God is good. He gave us all of Saturday evening and Sunday to spend time with and talk with Lenora. Many visitors came to show us their prayer support and walking through today's uncertainties with us. God is good! I don't know how long we will have Lenora but we are very grateful to have been able to experience this weekend with her together.
She drank quite a bit of water and ate a bowl of soup, a piece of breaded fish, and drank part of a bottle of meal supplement. We feel pretty good about that! As far as her mental clarity is concerned, quite random and mixed up. Her answers to direct questions would mostly make sense but her tongue rambled on and on. We did a lot of singing and these were the only times she could stay focused on something in reality.She slept about an hr and a half last night. Hopefully this night is better. We trust Lenora into God's hands. His plan for her life is bigger and far more fulfilling than any plan we can make up on our own! Whether God takes Lenora home tonight, tomorrow, next week, or 50 years from now, may His name be glorified on earth because of Lenora's testimony! Your prayer support as brothers and sisters in Christ has been phenomenal! The grace of God has been very real today! Praise The Lord!
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations. (Psalms 100:1-5 NASB)
Lenora Loewen and her last 6 months on this side of eternity.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Still hanging in there
Lenora is still hanging in there. We're talking with Lenora right now. She was listening to Dad talk about her youngest nephew. After a bit she started snapping her fingers. I asked her what song went well with that. She started singing 'In the Sweet by and by' so we joined in and she switched from lead to alto. Beautiful!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
24 hrs left
Doctors say Lenora has less then 24 hrs left. She is in a coma now. Dad testifies to the very real presence of God with them at the hospital. Thank you so much for your prayer support as we walk through this time of grieving and yet rejoicing for the time we had Lenora!!
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Prayer request
I know there are more people then we know about, who are praying for Lenora and her family. Lenora's condition is becoming increasingly unstable as the days go by. We as family are asking for special prayer for Lenora. The following update gives you an idea what is happening right now.
This morning, Nurses had Lenora sit up with her legs off the edge of her bed. She ate a little bit but then she asked if she could lie down to finish eating. Mom seemed a little less discouraged this morning compared to yesterday. Everything considered though, Lenora seems to stabilize unpredictably, but isn't improving. The recent trend in her health has been ups and downs with each down a little more down then the previous one. The doctors are saying that back in January when Lenora first went to Winnipeg, the cancer was already too far advanced for them to be able to cure it. Even if they had been able to diagnose it at that time, chemo or radiation would simply have extended her life without solving the problem. Only those who've gone through either of the two treatments know what it's like. I've heard it's not fun in any case! This type is very hard to catch in its early stage but that's the only time there has been success with curing it. Medically speaking Lenora has no chance surviving. We're finding out if Dr James from Good Samaritan in Mexico has any hope he can reverse Lenora's deteriorating health. The reason she is loosing mental capacity is this: normally your nerves work to protect the surrounding nerves. When glial neoplasm sets in, nerves no longer function this way and begin slowly shutting down as they allow the surrounding nerves to be destroyed. Since the brain is the command center for the rest of the body when it shuts down as a result of more and more nerves malfunctioning, the rest of her body will follow. Unless God does a miracle there's no telling how long we will have Lenora... I find so much peace in knowing Lenora is ready to go see Jesus whenever He takes her home to heaven. As long as there is life in her body though, there is a possibility she will survive. She has a very strong will to live!
If you want to read more about this type of brain tumor there is a lot of info on the Internet. The details I gave you are from the doctor.
This morning, Nurses had Lenora sit up with her legs off the edge of her bed. She ate a little bit but then she asked if she could lie down to finish eating. Mom seemed a little less discouraged this morning compared to yesterday. Everything considered though, Lenora seems to stabilize unpredictably, but isn't improving. The recent trend in her health has been ups and downs with each down a little more down then the previous one. The doctors are saying that back in January when Lenora first went to Winnipeg, the cancer was already too far advanced for them to be able to cure it. Even if they had been able to diagnose it at that time, chemo or radiation would simply have extended her life without solving the problem. Only those who've gone through either of the two treatments know what it's like. I've heard it's not fun in any case! This type is very hard to catch in its early stage but that's the only time there has been success with curing it. Medically speaking Lenora has no chance surviving. We're finding out if Dr James from Good Samaritan in Mexico has any hope he can reverse Lenora's deteriorating health. The reason she is loosing mental capacity is this: normally your nerves work to protect the surrounding nerves. When glial neoplasm sets in, nerves no longer function this way and begin slowly shutting down as they allow the surrounding nerves to be destroyed. Since the brain is the command center for the rest of the body when it shuts down as a result of more and more nerves malfunctioning, the rest of her body will follow. Unless God does a miracle there's no telling how long we will have Lenora... I find so much peace in knowing Lenora is ready to go see Jesus whenever He takes her home to heaven. As long as there is life in her body though, there is a possibility she will survive. She has a very strong will to live!
If you want to read more about this type of brain tumor there is a lot of info on the Internet. The details I gave you are from the doctor.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Moved out of step-down
Lenora has been moved to a regular room from the Step-down unit. It seems she's gaining some strength. She no longer uses the feeding tube and is eating orally. It's pretty awesome she doesn't feel nauseous! She's taking steroids orally to reduce inflammation in her spine and brain. Hopefully when the inflammation goes down, she will receive her sight agin as the optic nerves shrink to normal size again. She is stable enough to no longer be on oxygen. Not being attached to external support machines gives her much more freedom to move around. I guess this is all for tonight.
Thank-you so much for carrying us on prayer. Your support means more than we can ever repay!
Thank-you so much for carrying us on prayer. Your support means more than we can ever repay!
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Preliminary results
As many of you are wondering what's happening to Lenora here's a little update on her. The preliminary results of the biopsy came back on Thursday. They says she's got glial neoplasm. The cancer team was in to see her Thursday. They are talking Chemo or radiation but are not giving much hope either of these will be a cure.
I saw her Saturday. Below is a picture of Lenora and my face.
I saw her Saturday. Below is a picture of Lenora and my face.
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