I wanted to update you on Rex at the halfway point in the hospital. He has tolerated the chemo extremely well so far. He has had very little nausea that has subsided after eating. Can you believe it? He has eaten every meal! He even had the munchies Monday evening and ate Doritos! He hasn't eaten anything crunchy in a few months, so this was a big thing. We can sense everybody praying for us. It is a wonderful peaceful place to be.
Dr. Tate is delighted that Rex is doing so well. He's optimistic that this chemo/radiation is doing some work on the cancer.
Overall, Rex has rested, as well as can be expected in the hospital. He did better on Tuesday than on Monday. I didn't get much rest Monday night, but I did Tuesday night.
I've had good support this week. Family and friends have been so very helpful as I have gone back and forth to the hospital. I even had a volunteer take our dog this week, so that I wouldn't have to worry about letting her out and feeding her. I really couldn't ask for more. So many of you have been so gracious and have offered to help in any way possible. Believe me, this is the beginning. I will be surprised if I won't need help in the future. I have your names down, and I will let you know when I need help.
Erin had a little breakdown last night. She spent all afternoon on Tuesday by his side in the bed, and didn't want to leave. She is planning to spend the night with her daddy tonight (Wednesday). I could tell that she had a look of urgency on her face all evening on Tuesday. She didn't say much when she broke down; she mainly cried. These are first tears that any of my kids have shed since all of this started on Jan. 4th. She told me that she wasn't scared; she just wanted him to get better. I told her that I did to, and that we had to pray that God would make him better. I also told her that no matter what, God loved us and He would do what is best for us. She has a pretty good understanding, I think, because she then told me that God let people get sick so that we would learn to love Jesus more and so that we would care more about other people. We stopped and prayed for Rex right then. I want Erin, Amber, and Lindsey to be able to express their fears and doubts so that I know how to help them through this.
Amber's 7th birthday is this Saturday. Pray that Rex' health would be good enough for us to have a little celebration for her. She usually does a countdown to her birthday; this year she realizes that there are other things going on and shelved her birthday on her own. I asked her if she would like to do something for her birthday, and she lit up and said that she would like to go to a restaurant. So, my hope and prayer is that daddy(Rex) will be well enough to go eat out to eat on Saturday.
I am so very thankful for all of you caring and praying. It may seem redundant when I keep saying that, but I really, really appreciate it. It means more than words could ever express.
Have a great day and God bless you.
Donna Meadows
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