Friday was just awful. The good part was that Mark's brother and sister (Gary and Susan) came up from Texas to visit. Then they and his aunt and uncle (Dixie and Lyle) took him to his doctor appointments on Friday. But it seems that Mark has developed bronchitis. They had to stop his radiation treatment and reposition him 3 or 4 times because he was coughing so hard. After they appointment he saw the dr. and then went and got a lung x-ray. That's when they diagnosed bronchitis. Then there was a huge run around getting his prescriptions filled. Wenatchee didn't have the drugs the dr. prescribed, so they drove to Ephrata. Then they didn't have the right drugs either. So that meant a drive back to Wenatchee to get a hard copy RX from the dr. (it's a narcotic and the pharmacy has to have a hard copy from the dr. to fill it). A LOT of driving and a LOT of time.
Mark had a hard weekend (a lot of coughing and discomfort), but the cough and pain medications seem to be doing their job and finally kicking in. Only 9 more days of radiation left (which is at least 9 days too many according to Mark). He has an appointment with an urology specialist on Thursday since there has been some bladder and prostate issues that haven't gone away.
We are so very grateful for all the help from friends and family! Thank you to all who have kept Mark in your thoughts and prayers!
I'm so glad that my mom and gary were able to be there. Hopefully he gets to feeling better soon. Love you guys!
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