[Nfbf-l] most recent update on Jim

[Kathy Davis]

Yes, Sherri, we all appreciate the updates you are providing to us on Jim
and Kim. Finally I was able to leave them a message on Caring Bridge. I have
those two wonderful friends lifted up in prayer big time! 

God bless,

Kathy


-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kirk Harmon
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 7:39 PM
To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] most recent update on Jim

Sherri, thanks for giving us all the updates on gym. It is appreciated
greatly!
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:48 PM, "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A Bit Of Improvement
> Written 5 hours ago
> 
> Good afternoon, I am going over to the hospital to visit with jim in a few

> minutes; thus, I will keep this brief. Jim seems to be doing a little bit 
> better. He's much more communicative; and, he even said that he wants to
get 
> out of there. Thus, he's back to his fighting self. He has been seen by an

> ear, nose and throat doctor. After a scan on his throat, it has been 
> determined that jim has esophagitis. He also has thrush. These things can 
> make a person quite miserable and cause a great deal of throat pain. He 
> continues to be treated with antifungal and antibiotics. He was able to
eat 
> some applesauce today; which, is the first thing he's had to eat since 
> Wednesday morning. He hasn't run a fever since yesterday. His white cell 
> count has only increased to 0.3; still not good. Thus, he cannot continue 
> with his chemotherapy treatment until this comes up more. Hemoglobin is 
> around 9.6. He says that he thinks he won't be able to leave the hospital 
> until his WBC count comes up and he's able to eat and keep food down. 
> Overall, he seems to be improving a little; and, I for one, am so
relieved. 
> I have been worrying about him and lately, have resorted to drinking too 
> much coffee and tea; which in turn, causes me not to sleep well. I'm not 
> sure that he is quite ready for phone calls; he still doesn't want me to 
> bring his PlexTalk. Says he just isn't interested in doing much. So, we'll

> just take it a little at a time and be thankful for the small
improvements. 
> KIM
> Sent from CaringBridge iPhone App
> 
> Amped
> 
> Sherri
> 
> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
> Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no
one 
> is paying attention.
> Sherri Brun
> NFBF Newsline Chair
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
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