Friday, March 11th

Pastor just called and told me in detail all the events of yesterday.  I will do my best to relay the information to you!  As yesterday's blog read, Denise went in for her chemo treatment and had a severe reaction from the carboplatin (which is one of the drugs used in her chemo).  Pastor said that it was so scary that he didn't know if Denise was going to survive it.  They gave her the meds to counter the reaction and within an hour she was back to normal (other than being completely out of it because of the drugs they gave her).  Once she was stable the doctor sent them on their way only to call them on the way home to tell them to go to the ER.  Her electrolytes were low, along with her potassium.  Normal potassium levels are 3.6 and Denise's levels were 1.8 and when they get that low it can cause problems with your heart.  So she spent several hours getting fluids and potassium to get her levels back up.  She was able to come home.  He said that she is having some cramping this morning (which is normal for her condition) but that she is alert.  I'm sure she will be taking some naps today!  The doctor told her to plan on having a blood transfusion next week sometime too.  I'll keep you posted on any changes!  Keep on praying!