Back again to the hospital.

Here we again.  

The latest.  

Please pray for these issues to go away for good.  For healing.

Calcium is up again. 

Looks like Pneumonia. 

Liver seems bloated. 

She is resting in hospital.  Expect to see the doctor in the morning.  Just wanted to get this prayer request out fast.  

Thanks again for standing with us in prayer.  

Here's the update from earlier today to fill in the gaps.  

 

Dear Friends 

So after 3 days of struggling with care at home, and only 2 bags of IVs in 3 days we r back at the hospital.  

We are currently trying to get blood from a very dehydrated lady so we can do labs, get more hydration and treatment.  

More info as it comes in. 

Please pray for easy blood draws, improvement in liver & kidney function, and of course overall healing.  

Thanks Friends

Christine is back home… Waiting on IV's

                                                                   7pm Nov. 14

Dear Friends,

A quick update on Christine and specific prayer requests.

Thursday afternoon at the hospital she had slept a lot, partially due to the meds, especially the anti-nausea med.  She didn't' get a lot of food into her.  5 attempts to get a Mid Line (good for a month, rather than an IV thats good for 3-4 days) left her tired and sore.  She came home Thursday evening about 8pm.  The last IV came out around 6pm.

She was discharged into Home Health Care (rather than Hospice - only comfort) and we were expecting to go home to an IV…  Then Friday morning, but the order was never placed…

As I type, it's Saturday evening 7pm.  It's been over 48 hours that she's been without an IV, and with all the sleeping, she's getting rather dehydrated again…  They should be dropping off the IV's any minute, oh, and they're not covered by insurance…, but looking forward to getting her hydrated again.  Praying we haven't lost all the good of the 7 days in hospital.

UPDATE:  11PM
We are connected & dripping.  A whole chain of events not that interesting to describe, but enough to delay us all day…  2 bags, rather than 4… more to investigate tomorrow, showed up & the nurse a few minutes later…  Christine is connected and getting hydration Praise the Lord!  The bags should last about 20 hours, so looks like we'll have to try to get more tomorrow.  She has a doctors appt. Tuesday, and blood work Monday.

Please pray for a quick recovery from this latest speed bump, great blood work on Monday, and that NOW she keeps improving and we climb out of this latest valley and only go up from here…  

Today our friends Ray & Cheri come with their home group and pulled weeds, mowed, and painted the guest bathroom.  Such a blessing.  They all prayed with us also.  A beautiful day!!!

You can see that even though she's very week, Christine got outside and saw Bambine's new Sandbox which he loves!!!!!

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Momma watching her sweet boy having a blast.

Ray & Tom putting together the new Sandbox

Hard at work pulling weeds.  Thank you friends!!!!

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Christine Mitton Cancer Fight

Calcium Normal!!!! But still very weak...

HELLO!!!!

Greetings Friends…

Here I sit in room 316.

Interesting number…  John 3:16  You've probably seen it at football games…

John 3:16New International Version (NIV)

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I told the Lord when we get Christine better, I'll make sure she shares her testimony where ever and when ever she can!!!  

That's why we go through things like this right?  

To help others!  

To test our own faith and see if it's real.  

To strengthen our faith. 

To focus us on the Eternal rather than worldly wealth.  

To reveal what we truly love. 

To appreciate God's blessings, especially in times like this.  

To build us up for greater usefulness in God's Kingdom.  In this case to share our testimony.

So Christine's calcium level has come down to the high end of normal…10.5  Other labs are looking better too!

They have her on some strong meds, one for nausea that has had her sleeping most of this afternoon and evening…  She needs rest as last night she was up every hour..  But she also needs to eat…

There's also talk of getting her home, which will be good in many ways, especially being able to tend to her all the time, rather than Grandma & me having to take shifts here at the hospital..  and insurance is great, but there's still a co-pay.

We're hoping to get Home Health Care to take over, so there would be physical & other therapies involved to strengthen her… and give her purpose to get out of bed.

She is very low… on energy, she's skin and bones, but her will is still strong.  

Please pray that tomorrow, Tuesday, she will be ready to eat and start putting the weight back on, that she can come home, get stronger each day, and perhaps some trips to the clinic for treatment!

Thank you Dear friends…

Love, 

P, C, E, & Grandma

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Some friendly mementos in her room.

