have to be around on Johnny's tough days. This is hard enough, I want them to be able to enjoy their summer before heading back to school.
Thanks to everyone for the continued food, well wishes and calls. You really can't imagine how much this all means to us. We feel surrounded by love and never alone. That is an amazing feeling. Thanks, Diane and Joe, for stopping by. I LOVE the bracelet! It is so beautiful and a great symbol of HOPE!
Arrangements for Aunt Theresa:
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hope United Methodist Church, 69941 Elkhart Road, Edwardsburg, where the funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Please continue to pray for my mom and the whole family, especially Uncle Jeff, and my cousins Jeff, Jr. and Elsa and their families. Theresa will be missed greatly; a lot of people really loved that crazy little woman!
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Hey Brawleys!
ReplyDeleteGreat news about the Emend! Glad to see that you have a good "cocktail" of meds working for you!
We are still praying and clicking, you all have not been far from our hearts.
We had an observation deck discussion over the weekend regarding the golf outing and have come up with a few ideas that I will be running by the golf outing organizers very shortly.....stay tuned for updates! We are all looking forward to the outing date but are equally wishing we were just having the dang cousins reunion that we have all talked about but has eluded us for all these years instead of the big c reason that has been dealt.
Okay, enough of my rant. Remember that we love you and are here for you and we are praying......
and we still believe.
we love you-
george ann, derek, chad and ryne nolan
Just stopped by to click. MIL said the nausea was so much better for Johnny--and he is sleeping lots. Good. He can sleep through the battle. : ) I hear you are getting lots of good food..........yum. The great thing about it is you will get good ideas for meals later. I still make many of the meals that were given to me!
ReplyDeleteOk, going to click some more.
Molly