Results from Clinic Visit

Marilee had a great Monday. Believable it or (those that have been around her for the last month know this to occur on a regular daily basis) did not throw up for the whole day even though it was close a couple of times. This is proabley the first time in weeks and then she was hungery and had a couple of good meals. Good job honey, maybe you just needed me to leave the house. It was nice to come home for a few days and see some people, catch up on the mail and hte insurance claims and get back into a routine. Marilee went into the Huntsman Clinic today for her normal visit and our concern was for her being able to keep going with the mausea problem. The staff was more than equally concerned and placed in her in an out patient location which they then gave her an IV treatment for several hours for rehydrate her. She said that she felt pretty good after the IV treatment but was tired and wanted to head home to take some sleep time to recoperate. She has also started to lose her voice. That started Saturday and was almost gone today. It was hard to understand a lot of what she wanted to say but she was also having a banana flavored slurpee to see it would help her voice out. It didn't work but was good to see the improvements. The clinic asked that we notify them if the nausea continues and they will have her come back into the clinic for additional IV treatments between the chemo infusions. The pharmacy people were trying to come up with a new nausea medication. They have tried three or four but we are willing to try anything by living better through chemistry.





Marilee ran into Jody Shumway in the elevator at the Hunstmans Hospital today. We do live in a small world. Thanks to Ryan and Kelli for the escort services today. I beleive that Thursday is the day for her port to be put in prior to the next Chemo treatment which will be number three of what we think will be six treatments. The next will be the day after Thanksgiving. If my math works out her sixth treatment should be around the last week of January. I think that Marilee has decided to stay at Kelli's house until all of the treatments are done as it works out so well if she needs to go in to the clinic. Those of you that may have sent cards to Marilee at the Monticello address, I have sent those onto her today in a box. Doug Hall was good enough to take the box up.





We want to thank all those county employees and health department people that went out of their way to send the care packages a couple of weeks ago. It was totally overwhelming and very much appreciated. Thanks to each of you that participated in this effort and wrote a note on the box, etc. We are truly blessed to be around such good people and really don't deserve all that is happening to and for us.





We beleive that we have Jenna back to normal with her health conditions. She had a good birthday and is a great help. I miss her hugs and those from the grandkids.



Ryan picked up a job at the Layton Mall and will be starting soon. It is a clothing store but one of those that I can't spell or say.


Once again, thank you for all that you do. Marilee has been able to start answering some emails and making a few calls, but that was when she had a voice, so she is on the side line for the calls for a while. She has a long list so please be patient and she will get to you. She really misses her friends and not being home but time will pass rapidly and we hope to have her back in Monticello
as soon as all works out for her.

I am sorry as my spell checker does not seem to want to work today so there are most likely a few typos.