Sleepy Times

Hi all,

I will be updating this more often (I did get permission this time) so as to keep everyone in the loop while Mark and Kindra deal with what is on their plate. Kindra has been home from the hospital for over a week and is having better days than when she was in the hospital, but she is still having some hard times. She has a pic line, a peripherally inserted central catheter, that goes from her arm to her heart, so she can receive IV antibiotics. The antibiotics are needed because of the blood infection they found at the hospital. She gets the IV 3 times a day, every 8 hours, and will be on this for 6 weeks. Kindra told Mark he didn't have to wear the classical nurse's uniform for each infusion, but he insists...

Kindra is also on a high dose of pain medication, along with other drugs, like coumadin, a blood thinner due to her blood clot. That being said, she sleeps most of the time. When she is awake, she is taking meds and eating, and she is also not always lucid. The reason I mention this is, I know quite a few people have tried getting a hold of Kindra. And lately, I know, from personal experience, that has not been an easy feat. She would obviously love to chat with everyone, but her new sleep schedule and medication regimen is making it harder to be social overall. Hopefully, a more frequently updated blog will help answer the question on everyone's mind: How is Kindra doing?

Kindra, Mark and Amy, a friend visiting from AZ (now that is true friendship, leaving the warmth of AZ for this wonderful Chicago weather), went to the doctor yesterday. Kindra is still bloated from the hospital, and this can be the result of two things: lymphedema and fluid from the tumors. They have also decided to put off further chemo until after the holidays so her body can recover from all it has gone/ is going through. The appointment also marked the first time she left the house since she came back from the hospital and it was quite exhausting for her. She slept about 5.5 hours after she returned, had some dinner and started snoozing on the couch before she headed back to bed.

As I said, we will try to update this more often. Please keep posting comments as we can read them to Kindra, it always makes her happy to hear nice words.

Happy Hump Day,
Marnie