Today began around 8:30 for me. I called William to see how their night went. He said it was rough. Jared got up several times to go to the restroom. One time he had an accident in the floor.
I got up and called the church to ask them to pray for Jared. Brother Bailey answered and said he would give Pastor Lynn the message. I took a shower and then left for the hospital. I got there before 10:00. William was still lying down. Jared was sleeping. Soon he was up and going to the restroom. They had given him lasix because he wasn't urinating enough. Soon he began doing both. His BM looked darker and the nurse said that was good. That meant the mucositis could be slowing down. Please, Lord, let that be so.
On the way to the hospital and when I first arrived, I was very emotional. The thought of being by myself and how things have been upset me. I was better by the time William left for home around 12:30.
After William left, Jared rested for a little and then began the marathon. Jared and I spent the afternoon and night in the restroom. It is now 10:00 p.m. and things have finally slowed down. At one time, our nurse, Kimberly, gave me a hug and said I was a good mom. I told her that I get grumpy. She said I was doing great.
Barbie came in and said she could get a portable pottie for Jared. I said great. We haven't used it yet. But we will soon I'm sure. Jared had about a ten minute nap this afternoon. His white blood cell count was 190 but platelets and blood were down so they gave him one bag of platelets and two bags of blood. Most of his day was spent getting something through his IV.
Richard, the nurse practitioner, came by and said that Jared's blood cultures were positive so they would continue treating him with the same antibiotics. Dr. May came by to see Jared. He spent a few minutes talking about Jared's condition. It was a busy day and flew by. My body is aching and I'm exhausted.
*Lord, I pray that you will direct our night. Please allow Jared to rest. Have your way. In Jesus name. Amen.
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Jared's 7th Grade Journal (8-15-2000)
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| Jared and Dad |
When I have extra time I like to ride the go cart, go hunting, go fishing, go play tennis, and go play golf. When we ride the go cart sometimes my dad will come. When he comes we stop in the woods and look for deer and tracks. Sometimes we put out pears and corn. Sometimes we go hunting and we hunt squirrel, deer, and rabbit. We have to be very quiet when we are in the woods. When we go play tennis we play doubles. I like going and playing golf too. I like being able to hit the ball as hard as we want.
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