Monday, November 10, 2008

Updates on Daniela's Mom

October 31

Hi everybody,

Thanks for all who have prayed for my mom. She got the official o.k. from her doctors to come to Chicago for the period of Nov. 5th to 30th and she is really excited!!!

Her iron level was still not good this week so that she had to get an additional blood infusion but the doctors hope that she will be fine while being here.

Both my parents will be arriving this coming Wednesday and my dad will move on to go to an international board meeting on the 11th.

Thanks again for your prayers,
Daniela

October 30

Hi all,

Here is a little update for those who have been praying for my mom.

We are very thankful that her gynecologist really pushes things that she can come to visit us (that would be next Wednesday already).

Right now the situation is as follows:
The metastases in her intestins are still borderline, but will definately get malign. That's why the doctors are planning another chemotherapy for December once she is back home. The good thing is that this chemo would not cause any loss of hair.
However my mom would have to decide before she comes over next week whether she would want to do that. As she has had so many chemotherapies already she doesn't know whether it is "worth" to go through all the pain again.

You can still pray for her iron level which is really low. She has to do another test this week and in case it turns out bad she would have to get an infusion of 34 oz. of blood.
It is not yet clear to the doctors where exactly she is loosing the blood.

She really hopes being able to come and in addition not having to see any doctors during her visit over here.

Thanks for your prayers,
Daniela