THE ONGOING FIGHT

TODAY, I SPENT THE DAY WITH BOBBIE JO, AND I AM SO GLAD I WAS THERE, AS SHE HAD A ROUGH DAY ONCE AGAIN. SHE IS EXPERIENCING A LOT OF PAIN FROM HER SPLEEN AREA, AND HAS KEPT A HEADACHE FOR SOME TIME. THE DOCTORS ARE WONDERFUL, BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH THEY CAN DO. HE BLOOD COUNTS ARE SO VERY LOW, ACTUALLY CRITICAL, AND THEY ARE GIVING HER BLOOD AND PLATELETS JUST ABOUT EVERY 4 HOURS. IT REALLY FRIGHTENS ME TO SEE HER HOOKED UP TO SO MANY BAGS, BLOOD, PLATELETS, ANTIBIOTICS, LASIX, PAIN MEDS AND THE USUAL SALINE- LAST I COUNTED WERE 6 TO EIGHT IV LINES GOING IN AT ONE TIME. SHE WILL START ANOTHER ROUND OF CHEMO ON FEBRUARY 2ND, WHICH IS JUST NEXT WEEK, SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN SHE WILL GET TO COME HOME AGAIN. SHE IS A BIT DOWN, BUT TODAY HER DEAR FRIEND CARRIE CAME TO SEE HER AND STAYED QUITE AWHILE. BOBBIE JO HAS TWO CARRIES, ONE IS MAMA CARRIE, AND THE OTHER IS WILD CARRIE. BOTH LOVE HER AND HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO HELP HER THROUGH THIS. BOTH HAVE KIDS AND ARE NURSES FULL TIME, BUT THEY STILL TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT AND HELP BOBBIE. WHAT WONDERFUL WOMEN THEY ARE. IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY THAT LOVE AND CARE FOR BOBBIE JO AND INDEED OUR FAMILY, THAT WE WILL TRIUMPH OVER THIS DEVASTATING ILLNESS. LAST I LEFT BOBBIE, SHE WAS FRESHLY SCRUBBED, POWDERED AND RESTING. HER MARTIN, AS USUAL, IS SPENDING THE NIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL.. WHAT A WONDERFUL MAN HE IS. TILL TOMORROW, LOVE, NANASEE