Blessed

I just thought I should update all of you on Carol. She is doing well (considering everything and compared to where she was). She has been moved back to the hem/oncology floor from the ICU. Her kidneys are still in failure, but her liver seems to be starting to recover. Her liver labs are slowly improving little by little. Another bone marrow aspiration was done today and we should know the status of her cancer and the treatment plan in the next few days. She has remained in good respiratory status and has been regaining her voice.

Her fingers are not doing well. At this time it is seeming likely that she will loose about 1/2 (possibly more) of all 8 fingers and possibly only a very small amount from each thumb. She has very little use of her hands right now which is very difficult for her (she cannot feed herself, write, answer the phone, etc). Philip found a phone that has huge buttons including a big speaker button and she is learning to use that with the help of Allen. I'm so proud of Allen (Philip's Dad) for the care he has been giving Carol to help her through this despite the stress their relationship has been under the last 4 years. It is such a comfort for Philip that he is still there, especially due to the unfortunate fact that the nursing care on this floor remains much less than satisfactory.

I'm also proud of Carol, although she has moments of anxiety, depression and frustration, she has kept a fairly positive outlook and has repeatedly told all of us how she just feels truly blessed. God is working in our family. He is healing relationships and creating closure. We are blessed.