Palm Sunday

"Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord...At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. John 12:12&16
Just as the disciples had to look back to see all the truths the Lord had shown them and understand His constant involvement in the lives of men, we are daily amazed and grateful that the Lord opened one door for Katrina to move to the Houston area to teach after she graduated from college-as several years later she would need to be close to MD Anderson for her Burkitt's leukemia treatment. "Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel"
Chemo continues on this AM. The remaining doses will then be at noon and mid-night tonight. The 3:00AM blood labs came back with a low Hemoglobin so Katrina is getting the first of two units of blood right now. (thank you again and again for those donating in her name and honor!!) She also got Benedryl with the blood so she is currently sleeping. She ate cereal earlier. I am glad she has an appetite this AM as it waned yesterday. Her electrolytes were off so she is also getting IV's to replentish those. All this means is the chemo is working:) Her kidneys continue to function normally. Shannon, thank you for asking about the jaw pain. The pain itself has been gone for some time. She no longer takes any narcotic pain meds and it is good to be off of those. She does continue to have jaw area numbness, centered around her chin but that is very slowly improving. One way I can tell is that when she puts on her Burt's Bees lip balm, she always hits her bottom lip. When it was so numb, she would apply it underneath and on her chin. Usually we had to help her. She just couldn't tell where she was putting it. Dr. Estrov had said that most patients get relief from all this immediately but in some cases it can take a couple of months and that is what it probably will be for her. She had Burkitt's loaded in her jaw and a mass at the joint by her left ear so it was pretty intense. All that is gone after the first course of chemo. Her day nurse today is Beatrice, same nurse she had yesterday so there is good continuity. We have not seen her doctor today. Yesterday he came in late afternoon and talked to Louis and Katrina. I had gone over to Subway for a sandwich and took a walk around Rice University campus which is nearby. Lots going on there- a big track meet, tennis match, fencing tournament, a Pow-wow. Wildflowers were blooming along a walking path- so beautiful.
*~thank you for praying for Katrina~* Lori