May 27, 2009

We feel that today was a very good day for most of the day for Bryce and are encouraged by this. When I got to the hospital this morning Bryce was sitting in a chair and seemed to be in a good mood. He was clear in his thinking and continually expressed gratitude to his nurse who was caring for him.

Jerica spent the bulk of the day with him and said that he seemed to be his old self and didn't have any episodes of confusion. He also seemed to be in better pain control. He walked today further than he has walked before since he has been in the hospital the last four weeks.

His bilirubin remained essentially the same today.

Bryce was miserable this evening as the doctors gave him a few medications to try to get his bowels going. This caused him to be very nauseated and the anti-nausea meds did little to relieve it.

Hopefully tonight Bryce will be able to get some sleep. The nurses have told us that he sleeps very little at night and only sleeps off and on during the day.

We haven't talked to the oncologist for the last two days and are uncertain what is happening in terms of the chemo and the cancer.

Unfortunately Kendra is sick tonight, which is concerning because she doesn't have time to be sick and it will limit her being with Bryce. Please include her in your prayers. (Thanks)

We continue to feel great hope in Bryce being healed. However, in the scriptures I have discovered an important word, "nevertheless", that I feel is important to include in our prayers: "nevertheless, thy will be done."