An update

Posted by April on May 14th, 2009 filed in Family

Hello,

From the number of phone calls and emails I have been receiving the past couple of days, it appears I should be updating this website more often!

Last weekend, Joel was feeling fatigued, as usual, after his treatment the previous Tuesday.  Monday morning, however, Joel woke up feeling great!  He stated he felt the best he has in months.  He was up, showered and out of the house before 9:00 am.  We were both very hopeful that the last change in his treatment may have done the trick.  We talked optimistically that perhaps he will be feeling better, for progressively longer periods of time, from then on.  We were not discouraged when Joel was tired around 3:00 pm on Monday afternoon.  The rest of Monday, Joel took his periodic naps on the couch.  We had hoped that Tuesday would be another “good day” with perhaps an even longer stretch of energy.  So you can imagine the frustration when Joel could barely open his eyes at 9:00 am Tuesday morning.  For Tuesday, along with Wednesday and today, the fatigue has returned.  The higher energy level was very short lived.  Joel is back battling the same fatigue issues that have plagued him all along.

So, in a way, I don’t feel like I have any new news to report.  We will know more early next week and I will report back then.

April


4 Responses to “An update”

  1. Paula Cooprider Says:

    April,
    Thanks for your update even though it wasn’t what I wanted to hear. I, too, had hoped that Joel was feeling like being out and about this week. I’m still hoping and praying that the fatigue will lessen. Paula

  2. Beth Marzolf Says:

    We are all praying our hardest for all of you. Tim’s thoughts are with him the most having a better idea of what Joel is facing than most. Call me if you need to talk.

  3. Karen Allen Says:

    April,
    Thank you for the update. Thank you for having the courage to write and share with us. Thank you for taking the time out of your days to write. Karen

  4. Connie Matalon Says:

    Hi April,

    Thanks for taking the time to give all of us an update–it is much appreciated. I WISH the entire week had been like Monday for Joel, though. Looking forward to hearing more early next week…
    Cousin Connie

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