Thursday, November 3, 2011

Day 4

"Fear not, for I am with you;
    Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
    I will strengthen you,
    Yes, I will help you,
    I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."
                                                              Isaiah 41:10

*We know we cannot do any of this without God. So please keep praying and trust in Him!

Today she is much better. She is up and moving around but feeling nauseous still. She has thrown up some from the chemo but that's expected unfortunately. She had someone come in her room and do Reiki this morning and said it relaxed her. Alicia and Dennis are still here. Julie's mom is here now also. We are all at the hospital with her. Tom says special shout out to Alicia for her birthday tomorrow (he didn't know the correct term shout out though, he said "call out"). Alicia gets a kick out of him. Alicia is so amazing and Julie is so thankful for her being here. She is a nurse and is so helpful and hilarious. Tom and Dennis have been talking about the Kardashians all morning. Tom tried to catch Julie up with all of the current events since she doesn't really remember the past few days. He told her the Costco stock went down a dollar and Kim is still getting a divorce.

Julie can go home tonight or tomorrow. It's her decision based on how she feels. She's getting ready for the Rituxin today. They will administer it slowly to watch for reactions. They got the preliminary report back from her spinal tap and don't see anything in her nervous system, but we are waiting for the full report to come back tomorrow.

Dani and Em are home today. Dani hasn't had school all week because of power outages. She is in good spirits and can't wait to see her mom! She loves being Emily though, so she's happy.

Thanks to everyone who has been helping us with everything from bringing over food to helping with our generator to visiting in the hospital!

Update: She did well with the Rituxin and should be all finished with it by late tonight. She was having some anxiety about it because it felt like the doctors were almost waiting for a reaction. So they stopped it for a while and then started it while she was sleeping so she didn't have to be thinking about having a reaction. She has also been having some stomach pain, which is probably due to the chemo. We are hoping to wake up renewed tomorrow and ready to go home!! Keep writing comments because we love to read them.

5 comments:

  1. Hello Spicers!
    Soo glad Julie is feeling a little better today. Tommy needs his own show and Melissa should be a writer! I'm so glad Alicia is there to help (Dennis too). We love you and are praying like crazy!!

    Xoxoxox
    Wendy

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  2. Hello Tom and Julie,

    Just wanted to let you know we are ALL thinking of you and praying for you. You have your Pennsylvania prayer network working for you. Please let Julie know all the Mullers are thinking of her (and all of you).

    Of course if there is anything in the world that you guys need, do not hesitate to ask!

    Love you all!

    Steven Muller

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  3. Great to hear u r up and moving Julie!!! This blog is a wonderful way to stay connected! (Thanks to whom ever is writting it) Please know we would love to help with anything!
    Was Kim K.married for a month??? What is that in hollywood a minute lol

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  4. Hey guys,
    Just wanted to let u know we r thinking about u. Glad u were feeling better.
    Hang in there take one day at a time. Just remember we love u very much
    And we are praying for u. I can't wait to see u. Talk to u soon. Love ya Loretta

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  5. @Aunt Wendy...love the comment from day 3 where you signed it Wilma and Fred. Dani and I watched the Flinstones two times in a row (yes two times in a row...I don't know what to do with the child...we've also played Trouble about 30 times in the past 12 hours so thanks for that game too. by the way, she cheats and I'm not sure how many more times I can let it go) but anyway, the whole time I was watching I was thinking about how much Uncle Jeff and my dad remind me of Barney and Fred. It's ridiculous.
    Love ya mamasita!! Can't wait to see you tomorrow. the dogs await you in your bed :)

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