Easter Weekend Doldrums

April 15 - 17

Quite a different Easter weekend. No special Sunday service, No special music, No special dinner. Only clear liquids, lots of pain and prayer for patience as we waited for another procedure. Marilyn is motivated to become mobile, if only to be able to use a real potty. With the help of the kind nurses she was able to stand up for a few seconds and take a step or two, but still not enough strength to do anything else. The colonoscopy has come and gone - no new news from this. Vikki from phsyio has been assigned to Marilyn and will begin helping her with her mobility on Tuesday. We still have not heard when the radiation therapy treatments will start or if Marilyn is moving to the Tom Baker center. I am very tired as Marilyn mostly sleeps during the day and then about 9 her pain flares up and I need to be there to help her settle down and get comfortable. The nurses do their best and are so kind but there just aren’t enough of them to go around. They are often busy with other patients when you need them the most. Today (April 18) is Marilyn's 57th birthday. I pray that it is not her last one. I know God can heal and his plan is perfect. It is so hard to see the one you love in so much pain, not be able to do anything for them, and still wait patiently for His plan to unravel.