Cody woke up feeling nauseous. Thank goodness it did not last long. He had plans to meet his advisor at Dowling. He told me he wanted to switch majors, that he feels he will not be able to do anything sports related like he wants. His friend was going to ride with him but she backed out. He wanted to also get his pottery from his ceramics course. I was so nervous about him driving alone. He does not realize how sick he is. He did it and came home exhausted. He said the walk was so hard. Cody has to find these kinds of things out on his own. And he did. He barely had enough energy to eat his lunch. He took a nice nap.
Cody's psychiatrist from Sloan called me. She was reaching out to me and she is devastated too. I cried and she told me how sorry she is. She wants me to go to the counseling center there at Sloan. It is on 52nd but she highly recommends it. I had expressed my concern that Cody does not seem to get it or maybe he does not understand it. She thinks he does, only that he is taking it in in small doses. We talked about his relationship with his dad and where I am with all that. I am honest with her and I think she gets it. She has known us for over 4 years now. She saw it. It was a good conversation and she said this is really bad. I hate hearing that. My heart is broken.
Cody had a slight fever this afternoon which got me packing. I think it was elevated because he was sleeping. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a peaceful night.
We are so lucky to have so much amazing support from my friends. I am left speechless each time I open a card or package. The tears flow and I am so grateful. Thank you to all of you, you know who you are! I am blessed to have such an amazing and huge extended family here. Thank you to Grace for dinner tonight. That was very sweet of you. Moira is always on standby for the dogs. That is a huge relief. Craig, Sue and Emily take care of the mail and the fish. We appreciate all that. Everyone is a phone call away and ready to help. I know that. For this, I am grateful too.
It will be so nice to have Casey here tomorrow. He and Nicole are meeting us at Sloan. He is so cute, asking me if I want him to wear his uniform. He knows I love seeing him wearing that so proudly. The kids at Sloan will love that. Some of the cousins are coming on Saturday and other than that, we have no plans. I am hoping Cody is allowed to eat out but we will make due if he can't. I think a movie is in the plans too.
Tomorrow we will learn about the upcoming procedure and get some questions answered. We will have a huge week ahead and will need tons of prayers.
Thank you and LOVE YOU ALL!!
Mary: You are amazing! People can't imagine the energy it takes to deal with the physical requirements to keep up with everything..not to mention the mental stress!!!
ReplyDeleteCan Cody do what pregnant women do for nausea..small bites of saltines and FLAT non chilled coke to settle stomach?
Praying for Cody, you, the family and the doctors who treat him.
Remember, patients do better when they have hope...regardless of true circumstances.
Sending our love,
Barbara Ur and Rick Smith
Hi there...thank you for thinking of us. It is all so hard to comprehend and take in. We are trying. I actually bought some anti nausea bracelets so we will try those. We have good meds too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reaching out and hope you are both well...xoxo
Mary