Over their past two visits with the visiting nurses, we have been developing a regular routine for home care.
Today we will visit the Nutritionist at Dana Farber and tomorrow the Oncologist.
Please pray for a good nutrition plan for eating and supplements that will help: restore Joanne's GI system to stabilize her digestion and the function of her bowels, strengthen her nervous system and help her to take in a healthy amount of protein. The nutrition plan will need to deal with any interactions between the drugs and nutrients so that the chemo treatments are effective.
Blood will be tested on Wednesday to see what the bio marker CA 125 shows after two rounds of chemotherapy along with other blood counts. The white blood cell level usually falls to its lowest level between days 10 and 15 following each chemo treatment. It is important to pray for Joanne's immune system during this time. The family along with Joanne and any visitors will have to exercise care to minimize the chance of her getting an infection or picking up any germs since her system is compromised during this period. Pray for increased protection as her immune system gets restored.
Also pray also for her metabolism. Her energy level has been lowered by the wound mending and chemo but has been even further complicated by the disruption in her routine of taking thyroid medicine at the same level of effectiveness as in the past.
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Dear Joanne,
We have just heard about your illness and we want to let you know that you and your family are on our hearts and our prayers.
We pray that the glory and power of the Lord be manifested for your full recovery.
We love you very much and we continue to pray for you and your whole family.
Much grace to you
AKin and Debora
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