Hello everyone. Not much has changed in the Bertus house. Mark continues to have bouts of pain followed by periods of sedation after his meds are on board. There isn't much of a happy medium. He is weak to the point he can't really talk much. His voice is raspy. I wish I could say he is comfortable, but he really isn't much of the time and it makes me feel helpless. He does not want to go to the Bethany House to get IV pain medications, so we are trying to manage here. His hospice nurse was by today with refills of the pain medicines to get us through the weekend. Mark had a fever of 101.5 this evening as well. He is on a pretty powerful antibiotic already and Dr. Farmer plans to leave him on the antibiotic from now on and just not stop it since he has been getting peritonitis. I hope that is not a sign that the infection is gaining strength. Cancer itself can sometimes cause a fever. We will see.
Mark's cousin, Michael, came in today from Texas to visit Mark and will be here until tomorrow. It was good to see him and we enjoyed the visit. I wish Mark was feeling better and could actually talk with him some. Mark always loved Michael so much.
Father Bill was over today, but Mark was too sedated at the time to wake up and visit.
Calen went out bowling tonight with friends and I was glad to see him get out of the house for a little bit. Colton went to spend he night with a friend. I think it is a good break for him to get out of the house some. Emily was a firecracker tonight showing off for Michael. She couldn't sit still at all and wore herself out. Hopefully she will sleep late tomorrow. We will see.
Thanks again for all of you who continue to support us in so many sweet and kind ways. Your prayers and kind words are so appreciated. Please continue to pray for Mark. Pray for Marie Hoffman-I have no updates on how she's doing, but I'm sure prayers are always appreciated. Pray for the Parker family. They received good news at Carly's last visit to MD Anderson. Pray for the Pierce family who recently lost Bennie to cancer that they may find peace this Christmas. God bless!!!!!!!
6 comments:
That visit from Mark's cousin sounds great, especially for the kids. Hang in there!
Jesus
Dear Mark and Ronda,
We think about you every day. May you and your family share peace and comfort. We wish you lots of love, too, although you've clearly got that in abundance!
Janice
Thank you so much for the updates.
Great to hear about the visit from Mark's cousin.
All our love and prayers.
Stacey and Duane
Dear M, R, C, C, & E,
Know that you are constantly in my thoughts - I wish the best for all of you and know that all the best will happpen.
Christoph
The Birdsongs are thinking about you all and praying for Mark and your entire family. We've been following the blog and getting updates from friends. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.
James, Barbara, Jack, Hannah, and Max.
Thinking about and praying for all of you each and every day
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