A room with a view...

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Christine Mitton Cancer Fight

Good news and Concerns

Dear friends,

A quick update on Christine.  

Her calcium was 18 on Thursday (Dangerously high.). It's down to 13 as of Sunday evening.   8 to 10 is normal so this is looking better!

Still nausea and a lot of drugs to help control everything. We need to get her eating better!!!

Saturday night was rough for her, and fear is starting to creep in that she may not make it.  Her body is tired and weak, but her mind is so strong.  I asked her to keep fighting, which she will do and usually does.  

Grandma went to visit this afternoon and Christine asked her to stay overnight. She didn't want to be alone.  

The nurse today wasn't very attentive and I had to help a few times while waiting for the nurse to come help, so that's part of her concern.  

I told her GOD CAN heal you like that. SNAP  She asked "why doesn't he?"  Hard to hear that….  We both know His timing is not ours.  

His word proclaims we have already been healed, by His stripes.  We stood on the very stones in Jerusalem where he received those stripes.  

Isaiah 53:5New King James Version (NKJV)

Christine at the Garden Tomb

5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.

Touring Israel together!!!

It's true. He can heal Christine!!!  Expecting it!!!

I keep doing what I need to do.  It's concerning when she gets to a point like this, but the Lord can pull her out and it will be very obvious it was Him!!!

I prayed tonight with Bambine that the Lord would reveal to her the nature of her healing. A vision, a word of knowledge, something that will bolster her and give her peace & knowledge that this is just a season.

Please pray for peace, freedom from fear and a vision of God's healing.

Thank you once again dear friends for your prayers and support!!

Love

P, C & E

Dinner and excavator videos.  Guys night in...

Got his new Big Boy shoes on!

It's all about Faith

As I'm driving to the hospital this morning to visit my lovely wife I think about all the things that she's facing as far as her calcium being high, her liver function not good, her weight low, nausea stopping her from eating and it seems like it's as bad as it's ever been.

It's always been bad from the very first diagnosis when Tgey said two months without treatment, two years with treatment.  That was 6 months ago, with 3 chemo treatments & a lot of natural supportive supplements. 

So here we are very low on the health meter but nothing,s really changed other than we're relying more and more on God because now things are really getting desperate and there's not much man can do in situations like this.

So this is where we really exercise our faith. This is what faith is all about.

This is where the rubber meets the road....

Easy to believe in God when things are going smoothly, when life is comfortable.   What's more challenging is the trust God in these times and trust that he will be true to his word that "by his stripes we are healed" especially when the doctors are saying there's not much hope. 

I have to tell you all that walking through this with my wife who's been bearing the brunt of this event is challenging. Being a caregiver is challenging. It certainly can be an emotional roller coaster. If I let myself worry about it I would be in agony physically wondering if she's going to make it or not.

But ultimately God's word promises he will heal us and if I can't rely on that then what's the point of having any faith. 

His peace that passes all understanding IS truly amazing!!!  Thankfully He provides that peace. 

As so now we wait for the healing to come.   

Jeremiah 17:7-8.  "Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out it's roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."

Post 20... Specific Prayer Needs

                                                                                 Palm Bay Hospital, Nov. 6, 2015  7:02pm

Dear Friends,

Here we are back in the hospital.  Blood work Wednesday revealed several issues.

Please pray specifically for;

Normal Calcium levels -  Her calcium is around 18, and should be 8-10.  It's dangerously high.

Normal Liver Function - Her liver is not functioning as well as it should.  Gal Bladder has a little to do with that too...

Eating - She is having difficulty getting food again.  We're working on better liquid supplements, but it's all a battle...

We should also find a Nutritionalist to help with this.

Please pray for all of the above, and wisdom and guidance.  Of course above all, healing.

Thank you again friends for standing with us and lifting us up through this.

P, C, & E and Grandma... and the cats...  :)

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Psalm 103

Of David.

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Good Morning to you...

Where's Bambine????  Here he is...

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Christine Mitton Cancer Fight

Back in the Hospital

Back in the hospital today.  High calcium & other lab results. 86.5lbs

Dr. just came in to see her they will be admitting her soon. 

She's feeling good, but a long road ahead to recovery. 

Please pray this is the turning point to full recovery and many more years doing the Lords work.