Hi All,
I know it's been awhile since my last post. Things were going along just fine, although Devin continued to have heartburn and vomiting every 4 weeks or so since radiation. The weekend of March 13th was particularly bad and the oncologist on call at Upenn said it was an after effect of the radiation and gave her a new prescription which worked right away.
On Monday March 21st Devin called me at work about 3PM in a great deal of pain. She actually said it was a 10 which is not a number she has used through this entire journey. I rushed home and called Erin at Upenn while I was on my way. She said that I should take her to our local emergency room and have her heart checked and that they had a cocktail that can stop the heartburn. By evening they had ruled out heart and the cocktail wasn't working so they started ruling out other things. The first and only thing they needed was an ultrasound of her gallbladder. She had stones, sludge and was starting to run a fever. After consultation with Upenn it was decided to admit her to Lehigh Valley Muhlenburg and have an ENT and anesthesiologist both check her out the next day to see if they were comfortable doing the surgery. Otherwise it would have been off to Upenn. They both signed off on it the next day so she was off to surgery about 4PM. All went well although the anesthesiologist said that Devin is hard to intubate and she now has a card she must carry telling them the type of scope that should be used. She came home and has been recovering. She is eating and taking her meds by mouth so that she can hopefully get her feeding tube removed in the not to distant future. Next thing is a return to PT to get her stamina and movement in her shoulder back, a PET scan in May and hopefully surgery in early June.
Just a reminder: that the Catasauqua Area Showcase Theater
is doing a fundraiser through their Families Helping Families Program.
It works like this: Two families are chosen to be recipients (We are
one of the 2). In the lobby before entering the auditorium there is a
table and jar set up. The audience is asked to donate any amount they
would like to the cause. The amount is counted and whatever is brought
in, Catasauqua Area Showcase Theater will match that amount. Monies
collected at all the performances count towards the total that is
matched. Both families then split the donations.
This year the play they are doing is Mary Poppins. If you are interested
in supporting this great organization that is supporting Devin you can
order tickets to the show here.
Performances will be held April 22, 23, 29, & 30 at 7pm and April 24 & May 1 at 2pm. Tickets for Adults are $10, Seniors (62+) $8, and Student (Grade 12 and under) $6.
We will be attending the April 23rd performance. Hope to see some of you there!
