The last few weeks have included some big changes for our family. Mom had surgery two weeks ago and is doing very well. The surgeon was able to remove the diseased tissue laproscopically and the pathology reports came back good. They said hers was ealy stage 2 colon cancer, with NO lymph node involvement. The team of doctors are not recommending chemo or radiation at this time. We are so thankful for her wonderful doctors and for all of your prayers. ( I have a few pictures of Nai Nai that I will post soon, however they were not on this camera).
Dad is continuing his treatment. He is on his last week of radiation and is also doing chemo this week. Last week, his hair began falling out, so he went to the barber to get it shaved, and Lillie has been very interested in his head. Her first comment was " I see your head, Babop!" She likes to rub his head...as you can see from the pictures. Though he does not feel well, he remains positive and has done very well with his treatments. His doctor told him he was in the 90th percentile with regard to tollerating his treatment. We are so thankful for this also.
As you can imagine, Lillie often asks about how Nai Nai and Babop are feeling and wants to check on them often. And every night during prayers she says " Thank you, Nai Nai all better. Help Babop all better." We pray it every night and thank each of you for the prayers as well.
4 comments:
HI Andrea. I'm so glad you posted. It sounds like they are both doing amazingly well, considering all that's happened! How are YOU doing with all of this? It's so hard when one parent gets ill, but BOTH at the same time! I'm so glad you are able to be a comfort to your parents and that Lillie is supportive too :)
Hang in there,
Snick, Sunshine, and Brill
There is a great tsunami of love and prayer covering the whole Nielsen family. Your last report, Andrea, tells us all that this is happening.
With my love, Roberta
Uncle Chris looks amazingly dapper with no hair...but how has he managed to keep his mustache? I don't have any memory of him without one!
As always, our thoughts and prayers are with you....I know this is an extraordinarily difficult time for everyone. It's not easy being the healthy one, either. Glad to hear Uncle Chris is in the 90% - way to go!
Hopefully we will get back to Lexington soon.
Love, Meg, Caroline, Billy and Miller (and Doobra, too!)
Oh, Andrea! Thanks for the update...it sounds so very encouraging!!!
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