Fever

Hey Lenora has been fighting a fever throughout the afternoon. Doc says this fever comes as a result of her congested lungs. She drank less than a cup of water because she slept most of the day. Thanks to those of you who have made it a point to come see her in Grandview. The support means more than you know!

Not going downhill today

Hey to us it looks like Lenora is not going downhill today. Lenora does have good reflex in her feet. This is encouraging because the doctors were looking for this reflex when she was in Winnipeg but she didn't have it then. This afternoon she told the nurse she was ready to go home; and that in a fairly clear voice!
Lenora is getting a medication to dry up the phlegm in her lungs. She is also getting hydrated through IV because she can't swallow and therefore has no other way of absorbing liquid. She isn't able to eat.
Remember to count your blessings.

Not looking good

Lenora looks quite peacefull she opens her eyes a little bit but her legs and arms are cool on top and sweating underneath. Mostly her chest and forehead that are warm to the touch. Not looking good

Very weak

Before lunch Lenora drank a little bit. After lunch she was so weak she couldn't even swallow.
Mom got a few words out of her today but not enough to be able to communicate with her.

Sleeping a lot.

Today went much like yesterday, with Lenora laying quiet, sleeping, except for waking up at noon long enough to eat. In the afternoon, Carla, a massage therapist, came in and massaged Lenora's feet, and she woke up.
It's strange how Lenora's skin color looks normal considering she was diagnosed with cancer.
Tonight Lenora was awake for a while and we sang with her for a while. I brought my guitar and it seemed the sound of music made her want to play her violin. It hurts to see her simply laying there unable to do anything day in and day out. After singing for about 20 min, we gathered around her bed and prayed together. She closed off with a short prayer she said too quietly for us to hear except for.. 'thank you for hearing and answering our prayers, in Jesus name, amen.'
That's all for now.
May God bless you!

Camp over, I'm back

Camp is over so I will be much more reachable again! :) (at least as far as the blog is concerned) God was able to reach hearts this week. My prayer, our prayer as camp staff team, is that the commitments that were made will remain real in spite of all the mental garbage that modern teens get bombarded with by the media.
Lenora is slowly getting weaker. It did look like she was going to have another seizure this Friday but fell asleep before it was able to set in. The lady who stayed with her that night enjoyed discussing heaven and other spiritual discussions with Lenora. Saturday Lenora's mind was more confused again and today was no better.
Thank you for offering prayer support. It makes our load easier to bear. May God bless you for continuing to pray that His will be done!

Episodes

Yesterday (Thursday) Lenora slept for 8 hours. Then she woke up for a bit and seemed fairly clear for a bit. Then she had something like a seizure but soon fell asleep again for 4 hours.

When she woke up she was very clear and could communicate well. She asked for something to eat and drink. 

But then she had another episode where she had difficulty breathing - to the point that her face turned blue.

Amazingly, Lenora did pull out of that again too. She slept for most of the night – didn't even necessarily wake up completely when they turned her in her bed.

As far as we know Lenora does not have any pain; she is not moaning or anything like that in her sleep so we praise God for that.