Dr Patel stopped Jeff's chemo last night at 10 pm. His body couldn't take anymore. His lungs were starting to have fluid in them and his edema and rash continued to get worse. The good news is he received all of the regular chemo and 80% of the Interleuken2 and the Interferon. The dr assured us that is plenty and most people can't even handle that much. We will wait 2-3 weeks and start round 2. Six hours after they stopped the meds Jeff felt better. His rash is better and we are waiting for him to start losing 15 lbs of fluid! He will be in the hospital longer than we thought, at least a couple more days.
I got to witness some true love and grace this morning. I hope Jeff will remember the moment. I forget that this is hard on other people too. I really only think in terms of Jeff and the kids. But someone Jeff needs and loves faced their fear and came to be with Jeff today. I know it was grace and Gods love that did it. It was simple and beautiful. You know it's Gods touch when your throat closes up and it streams down your face and your heart nearly bursts. Whew! We have been praying for healing and we meant Jeff's body. God knew some hearts needed healing too.
Great things about today:
Jeff is a little better.
No more hiccups!!!
I took a shower for the first time in 2 days.
Friends posted pics of Luke at midnight madness.
Goodness is contagious and we've been exposed to a lot!
Love, Jeff and Leta
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