Day 22 & 23

Day 22:  Yesterday was a fairly good day for Kristine.  The achiness in her bones has gone away for now.  It has also been two days of no headaches.  Thank goodness! 

Since more and more of her hair kept falling out and leaving a mess behind in her bed, Kristine decided to have another hair cut.  The hospital has a professional who volunteers her time to come to the Oncology unit to do just that for the chemo patients.  So, as you can see from the Day 22 photo, Kristine is donning what Dave calls, the G.I. Jane look.  She said it's a little cold not having any hair, but she likes not having to worry about more hair falling out or getting caught down her back and making her itchy.

Kristine said Dave was caught by surprise with her new look.  I think he's taking it harder than she is.  In fact, she isn't taking it hard at all.  She proudly showed off her bald head to Kathy and I during a video call via Skype.  I want you all to know, Kristine has a very nice shaped head! 

This whole ordeal has been so emotionally difficult for Dave and the rest of the family as well.  Kristine remains solid in her strength and belief that she will overcome this and we must follow her example by continuing to support her with prayer and positive thoughts!

Day 23:  Today Kristine is extremely tired.  Her blood pressure and hemoglobin were really low, I believe she said her BP was 80/40, so she is getting two units of blood transfused today.  She said she had a busy night last night, problems with her IV machine which causes it to incessantly beep until the nurse comes in to fix it.  Needless to day, she didn't sleep much. 

So Kristine is trying to rest this afternoon.  Let's give her a break from the phone calls and text messages until later this evening (after 7pm) or better yet, tomorrow.  Thanks everyone!

P.S.  Don't forget to pray for her blood levels to come up!