Our Mom (Alice, Aunt, Grandma) finally completed her UC cancer treatments last Wednesday. So when I picked her up on Thursday to take her back to Sherman West in Elgin , it was such a glorious time. The discharge from the UC was quite emotional. The nursing staff prepared a special UC T-shirt with all of their names signed on it. They also warmly hugged Mom and gave a special farewell song. Mom was affectionately known as "The Queen" of the 6th floor cancer recovery wing of the Mitchell center. So Mom said her corresponding goodbyes and then departed after three months of difficult treatment. Thanks to the doctors and staff at the UC; they have given Mom and her friends and family hope that the cancer will go into some kind of remission again.
After taking Mom to Sherman West Rehab, my brother Mark on Friday noticed that her vitals were not only low, but on the verge of becoming lethally low. He alerted the nursing staff which made the call to send Mom to the ER at Sherman Hospital. It was a close call because while waiting in the ER, her white cells became virtually none existent. She was admitted to the hospital and immediately given the appropriate antibiotics and testing. As I write this blog on Monday, our Mom continues to receive careful watch and treatment at Sherman. Her G-tube was also fixed today so that it doesn't leak and cause discomfort. She will be at Sherman Hospital for another few days until she can slowly gain a minimal threshold of health. Many thanks to the nursing staff at Sherman West for making a quick decision to send our Mom via ambulance to the ER. It might have saved her life.
Please continue to keep our Mom in your prayer. The Lord has allowed her to survive this far along in the experimental re-irradiation program of UC. Pray that she can gain more strength everyday from this point on-- feeling more like a human being again. Pray also for some positive results based upon the re-irradiation and chemotherapy. She thanks all of you for your prayers and encouragement based upon the emails and cards.
Sincerely, Jack :)
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Alice and family,
I just found out about your blog this morning. Thank you all for taking the time to let the rest of us know what is happening with Alice and her treatment.
Alice, the Lord brings you to my mind so often! You are in our prayers and we love you very much.
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