Vision Has to get better!

Jayne has been very groggy today. She made a visit to OHSU and is ready to go home and have a nap! Jayne's vision has become very bad and she is having a hard time focusing. If the extra IV fluids that she has been receiving this week do not help she will go into the doctor next week to get her eyes checked.
Danny's mom is there with our mom right now and she is enjoying her time with her!

Doing Good!

Jayne has been home since last Monday evening and is doing well! She spent all day Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at OHSU but there is nothing like sleeping in her own bed! It has been hard for Jayne to have everyone do everything for her but she is adjusting! I came home on Thursday evening and our mom is with Jayne 24/7! She is very blessed to have our mom able to be there to take care of her!
Thank you for all the prayers and thoughts...keep them coming please!!

Heading Home Today!!!

Today is the day! Jayne's counts are right where the doctor wants them and she gets to go home!! I drove this morning to Cascade (2 hours each way) to drop Blake (my son) off at Church camp and in a few minutes my mom and I will be headed to Vancouver to be with Jayne! It is 400 miles to be with her but soooo worth it. I will fly home Thursday and our mom will stay there with her till August 16 when I can go back and relieve mom for 10 days! Mom has her car (she calls Bunny) packed sooo full, you would think she was moving in with Jayne! :)
Thank you to everyone who went to visit Jayne in the hospital...I don't want to leave anyone out so I am not going to list names. She is blessed with so many loving friends and family! She was so happy to see all of you, her biggest surprise of all was our Uncle Paul that drove over from Boise and made a surprise visit! Thanks Uncle Paul!!!
Another favorite story from the hospital was when Val and Mike (or was it Sally and Fred ) came in and told Jayne a story about the lady in Joann Fabrics. Val and Jayne did not know her and the lady offered to pay for the fabric Val had in her arms after Val telling her that she is making for Jayne. This brought tears to our eyes! People are still so gracious!
Well...we are off..pray for safe travels!!!

Day +16 GREAT NEWS

Today is a great day!!! Two days in a row Jayne's counts have gone up and she is in great spirits! It looks like the amazing gift from Doug is grafting and those cells are doing what they were told!
The doctor told Jayne today that she could be home within the next week! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!
Now time for my mom and I to make plans to go back to Portland for the extensive home care of the best sister I could have ever dreamed of!!!

Day +12 Taking it day by day

I am sorry I have not posted for a few days!
Jayne has had more tough days! Her mouth is broken out with sores inside her mouth and on her lips. This is making it very hard for her to eat so yesterday they had to do a feeding tube in her port to get her some calories and energy. Today she was told she now is a diabetic. This should go away once she gets stronger and decreases her medication.
Her white blood cell count was up to .04 a few days ago but is back down to .01. This is below where the doctors expect her to be so we need prayers that her white blood cell count increases soon! She will not be released from the hospital till her counts are at least 500.
She had a wonderful visit today with Aunt Alda and our cousin Nicole from Yakima. I know that her days are long in the hospital and she welcomes all visitors!

Day +8 Tough Days!

Yesterday and today have been tough days for Jayne! The medication is making her "loopier" and saying things that make the nurses wonder what she is talking about! LOL When asked basic questions she is able to answer them so they know it is just the medication so they are changing it up to try to get her back to "her normal" :)
When I was talking to her today she she said "hold on my boyfriend is on the other line"! They have only been married for 21 years last week! She is so adorable!!!
Her mouth sores are healing slowly and her white blood cell counts are down to .01! Great news!!!

Day +6

Jayne had a tough 4th of July! She was very tired and is having many side effects from the chemo.
She was very blessed to be able to watch the fireworks over Portland from her bedroom window. How amazing is it that she was able to lay in bed and enjoy the fireworks going off right outside at her level! OHSU is built on a hill above Portland so it was perfect!

Today was a better day but still many side effects! She was up today and took two walks around the unit and sat up and visited with her friends that came to visit today. She really enjoyed seeing Val and her husband today!

Everyday when I talk to Jayne she always says.... tomorrow is going to be a better day! She has a wonderful outlook!! God is Good!!!

Day +4 Tired but in good spirits

Jayne had another rough night last night but is in good spirits! Without being there it is tough for me but I know that I would not want her anywhere else with what she is going through. The doctors, nurses and CNA's have all been wonderful. The nurses have only 3 patients per shift so she gets the attention she needs right now!
I also wanted to note that our cousin Dan is running the City of Trees Marathon in Boise in October with Team in Training. Team in Training raises money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. He is honoring Jayne with his run. Please follow his progress and feel free to donate money to help find a cure with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The link is http://pages.teamintraining.org/oswim/trees10/dmaher .

Day +3 Bitter Sweet Day

Today was a very tough day for Jayne but she has a great attitude and is looking forward to having tomorrow be a better day!
It was a very tough day for my mom and I today also! We headed back to Boise to be with our families. It was wonderful to see them but I miss Jayne already!
Jayne had lots of visitors today including Danny, Kadee, Jarrod, Morgan and Tammy. We left knowing that Jayne is in good hands at OHSU and will return in a few weeks to be with her again!
Jayne will have a small dose of chemo tonight and hopfully her last dose on day +7.

Day +2 Chemo is working!

Last night we noticed a rash on Jayne's arm that was spreading where her pic line was. Her pic line was removed once her port was put in and working. It was used previously for her chemo. The doctor came in and decided to have an ultrasound done to ensure that there was not a blood clot at the sight. She finally returned to the room about 12:30 this morning with great news! No blood clot. The nurses are putting topical cream to help clear it up.
Jayne's white blood cell count went down to 1 today and is right on schedule... the chemo takes a few days to kick in and kill off all her white blood cells. She has been sleeping most of the day and does not have much energy at all! Getting to the restroom and back takes all her energy.
Bit of information I found interesting... Doug's blood type is O negative and Jayne's is O positive. With the bone marrow transplant her blood type will now be O negative!
Prayers for strength and healing are appreciated!