Back Home

Terry did get out of the hospital on Sunday and the first thing he wanted to do was walk down on his pier to fish. He would fish a little while then walk back up to the house to take a little nap and then back down. They went back to see Dr. Yielding today and his white blood cell count is very low to about .400. His immune system is very low and he is on antibiotics. The Lukein shot he is getting daily causes extreme heartburn and he was in a lot of pain with that today. Alyce found out today that if we have to do the bone marrow transplant, it is not like it used to be. The donor only gives blood and somehow they use that to do a stem cell - bone marrow transplant. He would have to be in an isolation room for a while following the procedure. Kristina has a place on her head that concerned the Dermatologist and she is having a CT on Thursday to see if it is anything serious. Please pray that it will not be anything serious. Alyce and I have already tied double knots at the end of our rope and we are barely hanging on. Our Uncle Raymond Jones, our mother's brother passed away Friday afternoon. He was age 90 and had gone out to blow the driveway off with his blower. He had a heart attack and fell and could not be revived. He lived in Tarrant. His funeral was today. Our cousin Matt Grubbs who had the stroke in Ocala, Fl last month is now learning to speak and can barely move his right leg. He will be moved to LakeShore Rehab in Bham the middle of this month. www.mattgrubbs.blogspot.com. Mom had just gotten up when Rick and I went to pick her up for the funeral this morning. She did not remember talking to me 2 hours earlier when I called. Her dementia continues to get worse and the wound on her leg that has to be cleaned and bandaged by someone daily is getting larger. I am afraid that she will have to have it amputated in the near future. Our family is being bombarded with problems but we cannot give in to self pity. We must try to remain positive. I once heard someone say, "If God leads you to it, he will lead you through it." He is teaching us perserverance but we know He is still holding our hands. Please continue praying for our family. Much love, Karen