Nov 22, 2016 at 05:56 pm

Judy is still fighting, but it's a nasty fight.

Update posted by Mary Pat Redgate Kinhart

I must apologise for not updating, or doing better with this page. But cancer is a horrible roller coaster of emotions, for all of us.

Judy has been in and out of hospital every couple of months, but in general, she was doing fairly well. Her cancer markers were down quite a bit, her blood counts showed near healthy levels, and her bones were healing fairly well. She had been bed bound for al out a year, but she was making progress there as well. She was able to sit on the side of the bed without support, and she was able to tolerate being in a special wheelchair for a few hours every couple of days.

But last week Judy had to be taken to hospital with sepsis. They were able to control the infection rather quickly, but in the process they found a blood clot in her lung, and leg. She has also been experiencing severe swelling to the point that her skin was blistering, and weeping fluid. Her lymph nodes are very swollen, and the doctors are trying to bring that down, but it's difficult, and hard on her heart. She also has some cancer in her liver.

The bright part is that Judy's attitude is improving. Some of the doctors, and nurses are very practical, and have pushed Judy to make a Living Will, something she cannot face. She's managed to come around since I told them to leave her alone about it.

Please continue to pray, and keep good thoughts for us. As some parts of Judy's treatment is not covered by insurance, any financial assistance will be sincerely appreciated

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