Beautiful Sunday

Hello Everybody,
This is Debbie on her own so get ready for the mistakes. How are all of you my dear friends? I hope you all had a nice easter and are enjoying this beautiful weather. Doesn't this make you want to plant your garden? I can't believe how time is flying. Almost graduation for Colin, Bobby T., Bobby L, Stephie and soon Meredith will be home from Spain and almost time for the beach. PLEASE GOD let me get to O.C. Belated Happy Birthday to Boni for the big 50 and ty for the great tee shirt. I wear it all the time and think of you and my precious babies. Thankyou everyone for all the cards that still come every day and all the wonderful cakes and
homemade candy. Who has the time for that? but boy is it good.
Well to the news. I have had a very bad couple of weeks. The Leukemia is very "active" as Dr. Porter would say. So I was at Penn 3 weeks ago for a lumbar puncture (that went just fine and NO leukemia in my brain) and then over to interventional radiology for a torturous 4 hrs. on the table trying to get a line in. No luck in my arm after 5 sticks so I have a Hickman cath back in my chest which is workinkg well. The real problem is that I did something to my back, I think a pinched siatic nerve withreallt terrible back pain and if you can believe it both heels have heel spurs or something that i can bearly stand. I.m not kidding. I have had to have someone with me to help me move and get to the bathroom etc. You can imagine how frustrating this is for me. Joe has been going in to work late to get me out of bed and then my wonderful friends have been taking turns staying with me. They all have jobs and grandkids they watch and its making me nuts ,yet i am SO GRATEFUL for thier help. I can'y have an MRI to see whats going on cause my kidney function is not great(BUN AND CREAT). Right after i had the line placed my vis. nurse and dear friend Cathy came and thought it looked infected, so she took a picture with her phone and sent it to Dr.Porter. Needless to say they called back 15min. later and said to come right down to Penn. They needed to pull the line and start iv antibiotics,.I refused. These poor people, I'm driving them crazy!!! It took 4 hrs. to get in and there is no place else to go so it has to stay is what i said. So we compromised with blood cultures and very srong antibiotics (5 to be exact) iv fluids at home .and it looked better by the next day. But, between being dehydrated and the use of very strong antibiotics the BUN and Creatinine went up so thats why i havent had an MRI. They have started me on Neurontin which is for nerve pain and im taking Vicocin around the clock. But am still having terrible unberable pain, calling Dr.Dave. I am managing and have been surrounded by so much love and have had some great converstions with my freinds (and lots of good food)!!!! I will be talking to Heather tomorrow to see what more we can do and of course chemo is looming because the hydrea is not working so well anymore. On a lighter note jessie walid and the kiddies along with little abbey dog were all up for easter, we had a great time. And allison and liz were here with izzy yesterday, and somehow God miraculously gives me the strength to enjoy these visits. I will close now but will let you all know what will be the next step in this journey. I love you all and a million thank yous for your attention and prayers
love
Debbie