Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Karla's Health Update 12/24/08

Merry Christmas Eve to you all.

We wanted to share some new updates concerning Mom. Some tests have been done and we have some results to share. One being that her liver enzymes are doing better...small improvement, but better. Thank you, Lord. Another being that her dilantin was at 30 when she was admitted into the hospital on Sunday. The dilantin level is now at 23. They want her at a 10-15 range. She is gaining a bit of strength. She is a bit less dizzy and is eating more. They did not do a MRI due to metal being part of her tissue expanders at this time. She is having a difficult time with discomforts...the discomforts of the tissue expanders, shoulder pain, some skin sensitivity due to one of her chemos, stiffness are a few of the main ones. She loves to hear encouragement and hangs onto each word of encouragement. She is disappointed that she is in the hospital during Christmas but we've been letting her know we'll do Christmas when she is home. She needs to gain some more strength prior to leaving the hospital. We are blessed to be able to spend time with her in the hospital.

We will continue to keep you posted. Thank you for your prayers and and coming alongside of us through this.

Merry Christmas to you all,

Heather Hofman

2 comments:

Karl Mueller said...

Jack and Karla;

Just to let you know that we are praying for you and believing God with you.

Karl and Debbie

The Millers said...

We are praying for all of you, Karla, Jack, Toby, Heather and Dave. In spite of all the hardship may it be a blessed Christmas for you.

Greg and Molly