Again? yeah. We saw a new local primary care doc to establish care for any local emergencies (his peds doc thought he was just a wee bit old for a pediatrician) and he ordered some labs because his back spasms were continuing to be a problem. His potassium level turned out to be pretty low and he needed some IV potassium. So he is at Lodi Memorial getting just that. Good news is that all his other lab values were NORMAL and that is a first! Even his liver enzymes! Thank you Lord! We are getting great care and attention at the hospital and he should be home tomorrow morning some time. He has his own private duty nurse (Ashley) and I am home blogging and heading for bed. The night supervisor at the hospital is a nurse I have not met face to face before and it turns out that her daughter used to babysit my kids! Small world. Thank you Lord. Blessings abound every day in the midst of all these situations.
God is speaking to me, I AM your provider: YHVH Yireh and El Roi: the God who sees.
May the chorus of prayers for Dan and praise for the LORD God be a delightful anthem in heaven.
thank you thank you thank you
I know we are being carried by your love and His grace.
1 comment:
Hi Bob & Jamie,
I don't know if you remember me. My name is Kristi MacLeod and I'm John & Sandy Schmidt's daughter. Tami Wood, a good friend of mine, gave me this blog site and has been keeping me updated so I can be praying for you. My cousin's husband had cancer and they did everything through the Mayo Clinic. He just passed away, but he survived about 6 or 7 years longer than they said he would. (They did a lot with nutrition, etc. too.)
I emailed her and asked her if she knew anything about this type of cancer, and here was her reply back:
Hi. We are taking one day at a time. Diving into all the financial matters--wears me out.
Bruce's cancer was technically considered a neuroendocrine cancer too--there are many. Without the specific name (each cancer is very specific) I don't know if I've heard of it or not. Usually the more rare the type, the less info available on the net. It sounds as if the dad is doing what I did for Bruce as far as researching info. The only thing I would be able to do would be to suggest an alternative type of treatment facility (in Tijuana, Mexico, called Oasis of Hope) that I've heard wonderful reports about. They offer a free phone consultation (for Bruce's specific type of cancer they were honest and said they couldn't cure it) and practice a coordination/combination of conventional and alternative treatments. Of course, most insurances don't cover the expenses--but Bruce had a great aunt with breast cancer who was told to "go home and die" after all other options had been exhausted. She went down there, though, and they put her cancer in remission for many years--I don't recall how many (she did since die). Don't know if this family would even be open to something like this. But it sounds as if they are prepared to let God be glorified through their suffering, and that is what really matters! :)
I hope this can be of some help to you.
In His Love,
Kristi MacLeod
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