Digestion

Hi Everyone:

About a week ago, we had saurekraut for dinner. After 8 hours, Jim threw up, and nothing had been digested. A few days ago, I decided to buy some pancreatic enzymes, and I've been giving them to Jim after he eats, and so far he has not thrown up. He still has a little nausea, but at least he's not thrown up.

He pretty much lays in bed all day. He wanted his brother Tom to come over Sat and Sun. For some reason, he ends up feeling better. :) Although he sat up pretty long with Brother Joe, too.

This weekend, when he did get out of bed, he built a computer. We didn't really need one, but he loves to do it so much. He would do a little, sleep alot, do a little sleep alot. I was thinking how fun it would be for him if he could quit his job and build computers for poor people as a ministry. We've often talked about all kinds of different ministries we could be involved in. Anyway, that was our weekend.

Today, Jim is supposed to go and get his blood test, but we're thinking we might as well wait until tomorrow, since he doesn't feel good and he's trying to save any energy he might have to go a healing service tonight at Bill's church. They never do anything anyway. "Well, Jim, you're ...everything...is low. See ya next week." I would like to see if his red blood cells are down to see if he needs a transfusion, though. But then he couldn't go to the service tonight...I don't know. We're tired. I guess you can imagine that.

My poor dear husband has been in pain now for 15 months. It's so hard to believe. We can call it 17 months if you want to include his knee surgery. Bottles of pain pills, 2 oncologists, 14 stays in the hospital, 5 blood transfusions, 10 various chemo treatments, 500 stool softeners, and thousands and thousands of prayers.

We haven't given up yet, though. I will do whatever Jim wants to do for as long as he wants to do it.

I have been massaging his legs and arms because of the neuropathy. I wish he has some pumps for his legs that would help the circulation, those kinds they put on your legs after surgery to protect from blood clots. The neuropathy is causing him pain and making it difficult to walk. However, he doesn't have tons of energy to walk, so I'm not sure if that matters. He's still not sure if he will have the next chemo or not. But that is a week away.

Have a great day everyone. We plan on it.
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