First of all it is our little George’s 6th birthday!!! He has had a good day. I got to eat lunch with him at school. He also had dough-nuts with his classmates this afternoon! Very exciting for first graders. Peri spoke with him on the phone first thing this morning. It lifted both of their spirits to start the day off that way.
Peri has had a good day. They clamped off her NG tube so that she could start to take in liquids. The intent is to introduce her to clear liquids and see if she can handle them. So far so good! She had chicken broth for lunch along with apple juice and coffee. She has been able to keep it down! She also had more broth and juice this evening with the same results. If she can continue to handle this, she will hopefully get to loose the tube in the next day or two.?. She has been able to take a couple of strolls down the hallways. Peri’s mom,”Cousin Tina”, and Heidi, (our neighbor the angel), have taken her on these walks. Peri also had some major motivation Monday and Tuesday from Carla Meisterman, Balmoral Pres. Pastor. Carla drove from Memphis bringing the Balmoral Power with her! That place is incredible!!! Thanks to you Carla, and all of our Balmoral Family! Peri also went outside for a few minutes with her nurse today. This was a wheelchair ride but she got to breathe some fresh air for a minute or two. Although we have not had the intestinal movement that she needs to have, this was a pretty darn good day! It appears that we will continue in this mode as long as it takes for the “movement” to happen. There is no timetable for this. Just keep doing what we are doing. Hopefully avoiding surgery. Unfortunately, chemo is on hold during this process. This means that we need things to move sooner than later!
We also had a visit from Tom, a Fellowship Bible Church Minister. This was a good spiritual moment. He commented to me that he was amazed by Peri’s “Gratefulness” while going what she is going through. When he prayed he said, (not verbatim), “…shame on those of us for not being grateful while we are not in a time of need…” This really hit home with me. I know I am guilty. Peri continues to amaze those around her, even when she is in such a time of need. Typical, isn’t it?!?! I will continue to keep you all posted as we continue on this journey…. Please keep praying!
Gordon