Back at the Ranch!

Tuesday check-in at Stanford...Carol on the phone as usual!

The day started out with a call from Stanford at 7:30 this morning letting Carol know that a bed was open and waiting for her! Carol and Cathy took off in the car about 9:00 am and headed over to Palo Alto...the sun was shining and Carol's energy and enthusiasm was catching!

Booking into Stanford this time was a snap...straight to the floor (F ground it is called here) and then straight to the room, into the gown and into bed!

Next was a few hours of waiting while meds were being ordered and Dr. Reddy's team was being oriented to Carol's routine. As always, the care of the nursing team has been fantastic...Sandy was the day shift nurse and now Aracely and Vicki are on for the night. Dr. Reddy has stopped by to see Carol twice today...once around noon and now again at 8:40 pm! Dr. Reddy keeps long hours! Laura, the oncology nurse practitioner that has been with Carol at each hospitalization will be looking in on Carol tomorrow. Please be praying for each of these lovely people who are overseeing Carol's care on a daily basis...not only for wisdom in their care for her, but also pray that they would be ministered to by Carol and by those who are hanging out with her this week.

Carol was excited to find that Lou from Auburn will be her roommate this week. During Carol's last stay at Stanford Lou checked in on the last day of Carol's stay so they are already acquainted! It is great to have another believer as a roommate...Carol, Cathy and Lou had a sweet time of prayer together as Lou and Carol both start on this week's road together. Lou has had great news...her cancer is in remission and this is her final treatment for the time being anyway. Lou was also very excited to hear Carol's good news that the chemo treatment is working!

The first day of IL2 and chemo therapy is difficult...the nurses are constantly probing, hanging IV bags, checking vitals, etc...busy is the keyword! Carol hit a wall around 5:30 pm and all enthusiasm for this process promptly ceased...but only for a couple of hours! After a short nap she was up for the challenge again. She is now resting peacefully...oh whoops spoke to soon...Vicki and Aracely just walked in with the "cow" to take vitals and give more meds! Cracks us up that the nurses have named the computers "cows." ...too funny, stands for computers on wheels!

Signing off for now...Carol says, "To God be the glory everybody!"