Update on Mom
Sorry for the long delay in getting an update out on mom/Sherry. It’s my job to keep everyone in the loop, and I’ve not done so well.
First, Mom is down at MD Anderson and (so far) doing well. We’ve had some up and down moments where we thought maybe she might not have cancer, only for the diagnosis to be confirmed that it is, in fact, malignant pancreatic cancer. They did another biopsy on the pancreas last week, and while there looked at or biopsied (not sure of the details there) the nodes in the same area and did not see any thing in the nodes.
They put a stint in her bile duct because it had 100% blockage and her foods were not processing from stomach to liver/kidney/intestines and were backing up into her stomach causing severe jaundicing. Putting the stint in solved that, and she immediately got relief from all that.
When they put the stint in, they saw by cat scan that there looked to be something wrong with the liver (not sure of the details of what) so today they did a biopsy on her liver. I called Bill around 2:00 and she was out in recovery and doing very well. This was great news because the doctors really stressed the serious complications that could happen during the biopsy - like collapsed lungs - so I was greatly relieved that she came out so well.
Tomorrow Mom will go in for pain managment councelling. She’s living with some pretty serious pain daily and has been taking Oxycodone for it, but we’re really hoping for a better alternative or one that will manage the pain but not make her so tired or loopy. The pain is really something we need to get under control because it can just beat you up mentally having to deal with it all the time!
Friday we will have a meeting with the ‘chemical’ oncologist to go over their options/plans for Mom, based upon all the test results and pathologies. She’ll probably go home after that, if only for a few days, just to get away from all the hospital dreariness, spend some time with the dog, her own stuff, and recoup in the the gorgeous east Texas country air.
I’ve probably left something out…but this is what I know right now. Love to you all, and of course, keep Mom in your prayers.
September 19th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Shelly thanks so much for the update. everyone here @ work are praying for you mom & the rest of you. I believe she is going to beat this. GOD needs her down here. This is one powerful testimony. GOD bless all of you.
September 26th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
HI SHERRY MY DEAR FRIEND. PRAYING EVERYTHING IS GOING AS WELL AS CAN BE EXPECTED. I AM SO LOOKING FOWARD TO SEEING YOU. LATRISHA, VELMA & KAREN SAID TO BE SURE & TELL YOU THEY ASKED ABOUT YOU & THAT THEY LOVE YOU. DIANA SAID TO CALL HER. SO MANY ASK ABOUT YOU. YOU ARE SO LOVED & MISSED BUT, YOU KNOW THAT. I KNOW YOU NEVER GET TIRED OF HEARING IT. KEEP IN TOUCH WHEN YOU CAN. LOVE YOU SO MUCH MY DEAR,DEAR FRIEND. SHIRLEY
April 7th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Please know we’ve not stopped thinking of you and praying for God’s comfort, doctor’s wisdom and peace. In love & Prayers. Rob & Carol
June 28th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Shelly, I just found your website and had no idea that Sherry was ill. The last posts were dated September 2007. Sherry was a guide for us at lake fork about 10 years ago. She is the best! I knew how to cast, but she taught me how to cast from my “core” eaiser for the ladies to keep up with the men. Corby and I just love her. We have 3 children now, I was 5 months pregnant with my first the last time we saw her…he’s 10 now. The last reports sound so serious and now it’s July 2008…can you give us an update? I am praying all is well.
Best, Kim and Corby Wilemon
September 30th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Shelly,
I am your mother’s friend, Pat Poarch and I work with Sherry. I have been faithfully reading this website for awhile now, hoping you would write something. We love Sherry so much and this is so hard to understand. She is such a wonderful Christian woman, devoted mother and loving wife. She loves you, Shelly and Warren so very much and I can’t even begin to tell you how proud she is of Devon. Sherry is my best friend and I miss her so much. I don’t want her to suffer but I don’t want her to go either. I need my friend here at work and I know that she can’t come back. She is my prayer partner, she is my closest friend and I love her.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Shelly,
I just realized I left Lisa out of my previous post. Please change it to read “She loves you, Lisa and Warren. (If you can.) She talked about both of you girls and Warren so much and I told her about my two sons, Phillip and Paul. We spent a lot of time wishing we had done this or that or been better Moms. I know she is just the best Mom, because she loves her three children and grandson so very much!! She loves Bill so very much and I am so glad they were able to go to Alaska before she became ill. Please know that we (her Bible study sisters) love her dearly and keep her in our prayers.