life lately

It's been hard keeping this blog updated with all the changes the past few weeks. Change is the only thing that's constant with Lur's health right now. As a family, we feel like we're on a roller coaster ride every week. Sometimes she's up and feeling good and gaining strength and we have hope and faith she's going to kick this cancer in the butt. Sometimes she's down and in a hospital bed fighting to just stand on her own two feet... and our hope and faith are tested.

She was admitted into the hospital August 24th. We had celebrated her 62nd birthday over the weekend prior and she just wasn't doing well. She was so weak she could hardly even eat her own birthday cake! Her white blood count was very low and she had early signs of pneumonia. After five days in the hospital, with many doses of antibiotics and three bags of blood, she was transferred to Avalon rehab center where she currently resides. The rehab center acts as a transitional care facility between hospital and home. Here she will work on gaining strength to be able to come home.

Like I said, it's a roller coaster ride. Sometimes it's daily, sometimes it's even hourly. One minute we're celebrating how great she looks and how well she's communicating and acting. The next minute we're crying at her slurred speech, complete physical dependence on others, and ache for her strength and optimism to return. She's trying to stay positive, but she's discouraged with how slow her recovery is taking her this go around. It seems as though her bad days are outnumbering the good more and more.

So for now, we'll celebrate the good days when they come along...

We want to thank all of her neighbors, friends, ward members, etc. who have sent cards, notes, brought gifts/flowers/signs to her room, etc... It's been so uplifting seeing her surrounded by so much love and support.