Wednesday, April 30, 2008

We're back on track...

Kateli's treatment is back on track. Her appointment on Wednesday went well. Her counts were back up, her numbers went from 200 to 858!! Thank you all for ALL of your prayers for our little girl. We have completed the Consolidation phase and have moved on to the next phase, which is Interim Maintenance. We are continuing the daily oral chemo medicine, she has to take the steroid again for 5 days at atime, and the doctor wrote a script for the new chemo med she'll be taking once a week. All the while, we continue to give her the antibiotic three times a week, and the pepcid to settle her belly after all these meds!

Please pray:
  • That we can keep the med schedule straight, and that we are diligent about her medications.
  • That she continue to tolerate all these meds as well as she has been. She is doing great. It is amazing to see her strength!
  • For energy, strength and rest for all of us. We're going through a very difficult sleep phase with Kateli, that we're constantly worn out. She's having trouble, not only falling asleep, but staying asleep all through the night. She wakes up kicking, screaming and crying, with her eyes closed!! She's having night terrors, or nightmares. It's difficult to get her back to sleep. She is sleeping in our room now. We've pulled the crib mattress into our room and she will be sleeping on that, instead of our bed, but last night was rough. She wants no one but mommy to hold her foot all the time...I do, until she falls asleep, but I'm having trouble obliging in the middle of the night!! Please pray for me, that I would be understanding and know what to do.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dan,Marleny, Katherine, and Joshua,
May God give you all peace and rest during the coming days. You are serving Katherine so beautifully. May God heal Katherine completely. Love, Mom, Sue, Grandma, Grandma

Anonymous said...

Marleny and Dan, I don't know if you remember me from WilTel, my name is Denise Solitario. I came and visited Marleny at St. Francis when she was pregnant with Katherine. I just wanted you to know that you all are in my thoughts and prayers. You have an absolutely beautiful family and I know God will give you all the strength you need to get through this. God Bless you all, Denise