A Quick Update

This week has been so insane! It is shocking how fast Kera's symptoms have worsened in just a few days.  As I said in my last post, we took her in to the Dr. on Weds. morning because she started having symptoms with her left arm being weak, and the night before our visit, tuesday night, she started to feel dizzy for the first time.  Well since Wednesday her dizzy spells have become more frequent.  She was suffering from them only at night when she layed down, and starting yesterday, Friday, she started to get dizzy in the daytime when she would stand up or move her head around.  I felt like she was good enough yesterday to go see a movie, so we went to see Frozen.  None of my kids had seen it yet, and they all really enjoyed it.  Even I have to admit it was a good one.  After the movie she was really tired and she went right to bed when we got home.  This morning she got dizzy again when she woke up.  Well she was also having more difficulty walking steady, that started up Thursday night.  But today it's the worst it's been.  Dave had planned to take the kids ice fishing.  Kera really wanted to go, and I think Dave wanted her to be there and enjoy the time, so she went.  Well, I don't know if it was a mistake because they got to enjoy some good memories, but when she got home Dave carried her in the house and when I saw her I panicked.  She did not look good at all!!  She was pale, and she could not even talk very clearly.  She said she was dizzy and we put her on the couch.  We had dinner and started our fast, and as soon as that was done I went to the pharmacy to pick up the steroid pills.  Yesterday after I noticed her symptoms worsening I called the dr. and had them fill the rx for the steroid just in case.  I'm glad I did.  After she laid down for awhile and watched a movie, she seemed to be a bit better and she could talk more clearly.  Boy I've never been so scared!!  It was pure agony seeing her like that. With the steroid pill, we are supposed to have her take it every 6 hours for the first 5 days, and since we would have had to wake her up to take it, and because it can make it hard to sleep, I decided to wait until morning to give her the first dose.  The steroid is supposed to help with swelling, and it should lessen her symptoms quite a bit.  I sure hope it works!!  I am also really leaning towards starting her on the oral chemo pill Temodar.  I want to have a her tumor stabilized so we can enjoy more time together.  I am not ready to lose her.  I know I will never be ready for that, but I just want more time, more than anything else in this world.  I'm not sure how I'm gonna get through all of this, but I know that now more than ever, I need the Lord's help.