We have had a pretty uneventful week at home since Lynne was discharged from the rehab facility. Lynne has moments where she is able to speak clearly but most of time she finds difficulty piecing together her thoughts into coherent speech. Lynne is sleeping well at night, which is a relief. When I get a good night's sleep, I have much more energy throughout the day. Jessica is also contributing most of her time to ensure that Lynne has a 24 hour watch.
I have been coordinating doctor appointments and her continued rehabilitation therapy care this week. The rehab doctor and I had agreed on home therapy but the discharging physician prescribed out-patient therapy. Her primary care physician supposedly sent an order to a local home therapy company but when I called yesterday, they claimed no knowledge of receipt. We are meeting with the primary care physician on Monday so we will get things rolling. Lynne did mention to me at breakfast that she is ready to get working on the rehabilitation. I am also coordinating the resumption of her chemotherapy treatments. The neuro-oncologist is recommending a modification in her treatment, so I am greasing the communication skids to ensure that her oncologist receives the recommendation and to schedule her first appointment.
Lynne and I met with the neurosurgeon on Thursday. He is pleased with the healing of the surgical site. Given the significant deficiencies resulting from this surgery I asked the surgeon about the likelihood of any future surgical procedures. He confirmed my suspicion. The risk associated with each subsequent surgery increases significantly compared to the previous procedure. Any future procedures must be considered with great care. At this point, we are looking to the chemotherapy as the primary treatment.
Susie and Kristel stopped by on Wednesday and treated Lynne with lunch from Taco Bell. Tom and Charlotte treated us to takeout from Pei Wei last evening. That put the infamous Lynne grin out Lynne's face. We enjoyed both the meal and the visit. Lynne continues to receive several cards each day, which she appreciates very much.
As Lynne's condition stabilizes, I will be posting updates less frequently but will update promptly with any significant news.
Regards,
Darryl
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Darryl,
As always, we continue to keep your family (Lynne in particular) in our daily prayers. So thoughtful of you to keep us posted as to how things are going. We will be praying for the smooth operation of chemo and some superb results with the rehab. Meanwhile, the car DOES look like a happy marriage between her needs and your love of a powerful engine under the hood. : ) Love to you both! Oleta and Joe
His continued blessings on each of your busy days.
We love you all and pray each one in your family will recieve His power and strength to continue to help Lynne feel her best.
God sees your love and smiles.
Hugs,
Joyce
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