Gretchen!!! 

Gretchen, please contact me with your address!!!

I have been missing in action because there have been things I need to process. The whole sequence of events last time we were in hospital still has me thinking. Some personal decisions a friend of mine has made really has me thinking. And the success of the IV infusion is exciting. Plus we are packing to move… date and location to be announced.

I have been so disappointed with the care Jill has received with her oncologist. As new information has come to light and Jeff and I have been able to sit back with our thoughts we are left with a lot of “What ifs” and “We shouldas”. Now, the conversations always end with “there is no way we could have known. Oh well.” And we are not over run with guilt but we do feel that our doctors should have proceeded with more caution and used some discretion.

I think the thing that has really rocked my world is that yet another friend has left her husband and filed for divorce. This is number three in the last 12-18 months. Not only is that deeply disturbing, what is wrong with Christian women today? But the way she did it really turned my stomach. She emptied all their bank accounts, including their business account, opened a credit card in his name to buy a car, took the kids and then disappeared. He is left high and dry. Nobody knows where she is. Now, he was no angel but goodness, he didn’t deserve this either. The truth is she was doing many many things wrong as well. It is so distressing to me. How could she throw her marriage away? Her children will have no father. Does she not understand what her life will look like? Are people so naïve? I continue to pray for her. She has long since refused to talk to me about her marital issues because I disagree with her so that is out of the question. All I can do is pray. Please join me.

Jillian’s IV vitamin infusion went well. The ingredients included:

Magnesium

Calcium

Selenium

Pyridoxine

Dexpanthenol

Hyroxycobalamin

B-Complex 100

Ascorbic Acid

The doc said that if she crashes after the infusion that she was very toxic. Jillian did fabulous afterward. No crashing. I am glad, as it appears that her little body is purging the drugs pretty well. I am going to say here that I attribute her healthy kidneys to the fact that she was never vaccinated or medicated prior to falling ill with cancer. She has been perkier than ever these last few days!!

Our chiropractor would like to see Jillian 3 times a week to make sure her immune system stays up and to keep mobility in her curved back. She has been there twice now in the course of several days and I swear already it looks like she is not dropping her shoulder as much. She was also favoring her left arm and it hung at an odd angle. Now she does not appear to be doing that. Miraculous!

Here is a case study that Tarah from the WS sent me. I tell you what, I nearly cried when I read this. I was so happy because there truly are kids with this “prosthetic lung” (the doc in St. Louis calls it a “spacer”) and then I was upset because once again I realize that we have been lied to by the docs at PCH. These “spacers” are not a secret, nor are they extremely rare. Why is this not an option at PCH? Read the link below and rejoice with me!!!  Jill will be normal!!

http://icvts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/3/2/390

In preparation for the impending move we have begun to sort and toss. I have 4 bags of clothes to take to the second hand clothing shop and many others for Goodwill. I’ve decided to save only those clothes that I absolutely love. Jonah dragging bags to the door.

You can see the cases of formula we had left over for Jill. The home health people said they could not take it back and we should donate it to a food bank. We had over 20 cases we dropped off at the local food bank. I hope they found someone that needed it!!

Stacking the boxes to determine if everything will fit in our trailer.

This is just the beginning!! AAAAHHHH!! I am glad that we have time to pack it right though. I’d rather sort through the stuff now then when we get there. When we moved in here it was so last minute (i.e. Jeff was in a hurry) that I had 2 boxes full of “stuff” that sat in my closet for 2 years before I finally went through them!! And the silly thing is I found that the boxes weren’t even completely full and I had replaced anything of any use already!!

Finished suncatchers.

I must get to bed before midnight tonight. I have a lunch date tomorrow (WOO HOO!) and I’d like to make a new shirt before I go. Look for a new give away coming Monday. And I’ll be better about my daily updates. I think things should be …relatively….quiet now. Right?

Comments

Aug. 18, 2007 – Glad Jillian Did So Well

Posted by JacqueDixonSoulRestES

Saw you updated, and since I’m up at 3am, I thought I’d go ahead and stop and say, YAY! I am so happy for you all. YAY for Jillian!!
Seeing all the boxes is making me wonder if we should reconsider going out west in a year or so….. We have family in Las Cruces in NM. Though we have actually looked into Payson.
Anyway, glad you are getting rid of stuff… I hate moving stuff we moved the last 2 or 3 or… times, don’t you?
blessings!
-Jacque

Aug. 18, 2007 – Glad to see you!!

Posted by Nicole

I was getting worried, LOL. I agree about the imms, and moving is SUCH hard work! Jill looks great!
Blessings,
Nicole

Aug. 18, 2007 – Untitled Comment

Posted by wellsnation

I am so glad Jillian is doing so well! I love my chiro. He has helped me out so much. I’m hoping to get all my kids in to him soon.
Packing… Uhhhh, we just did our move last week. Since we still have the bulk of our things stored in California, we didn’t have to move a whole lot. It’s amazing how much junk we’ve acquired over the last year!
I’ll be praying for your friend. A similar thing happened yesterday with my dear friends daughter. I wish people had the ability to step outside of themselves and see what they are doing from another perspective.
Have a great day!
Christa
P.S. I think you guys are fantastic parents!

Aug. 18, 2007 – Good stuff!

Posted by ChristsInstrument

Glad to see that Jillian is doing better! We will continue to be praying as you look into these awesome options! I’m so happy for you! I’ll also be praying for your move, that everything will go smoothly. :)
God bless,
Sheila

Aug. 18, 2007 – <i>Untitled Comment</i>

Posted by leemomofthree

Wow, you have sure had a lot going on. Praise God for being in control of all this. I don’t know how people do it without Him.
I am excited to hear Jillian is doing great. The spacer sounds great. Wow! One blessing after another :-)
Sorry about your friend. I’ve been there, done that. It is what happens when people focus on themselves and not the Lord. The world preaches looking after “#1″ not mentioning that that is God. Too many people believe the lies of the enemy. We live in a fallen world. Keep on praying. You are a good friend.
Look forward to hearing where you are moving to. It is a huge undertaking. Looks like your moving ahead. Way to go!!
Praying for you all.
In Him, who is able to do more for me and you than we could ever dream.
Edited by leemomofthree on Aug. 18, 2007 at 10:48 PM

Aug. 21, 2007 – Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Katie, as far as “…what is happening to Christian women…” that’s a pretty strong judgement. None of us knows what goes on behind closed doors. No one wants to be divorced. No one wants to have their children separated from their parents, but sometimes people have to do what they have to do to survive. I don’t think any of this has to do with being Christian or not. Let me pose these questions. If a Christian woman is berated and abused by her husband, must she live like that? Is it healthy AND/OR wise to allow our children to witness this behavior? Do we want our children to stay in marriages that are unhappy and unhealthy just so they don’t get divorced because this is the only thing they know (witnessing their parent’s marriage)? I don’t think so.
Good luck with your move – looks like a lot of work ahead.
Barb (sorry no blog)

Aug. 21, 2007 – Hi there!

Posted by dawilli

So glad the chiro visits are helping your little Jillian!
All that packing actually looks fun… I’ve always been a terrible packrat and am learning to purge- toss, give away, etc… it feels so good. I actually have a huge bin and a big bag in my entry awaiting dropoff right now!
Hope your lunch date was fun and your shirt turned out great-
ali

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