Lots of news today! Alex got engaged! Congratulations! She's busy planning her wedding right now. Wendy's Mom is up there visiting!
The bad news is that Wendy suddenly got a stuffy nose and started coughing up stuff. They took her to the hospital and the doctor immediately put her into isolation. They did a swab and figured out that it is a true influenza. Her flu is bad enough that the nurses are surprised that she's not bruising, but we are all grateful for all of the prayers being said on her behalf that she's doing so well and still looks so good. They currently go to the hospital every morning while Wendy is sick, but they are able to go home at night.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Urgent Need For Donor Coming Up, Check What We Are Looking For
Feb 19th from Randy "Yesterday,
Suzanna donated blood. I'm sure they used a fire hose. I went to sit
with her and just like that, she was done. She did have a spell of light-headedness and that brought nurses running. It didn't take her long to recover and that was good!
Wendy had a doctor's appointment today. Her doctor is very nice and Wendy is doing well with the chemo. That's really
not news but it's good to start with a positive. The doctor reaffirmed
that Wendy would not get better without a transplant, which we also knew.
We didn't know how difficult it would be to find a match. They've looked through world wide donors registry and after having gone through it once, the next step is to check it weekly.
We were told numerous times that there would be little or no point in testing family and friends. I imagine it's because the current list is millions upon millions. it may take that long to find one. Preferred donors are male and the age
range is 17 to 35. The next best donor would be a woman who has had no
children [or where the](this part got cut off in the message) baby is born. It will take more than one sample to get enough cells to do the job.
We're still hoping for an adult donor"
I know that they said friends and family may not be able to help, but still if you know anyone between the ages of 17-35, who would be willing to sign up to be a donor, then that would increase Wendy's chances and chances for more people like Wendy looking for help that they can only get from another who is willing to sacrifice of themselves.
The Donor Websites again are:
In Canada:
www.onematch.ca
In the US:
www.bethematch.org
I know that they said friends and family may not be able to help, but still if you know anyone between the ages of 17-35, who would be willing to sign up to be a donor, then that would increase Wendy's chances and chances for more people like Wendy looking for help that they can only get from another who is willing to sacrifice of themselves.
The Donor Websites again are:
In Canada:
www.onematch.ca
In the US:
www.bethematch.org
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Chemo Round 3!
Wendy made it through round 3 of the chemo! She's still feeling pretty good and they got all moved into their new apartment. If you need the new address, then feel free to send a message using the form at the bottom of the blog, and I'll email it to you.
Randy wanted to send out his heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been helping and supporting them at this time. For a while there things could have gone either way and everyone's support has really helped tip the edge and made things go well for them. There really are no words for friends and family who are really there when the chips are down and when you are in desperate need of help. You have truly been the hands of Christ in doing for another what they could not do for themselves and doing it out of pure love and genuine caring. It's been amazing to see and feel a whole community pull around the Wallaces right now and especially the outpouring for Wendy in all of this. So, I hope you all know how much is really trying to be said with the two words of thank you.
Randy wanted to send out his heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been helping and supporting them at this time. For a while there things could have gone either way and everyone's support has really helped tip the edge and made things go well for them. There really are no words for friends and family who are really there when the chips are down and when you are in desperate need of help. You have truly been the hands of Christ in doing for another what they could not do for themselves and doing it out of pure love and genuine caring. It's been amazing to see and feel a whole community pull around the Wallaces right now and especially the outpouring for Wendy in all of this. So, I hope you all know how much is really trying to be said with the two words of thank you.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Wendy's Getting Out of The Hospital!!!
Hello Everyone! Sorry I haven't been keeping up with the posting, I'd explain, but let's get to talking about Wendy!
She's been gearing up for the last dew weeks. She's overcome an additional illness, and she's been able to graduate from walking laps to doing stairs!!! Wendy and Randy even got to go on a date to the First floor and Wendy got to walk outside and breathe some free fresh air!
It's been kind of a mad dash the last few days. The occupational therapists and people came to check out the apartment that Randy and the girls have been living in and decided that it would be too difficult for Wendy to maneuver, so their social worker found them actually a nicer place, which they will be moving into tomorrow with Wendy and a large load of equipment that Randy has to become proficient in using very quickly. I bet he's wishing his degree was in nursing about now, but there have been a steady stream of awesome visitors up there to help, you guys are amazing!!
Wendy's not going to have any of her own things there, so I thought it would be nice if any of you who have pictures or little sayings, or anything that might remind Wendy of home that they could keep in their apartment, then it would be a good time to send those up. If you have pictures on your computer, then you can even upload them to a service like shutterfly.com and just have them mailed directly. I'm sure that their apartment isn't very large, so small items would be best. You could also talk to the family and see if anyone is going up to send something with them to help their apartment feel more like home.
Tiffany also told me that Now would be the time if any of you have been considering getting tested to see if you are a match to donate bone marrow to Wendy. The family has been tested, and they have found some initial matches, but we want to be sure that anyone eligible is available when the time comes.
If you are in the US, then click here to go to the site to learn how to be listed as a Bone Marrow Donor
If you are in Canada, then click this link to learn how to be a listed as a Bone Marrow Donor (note: it may not look like you're in the right place at first, just scroll down a little)
As always, thank you for all of your Well Wishes for Wendy!!
She's been gearing up for the last dew weeks. She's overcome an additional illness, and she's been able to graduate from walking laps to doing stairs!!! Wendy and Randy even got to go on a date to the First floor and Wendy got to walk outside and breathe some free fresh air!
It's been kind of a mad dash the last few days. The occupational therapists and people came to check out the apartment that Randy and the girls have been living in and decided that it would be too difficult for Wendy to maneuver, so their social worker found them actually a nicer place, which they will be moving into tomorrow with Wendy and a large load of equipment that Randy has to become proficient in using very quickly. I bet he's wishing his degree was in nursing about now, but there have been a steady stream of awesome visitors up there to help, you guys are amazing!!
Wendy's not going to have any of her own things there, so I thought it would be nice if any of you who have pictures or little sayings, or anything that might remind Wendy of home that they could keep in their apartment, then it would be a good time to send those up. If you have pictures on your computer, then you can even upload them to a service like shutterfly.com and just have them mailed directly. I'm sure that their apartment isn't very large, so small items would be best. You could also talk to the family and see if anyone is going up to send something with them to help their apartment feel more like home.
Tiffany also told me that Now would be the time if any of you have been considering getting tested to see if you are a match to donate bone marrow to Wendy. The family has been tested, and they have found some initial matches, but we want to be sure that anyone eligible is available when the time comes.
If you are in the US, then click here to go to the site to learn how to be listed as a Bone Marrow Donor
If you are in Canada, then click this link to learn how to be a listed as a Bone Marrow Donor (note: it may not look like you're in the right place at first, just scroll down a little)
As always, thank you for all of your Well Wishes for Wendy!!
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