An update before I crash into bed-
1) thank you for praying for chemo today. I and the medical team really needed those prayers as I had an allergic / drug sensitivity reaction to the Carboplatin. This happened once before with a different medicine and it is extremely scary. My throat was closing up, I couldn’t breathe and my hands and feet were furiously itching. I had my eyes closed praying during the wort of it, and I opened my eyes and saw so many staff surrounding me,helping. I was given some meds, put on oxygen and just had to wait. Finally things turned around and I could breathe normally again. But I was (am!) berry groggy from the high doses of benedryl.
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2) My next scan is a CT scan scheduled for 12/26/18. I’m thankful it’s after Christmas Day. I’m doing this scan in Columbia. I’m not sure when I’ll return to TX. My oncologist here communicates very well with my oncologist in TX.
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3) cold capping is working, but there is some thinning as you can see in the photo of prayer warriors praying over me. (I LOVE this picture so much. So many of these ladies taught me to pray!). Cold capping is a recently FDA treatment that allows cancer patients a way to keep their hair by constricting blood vessels to the hair follicles, preventing the chemo to make its way to the follicle. I really struggled and was so prayerful for the decision. I’ll share a little more of my struggle with this decision and what it’s like in my newsletter.
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4) speaking of my newsletter, I have started “Raising Ebenezers”- an email newsletter. I have yet to decide on the frequency but will develop a rhythm in time. if you would like to be added please comment here. It may take me a little bit to do everyone. The fastest way is to go *on a desktop* to my Facebook page “Brooke Turner Cancer Journey” and clicknon the link under the profile pic that says “let’s be email friends”. Fill out the form and boom you’re in.
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I thank God for you! My faithful prayer warriors- this verse is what I’m praying over each of you in whatever season you’re in.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
