Marty has completed his third round of chemo and he seemed to do quite well through it. On Thursday the doctor informed us that his liver enzymes were down already after this round of chemo. They do still have to come down more but we are encouraged that the numbers are down and even lower than they were on Monday prior to starting chemo.
Marty is on a broad spectrum antibiotic and has not been running a fever for the last few days. At last report, the blood cultures that they took on Thursday are negative. It isn't uncommon for Marty to get fevers, especially in the later part of the day. The doctors are closely monitoring and treating these fevers. Fevers can be caused by infection but they can also come from the cancer itself.
Marty seemed to have a good day on Saturday, enjoying time with Erica and a game of Rummikub. On late Saturday afternoon, Marty unfortunately suffered a fall from his bed. This placed stress on the PEG tube (his feeding tube) and doctors are uncertain of the placement of this tube - the concern is how much of the tube is in his stomach. For this reason, the doctors have decided to stop his feeds and to only administer necessary medications through the PEG tube. We are thankful that Marty did not seriously injure himself.
Sunday was also a good day for Marty and he was able and interested in listening to two sermons online. He also recently enjoyed some time with some out-of-town visitors.
At times, Marty will eat very little to no food orally, and at other times, he will eat quite a bit. Tonight he ate a bowl cream of wheat and also enjoyed some pumpkin pie, which was good to see. One of the biggest reasons that Marty won't eat or will just eat a small amount of food is because of his swallowing difficulties. Since swallowing can be a challenge, when he is swallowing well, it's wonderful to witness him eating well - as he did today.
Marty is on a broad spectrum antibiotic and has not been running a fever for the last few days. At last report, the blood cultures that they took on Thursday are negative. It isn't uncommon for Marty to get fevers, especially in the later part of the day. The doctors are closely monitoring and treating these fevers. Fevers can be caused by infection but they can also come from the cancer itself.
Marty seemed to have a good day on Saturday, enjoying time with Erica and a game of Rummikub. On late Saturday afternoon, Marty unfortunately suffered a fall from his bed. This placed stress on the PEG tube (his feeding tube) and doctors are uncertain of the placement of this tube - the concern is how much of the tube is in his stomach. For this reason, the doctors have decided to stop his feeds and to only administer necessary medications through the PEG tube. We are thankful that Marty did not seriously injure himself.
Sunday was also a good day for Marty and he was able and interested in listening to two sermons online. He also recently enjoyed some time with some out-of-town visitors.
At times, Marty will eat very little to no food orally, and at other times, he will eat quite a bit. Tonight he ate a bowl cream of wheat and also enjoyed some pumpkin pie, which was good to see. One of the biggest reasons that Marty won't eat or will just eat a small amount of food is because of his swallowing difficulties. Since swallowing can be a challenge, when he is swallowing well, it's wonderful to witness him eating well - as he did today.
"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." -- Hebrews 10:36
So thankful he did not seriously hurt himself falling out of bed.Continuing to bring Marty and his family before the Throne of the Lord.
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