By David

Mom's nurse did the twice a week check up on her today. Mom's condition is pretty much the same as when the nurse last saw her. Heart is good and lung is clear. She has even less or no swollen on her feet and has decent amount of urine - means her kidney is still function well. Again, she is still pain free. Mom is very clear minded and is also strong will on certain things. So the nurse's assessment on mom is - mom might be in this condition for a while. This also means her care givers will have a different strategy in caring her around our working schedule.

Mom has not had any true nutrition for almost two weeks, so she is even skinnier. That makes her very weak. Other than that, she seems to be more stable comparing her up and down condition in the last 3-4 weeks when she went in and out of the hospital. Today she even came down of her bed and sat for about 10 minutes - of course with our help. All the medical treatment she had in the last three months helped her some but also caused some problems for her too. Now when no treatment is given to her, her condition seems to become better with some basic care. Isn't that strange? I know He is working.

God has provided us with great support from our family members, friends, and fellow believers. E-mails, phone calls, personal visits from far and close, prayers, encouragement, baby sitting Hope, and all kind of food are really keeping us going in this journey without losing faith and hope. We will never be able to pay back everything we received or thank everyone who supported us. On behalf of mom and the whole family, I want to thank you all. Praise the Lord!

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