Just a brief update - life is settling in here at home. Robert and I are both still very tired. Robert napped some today. I ran errands and actually went to work for a couple of hours. By the time dinner was over I was wiped out ready for bed! When I brought Robert's dinner to him, he just kept laying there...I reminded him his dinner was ready and he said, sometimes I'm just too tired to sit up. It is apparent he is starting to catch on to the counting carbs game. He asked me if he didn't eat his roll, could he have ice cream?!? Actually, Rosanna bought some low carb ice cream tonight and so he had his 1/2 roll AND ice cream. After about the 4th insulin injection today, he said, this is getting old. The diabetes nurse at the hospital was certain he will be a good candidate for an insulin pump, as he is needing a lot of insulin. He is not producing any and he is very insulin resistant.
I will continue writing because this has become a journal for me. Obviously it may become very boring for you, however, to read about how many naps Robert has in a day and what food choices he is struggling to make! If you continue reading you are either VERY dedicated to Robert and his recovery, or you may need to check in with the excitement level in your life...and look for a different source than this blog!
We certainly still appreciate the prayers. Today I was reading about the different medications he is taking and concluded he is still in desperate need of God's help - if the pancreatitis doesn't get you, the side effects to medications will! The damage to the pancreas and lack of insulin are minor compared with the concerns over his heart and blood clots. I still don't think that filter they put in has small enough holes to catch anything.
Thanks for sticking with us...
~Jeanette
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3 comments:
Jeanette, the excitement level of my life is such that I enjoy reading about other's lives. I can identify with a lot of what you are going through, especially meds. Don always wanted me to read the "wrap sheet" on new meds, and yes, lots of them sound lethal! And he couldn't take several they tried on him, and some I was very stingy with because of chronic constipation. The only way I found to deal with this is "today we will, with the Lord's help." I will continue to hold you up before the throne of Grace.Aunt Leola
Robert and Jeanette,
Continue to get your daily rest...You need to recoup all the hours you've lost...
I know this has been a big change in your lives..We pray continuously, and we pray for you both to rely on God for strength, endurance, love, and daily wisdom.
GOD is our source of balance in all this..Let's remember dependence on Him, and He will be your source of assurance.
LOVE TO YO ALL.....Say Hi to Sadie too!!
Love Mom and Diane
When Bethie died, we had so many people praying for us. I know that God used those prayers to help us through that difficult time. Still, people come up to us and tell us they continue to pray for us often. I used to wonder at that. How do they still remember? But I can't tell you how often you come to mind and we both pray for you. I realize that God gives us the prompting that you should still be in our prayers. That we should continue in the months to come. We probably won't check the blog two and three times a day, as we did at first, but it is good to be able to check in and know how to pray. Thanks for continuing to write.
John and Stacey
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