Hello everyone. Things are about the same in the Bertus house. Mark continues to have struggles with pain. He ran out of the pain pills Hospice brought by on Friday afternoon by Sunday morning and I had to call to get a refill on Sunday. We put an extra pain patch on him while we were waiting on the extra pills to arrive and that seemed to work well. I really don't know how he's still going on virtually no calories for the last few weeks. He occasionally will have a drink of OJ or fruit punch, but that is about it. He ate a few bites of a meatball last night which was very impressive and wanted some pineapple slices in the middle of the night. He continues to run fevers in spite of the antibiotics.
Mark's hospice nurse called this morning to see how the weekend went and will be getting an order for a stronger pain patch for the week in an attempt to cut down on the need for extra pills. I really hope it works. He sleeps a lot and can't stand to have any noise or stimuli.
Just as I was typing this, Mark was sleeping in bed holding his water glass and dropped it all over the bed. His immediate instinct was to jump up and out of bed since it was ice water. He started to fall and tried to sit in the chair which he did for a few seconds and then fell face down out of the chair onto the ground. Of course, all this motion caused his pain to escalate. It was awful. I had to quickly get the bed changed and cleaned up so we could get him back in it.
Last night, Mark wanted to watch our wedding video again. We watched it with Kathy, Brent and Eugenie. Matt left to go back to Oklahoma City last night. He has been here since before Thanksgiving and needed to get back home for a while.
Thanks again to all of you who continue to pray for us and support us in our cancer battle. God bless you all!!!!
6 comments:
Continuing to pray for each one of you. God is faithful and a strong God, I pray that He show you that today.
The Nichols Family
Ben, Sydney & Hope
Bertus Family,
We do not know you personally, but have kept up with you through the Parkers. We also go to St. Michael's. We continuously pray for peace and that Mark can be kept pain free. Your situation has taught us to appreciate our family and not sweat the small stuff. Please let us know if we can do anything.
I came across Marks blogs just last week from Carlys Caringbridge page. I read all your journals overnight. My heart goes out to Mark, you and your kids. Reading how he wanted to watch your wedding video again bought me to tears. I cant even begin to imagine the pain of watching your soulmate so sick and not being able to do anything. Praying for Mark, you and your kids during this time. Praying for God to rid Mark of all the terrible pain he is in. And to give all of you peace and comfort. God bless Mark, you and your kids.
Love, Sarah
We are continuing to pray for you all, especially for Mark to be free of pain. We are praying for you and the whole family, too. I am sure you are exhausted. Thank you for taking the time to keep up all updated. We are here if you need anything. I'm off work this Wed and could run errands for you if needed.
Kathy
Ronda, thank you for the continuous posting of Mark's situation. I know it must be difficult to write. Several of the Masters of Accountancy students asked about Mark yesterday (while in Chile) and they wanted me to let you and your family know that you all are in their thoughts and prayers. Mark has reached a lot of people during his time at Auburn.
Ronda,
I pray for all of you every day and have said novenas to Blessed Seelos for Mark and all of you. I still believe in miracles and won't give up hope. Please give Kathleen and Brent a hug for me and have them hug you back. I love you.
Maureen
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