Donnie is very weak.  He had a rough morning.  He was exhausted from taking a shower and putting on his clothes to come to the clinic today.  When Dr. Z evaluated him along with his practitioner, they decided Donnie is too weak to receive chemo today.  Donnie and I are both relieved.  I felt he was too weak to receive chemo as well.  He was lying down in the waiting room, because he was too weak to sit in the chair.

He will receive IV fluids today and IV Zofran (for nausea), which I am very happy about.  He is drinking a bottle of water a day or so, and eating about 2 cups of food a day.  He feels full and bloated all the time (his disease), and he is slightly nauseated, or on the verge of nausea, most of the time.

Dr. Z has decided to change the chemo he will receive.  Instead of getting the 4 medications he got the first time, he will be receiving Abraxane and Gemzar.  Both of those medications infuse over 30 minutes each, and are not quite as hard on him as the first round of chemo he received.  He will get that infusion once a week for 3 weeks, then have a week off.  He will continue to get hydrated with IV fluids in the clinic every week.  He is scheduled to get IV fluids again this Friday.

Thank you for all your prayers.  We certainly are blessed by your requests to God!  Please continue to pray for Donnie’s comfort.  We are seeking God’s will in our lives.

Since Donnie’s white count is good, visitors are welcome to come to our home.  He is best in the mornings and late evenings.  He would like to see his friends and family.  Please come between the hours of 10am-1pm, and then in the evening from 7pm-9pm.  You might be visiting him in the bedroom, as that is the most comfortable place for him to rest.  No visitors this Thursday evening please . . . might be having a head shaving party with the boys 🙂

As always, thank you for your love and support for us and our family 🙂