A Day on the Bone Marrow Unit
A day in Nathan’s life on the bone marrow unit: Nights are always interrupted (important interruptions) with taking vitals, and keeping his antibiotics, pain meds and IV fluids flowing. The doctor makes her rounds around 9AM. Things are pretty much the same for Nathan this morning – pain in the GI track and stomach, fever, and low energy. There are no new developments that are cause for concern which is good. By 10AM we read through Nathan’s emails and then it is time for another nap. Around 1:30 we opened and read the cards that came in the mail. This afternoon several persons stopped in for brief visits. Nathan opened one of his gifts from the “sunshine” box – a video with Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall “Kicking & Screaming”. The floor doctor makes her rounds around 3:30 PM – she feels Nathan is doing well, the symptoms he is experiencing are normal and to be expected. He was given more pain meds, antibiotics, nutritional fluids and blood platelets. Around 5 PM we went for a little walk up and down the bone marrow unit hall. Nathan takes a lot of short little naps through out the day. Last evening Carol and Nathan put together a puzzle. Some time during the day we work in a movie on the DVD if he feels up to it – yesterday we watched “Lilies of the Fields” with Sidney Poitier. By 9:30 PM, Nathan is usually ready to go to sleep for the night. Carol and I spend our time reading, keeping up on Nathan’s care needs, doing cross-word puzzles and taking naps ourselves. It is also good opportunity to check our own email. That is pretty much our day. We don’t see it as a boring place to be. Instead, we see it as the place we need to be at this time in Nathan’s treatment plan – a place of care and compassion. It’s difficult to patiently wait for Nathan’s bone marrow to kick in and start making good blood cells again to wait for Nathan’s body to heal and become strong again. But we know Nathan is being held in God’s loving arms. Thanks for your ongoing prayers and concern. We may not get a daily update written but will try to keep you posted frequently on Nathan’s progress.
Tim & Carol
Tim & Carol
posted by Nathan's Blog... at 7:28 PM
4 Comments:
You are all absolutely amazing and faithful. I am so grateful that you are writing so frequently because Nathan is heavy on our minds these days, and deeply in our prayers. Be good to yourselves,
Jeff and Cindy Mumm
Graham and Grace, too
Yes...thank you for the stories and updates on Nathan and your lives in the hospital. I think of you all many times during the day. Nathan, my prayers are constant. May our Dear Lord continue holding you in his loving arms! One of the greatest things about our small community is the spread of good news. I heard this morning that Caleb is doing well...Thank God!
Linda Drish
Finally we have e-mail up and running here & it is so good to be able to get a report on Nathan's progress. I sent a card yesterday. We are glad to hear of Nathan's progress. We do appreciate his blog. We feel far away, but yet so close with prayer. We are having our e-mails forwarded down here, but if you want to send direct our e-mail here is rroth713@comcast.net. The bulletin could be sent that way. Barb said Caleb had some surgery also. Trust everything went well. You have had your share of medical exposure. Nathan hang in there. You have many praying for you. God Bless, Joanne & Roger
We think of you all often and our prayers are with you throughout these days. I (Ronda) awoke in the middle of the night several nights ago, for no apparent reason, so I just figured God was nudging me to pray for you all - so even during the nights you are being covered by prayers and held in the hand of God.
Nick & Ronda King
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