#8 and Storms

It is Friday evening July 2nd. I was disconnected from my pump about 5 hours ago now, having completed Chemo Treatment # 8. While my blood counts were still on the low side, they were adequate for me to be treated. That is a huge praise!

It is nice to not be tethered to the pump, but it has become so much a routine, that I am not bother with it, asleep or awake.

Each treatment seems to have its unique aspects. This time, only one IV bag was infused initially rather than two. It seem that Leukovorin is not available at this time in the United States. There is no supply to obtain this drug. While it is not an actual chemotherapeutic drug, it does potentiates the effects of the other two. There was a manufacturing 'glitch' which cause the supply to be depleted. Glaxo, Smith, Kline feels they will be able to supply more by the end of July. Interesting.

Two weeks ago, on Friday, a huge storm came through. We lost power in Western Springs for about 8 hours. However, the next day it again went out.....and this time stayed out for over three days. 78+ hours. We ran a generator to supply our refrigerator and freezer, light candles and flashlights, and went to bed at 8:30 at night. Even with the generator, we lost over half the contents of our freezer.

Mark and Cinda were up in Michigan. Power went out there as well for about three days. Our area in Michigan sustained extensive damage with many old, large tall trees uprooted. While we lost trees, there was no damage to our house. Our neighbor, however, had two trees and an limb go into his roof. One really had to see to believe.....thus will share some pictures.

The power of nature is awesome. Our God is in control.