Galen stayed with mom last night and let Debbie and Carolyn go home and get some rest. It looks like mom will staying 4 0r 5 days. The blood clot is in a part of her brain that could cause seizures. The Midnight Cowboy Dr. (we call him that because he only comes at night) is going to call mom's cancer Dr. and then decide if she will have her last chemo.
I haven't decided on whether to go or not.

Well mom is in the hospital. She has a blood clot on her brain. They give her blood thinners and hopefully it will dissolve it. She is not happy about staying in the hospital. She has been really weak this round of chemo. Debbie and Carolyn has been with her at the hospital the whole time. Diane was in Albuq. and I am home in OKC. Lynda is still home recovery from her surgery. Donna is working. So thank goodness for Debbie and Carolyn. We will keep you updated.

My mom had her 3rd chemo,went smooth,long but smooth.She is in a little pain today been sleeping.This usally last about 4or5 days.Over all she's good.Thanks for all your prayers & keep them coming

Chemo Day ll

Well, we got thru another chemo day. All of this is so very enlighting! It was a long day. We saw the Dr. and did labs, x-rays, and then the chemo and all the waiting in between. Everything is looking really good and Mom is feeling pretty good. We wore our wig today! We only had 1 little incident and that was when the chemo leaked out from the tube all over her shirt and they threw it away!!! We had to wash her down and he urged us to bath her the minute we got home.
But it is ok to go into the body, yikes! Three weeks till the next treatment and just lab work in between and her weight is beginning to hold. We ended the day with waffles. Thanks for your continued prayers. Debbie

from carolyn Just a short update on my mom.She has had couple good days!!She's been eating fairly well.She is getting ready for the Poling reunion.Her sister Teen is in town & have had visits with her.Naomi & Yvonne have also been over.My sister Janie will come Friday.Hope my mom enjoys her week end we will have to take it slow,Lots of breaks.Thanks for all your prayers,& keep praying for her

Cookout Time! -April

This last weekend we had a cookout at Matt and Kara's house to spend some time with Michael and his family while they were in town. Four of the sisters were there, 6 of the 13 grandkids and then all the kids that belong to those 6 grandkids. :) Matt cooked fabulous steaks and the kids really enjoyed playing together. I thought you would enjoy seeing some pictures I took throughout the evening. Memaw seems to be doing okay...she seems pretty weak and unsteady on her feet but for what she's going through, she is doing well. She is quieter than normal but seems to enjoy sitting back watching everyone. It was good to have her there.

Memaw and my oldest, Jaxen, waiting anxiously for food.

Mike and Adam hanging out

Mike's oldest, Cydney, and Kara's youngest, Charlie

My youngest, Jayla, and Mike's youngest, Mardi on the see-saw

All of the "greats" who joined together for some cousin time. From left to right they are:

Saige (Kara's middle), Jayla (my youngest), Mardi (Mike's youngest), Cydney (Mike's oldest), Charlie (Kara's youngest), Hayz (Kara's oldest), Jaxen (my oldest), and Logan (Sheena's only). :)

It was a wonderful evening and really good to see family we hadn't seen in awhile. Memaw gets blood drawn every Wednesday and has her next treatment June 30. They had her picture made yesterday and hopefully we can figure out how to post it because they are awesome! :)Memaw along with all of us have really enjoyed your comments of encouragement, love and prayers. Keep 'em coming. :)

June 9 2010
Today was our first day of chemo and we left the house very well prepared. We had attended chemo class, been to all of required appts and learned all we could.
First was the lab drawing more blood, report came back good except for a little anemic. Mom said no wonder since they take blood every time they see her. Then checked in with the Dr. who said she checked out good. Then over to BSA for chemo
at 11:00. Every chair was full! They ended up putting us in a private room (boohoo) which was great, but did not get to us until 2:00. Meanwhile I went down and got us lunch. Diane was with us. Lynda had started the day but had to leave.
There are pre-chemo meds, then chemo. No more then 5 minutes passed and Mom started waving her arms and was obvious in trouble. She had turned red all over and seemed to be having trouble catching her breath. She says she saw shiny lights all in front and her stomach hurt. I ran down to the chemo room and got the nurse and they came running and shut everything off. They put her on oxygen and got her back to normal and went to call the Dr. Report back, start again but slower. It went real s..l..o..w. Finally we were thru that med and on to the second which took 45 minutes in which she slept all the way through and we were done! Went by and got a taco on the way home and she said she was feeling fine, a little tired and now can look forward to visiting with Mike and family..Hair loss is expected in about 2 weeks, but will grow back. Our prayer is that chemo will not make her nauseous or weak. Our thanks to God for seeing us through this day!
It is really wonderful to see all the notes and Mom is going to love all of them for a long time. Thanks. Debbie