Feeling the love!

Tuesday March 27, 2012 – PET Scan

This morning I felt pretty good. Lincoln was worried about going back to work, and being able to be at home with me. I told him I’d be with Jeannee, my friend and Relief Society President, most of the day. She took me in for a PET Scan. This test scanned my body for an hour in great detail to determine if I have any other cancer in my body, other than what we already know about in my left lung. The results will be sent to my doctor by tomorrow. Hopefully they won’t’ find anything else. When I came home, I was tired and took a nap. This evening Jeannee brought our family dinner and several friends dropped by to see how I was doing and lend their support. I loved seeing them, but was ready to sleep when the visiting was over.

Wednesday March 28, 2012

I am feeling good today. It’s like I am just a slower version of myself. The doctor said that I was going to be her most difficult patient. When I asked why, she explained that I am relatively young, active, in good shape, and healthy, well except for the cancer. I thought those were good traits. She continued to explain that most of her patients have already had to slow down their lifestyle due to other health issues such as age, diabetes, hip surgery, etc. It will be a big adjustment for me to recognize that my number one job right now IS TO GET BETTER! I am trying hard to be a good patient so that the meds and the Lord’s hand can help me recover from this situation. I called my friend Wendy, who survived colon cancer, and asked her how I will know when the hard days are coming. The nurses indicated that day 3 and 4 after chemo tend to be patient’s most difficult days. Today is Day 3. I explained that I’m walking around the house in my pajamas taking it easy and I feel like “I’m waiting for an arm or a leg to fall off!” She just laughed at me and then said that it will be subtle, but I may be walking up the stairs and I may have to stop half way up to catch my breath. It was good to talk to her and feel her reassuring voice of experience. They also have me drinking at least 2-3 quarts of liquid a day to help flush my system, keep me hydrated and to allow the medicines to do their job.

I have been overwhelmed by the tsunami of love and support our family is receiving from our neighbors, our ward, the people from Rocky Mountain Elementary School, and from our family and friends across the US.

This afternoon I received a text from a friend at the school that said Lincoln needed to drive me by the school. As we drove past the marquee, I could see that on both sides of the sign was the message: Mrs. Jacobs We love you! I burst into tears. I couldn’t believe they would do that for me. The love and support is overwhelming, but so appreciated. I had Lincoln take pictures so I can save that forever! We also had another friend drop by unexpectedly tonight with an incredible dinner. It was amazing! So many tender mercies! I am so lucky!

I love people at this school!