Way to go, Simon!
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Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 8:48
PM
Subject: Simon is eating
Either the steroids or your thoughts and prayers are kicking in, because
when I just went in the bedroom to syringe feed Simon he was eating dry food!
He did not eat that much by the looks of the bowl, but he was munching away
and then climbed on me while I opened a new box, ate a few pieces of tender
vittles, and then about 5 bites of wet food. I did not even give him any cipro
this afternoon, assuming his appetite would not come back. He then laid down
and is just purring non-stop and kneading. If you pray, please pray that
this lasts a while. It is amazing how our expectations change-- this
morning I was still hoping for remission, and now my heart is almost singing
just because he is purring and eating a few bites of food, and hoping that it
lasts even a few days. Seeing him feeling better, though, even if only for a
few moments, makes me feel more like I made the right decision earlier today.
Part of me thought I should have insisted on the Adriamycin because he was
feeling so rotten anyway, on the slim chance it might help even though it
would probably make him sick. I did not think he had much to lose. Now I see
what he would have had to lose because he is feeling better and probably would
not have (would have been in the hospital, actually). I just pray this
continues for a few days, or even a few hours, as he seems so content. My
partner thinks it is the prayers that are helping him, as there are studies
showing that prayer does work (I am agnostic, but the studies do seem to show
this), so please keep sending thoughts and prayers. I am praying also,
figuring I can pray without deciding on a detailed ontology.
Thanks,
Michelle
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