Three Weeks Home- Drain Issues

Today marks three weeks that Cheryl has been home from the hospital. Over the weekend, Michelle got her new laptop and we were able to do a Skype video chat with her family. Susannah is now old enough that we can carry on quite a conversation. (Even if we're not real sure what all we talked about!) She was very entertaining and stayed online the whole time we were talking.

Cheryl is getting around the house pretty well now. She has folded a couple of loads of laundry and is now able to lean far enough over that she get her lunch from the refrigerator without assistance. Our long time friends Anne and Gail came by today for a nice visit with Cheryl and they did a wonderful job of cleaning and straightening up the house. They did find some dust and debris that I've missed on my quick run through cleaning.

Cheryl is still tiring relatively easy and having some trouble eating more than a small portion. Her pancreatic drain is oozing externally shortly after she eats and for the last several days, we have noticed what appears to be blood in the line and the fluid we discard. She called the doctor's office this morning and didn't get a return call until late this afternoon telling her to come in tomorrow so they can do lab work on the fluid to see what is going on. I will work tomorrow morning and we will head on back to Memorial Hospital after lunch. Both of our cars have the route memorized.

Continue to pray for this phase of her recovery and for strength to deal with the chemo regimen that we find out about next week.