Today was somewhat like yesterday. This morning Jeri was involved with PT & OT; she thinks she will be home by the end of this week, which I hope is right but I think it might be at the end of next week. I guess we will have to wait and see who is right; I hope it is she.
The temperatures were rather low today but that didn't keep us from our stroll around the area; I put on my coat and Jeri put on her vest. I thought it was really cold but Jeri said she was comfortable.
Christopher and Karen came to see Jeri this evening and of course they had to visit with me as well. :)
I think Jeri is getting stronger every day.

I asked Jeri a short time ago how she would describe today and she said "it was excellent." And I think that would be my answer as I shared it with her. This morning Mike brought her a container of 'stew', which is really good and I know because I had some the other day. I asked her if she wanted it tonight or if she wanted to wait and her response was "I'll wait and see what they bring me" well, they brought her dinner and she took the lid off and looked and said "I will eat this and save the stew for another day."
She felt good today and had a short PT & OT session today, which is normal for weekends. It is my opinion that she will be another two weeks at the facility to get her strength back in her legs. This afternoon we took a stroll around the complex and it was warm enough that we didn't need any extra to stay warm but then I was doing all of the work. :)
Now don't get complacent with those prayers because they are still needed, and we appreciate every one's concerns for her. I think that fairly sums up today, as far as the saga of Jeri and her travails.

This day is the best day of my life since May of 2009! Jeri had a good session at dialysis but was dreading the ride to IMC to visit with Dr. Litton; for you who might not know he is Jeri's oncologist, however she sucked up some energy within herself and and got herself on the bus and the way she and George, who is the driver, and they way they went to Murry. Mike and Patrice and I were just ahead of the bus. We pulled up to the Cancer Center and wended our way to Dr. Litton's office and then we had to sit for a few minutes and then we were ushered into one of his exam rooms and then we waited for many minutes and Jeri was getting tired and a little depressed and said she wished she hadn't come today.
After 15 or 20 minutes Dr. Litton came to the room and pulled out his paper work and told us of all the numbers of Jeri's work up, which I thought he was rather pleased with and then some one asked what they meant and he said the Thalidomide was doing it's work and the Myeloma is almost in total remission and Jeri had the biggest smile on her face that I have seen in a very long time and it brought tears to my eyes. All of you must know that Myeloma is never cured but it can be kept in remission for a very long time. He knew that Jeri and I didn't get the real impact of what he said so he told us in English that she won't have any other regimen beside the Thalidomide for awhile and now is the time for Jeri to do the work so she will get the strength back into her legs so she will be mobile.
When we got back to the hospital Jeri got on her bed and said she was going to go to sleep and sleep the whole night through.
Now you know why this has been one of the best days of my life; I am sure my sweetheart will be coming home in a couple, remember what couple means in my dictionary, of weeks.
I thank all of you for your prayers and concern, and please be sure to keep those prayers going.

I am delighted to tell you this was a much better day today than yesterday! I arrived at the hospital at eight and she was waiting for breakfast but not with much anticipation; she doesn't think the meals are very good but then neither do I, what ever that counts. At nine we motored on down to the PT facility and Jeri did some exercises that was designed to strengthen her legs but no stair climbing today. I made arrangements with the transportation people to take Jeri to dialysis tomorrow and then bring her back to the hospital so she can change her clothes to go to Dr. Litton for an appointment to see what will be done next. And I am going to pick up a prescription from Dr. Steven's office for Jeri; it is impossible to describe how much we like this man.
This afternoon I took Jeri on a stroll around the facility; I strolled and Jeri rode, which is just the way that ought to be. She really likes the sunshine but she is not very secure in the fact that I can push her up the hills and slow her down on dells but we had a great time; it was warm in the 60s today and 'they' are saying that by the weekend it is going to be in the 70s, which is really good for me.
It is my prayer that she will quickly gets her strength back so she can come home!

It is with great sad heart that I say this was not a very good day for Jeri. At nine o'clock we went to PT, and Kevin and Becky came to see her and we talked to the therapist about her going home Sunday, so the therapist decided it was time to determine if she could walk up stairs, because we have three stairs to climb. Well she walked up the first step and then she tried the second but she couldn't get her right leg to lift her and she fell on her right knee, which caused some more injury; it was a good thing the I and Kevin were close so we could keep her from doing more damage but it took Dom to lift her back in her wheelchair. This was devastated Jeri because she knew it would delay her going home so she was in funk for the rest of the day and carried over to dialysis some, but not very much. I suspect that she will be in the hospital for another two weeks, which is a disappointment for me but it has been hard for her to believe she will ever get home, however, after a long conversation we came up with some ideas that we think will work for us and be good for Jeri.
It was rather cool this morning but it warmed up rather good by noon. I am certain that if we do what we can, the Lord will help us so that things will work to our advantage.

Here it is Tuesday and Jeri had another good day. She had a good day at PT and is doing a good job at walking, which is the crucial thing because it is the thing she needs when she gets home and her OT was just as good but not quite as critical as the PT; It appears that she will be coming home on Sunday. The weather has warmed up some but it will be cooler very soon and if you don't believe me just wait and see.
This is a short message but that can be a very good thing! So I will 'talk' to you tomorrow.

I am happy to report that Jeri had another good day and she tolerated dialysis very well. She is doing well on the walking part of therapy and her legs are getting stronger every day. I bought a device today that she will need when she gets home. She is making noises that she will come home on Sunday and if comes home doing as well as she is now that is great with me. Today was warmer than it has been for many days and that is ok with me because I know that it won't last long. It is the 2nd day of November so I have to get my pickup off the street from midnight until morning so 'they' can keep the snow off the street; so Chris put some sand and paver stones that I bought on the strip of lawn that I park on so I don't make the ruts any deeper than they are now. And the really good news is that I don't get that confounded error banner when I try to make a post, which proves the point that it was the internet's fault and not mine. :)