Jodi...

Hey everyone...I was just reading Jodi's blog on MySpace (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&frien dID=33494546&blogID=374384717).  If you can't read this, but would like to, email me at [email protected] and I'll copy/paste it and send it to you. I wish so much that I could help her some way..but there is no way physically that I can right now. Just really lousy timing for us to both be 'laid up' at the same time. If there is any way any of you can assist, I pray that you do...especially those of you who live on the west side. Here she is battling the cervical cancer treatments and new problems keep creaping up. She has a 6 month old baby that she can't be Mommy to right now, a fiance who is very worried about her (not to mention not being able to do anything to prepare for her August wedding right now), and a special needs teenage son. Her mother is trying to juggle it all, but it is getting to be too much...especially for Jodi to sit back and not be able to do anything about it. If you would like to help, contact me and I'll give you her/Matt's numbers. The phone numbers are NOT on the Hoosier Directory. She is desparately asking for help and I know that took alot for her to do. So if you could donate some time...clean her house, make a meal, watch the baby (who is a VERY good baby!), walk her dogs...ANYTHING to help out....you would be helping out in such a way that would give her great comfort and relief. Sherri

SHERRI, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SENING A FOOD GIFT CARD, I WISH I KNEW WHERE TO GET FROM . I AM NOT SURE THATS IN  CRAWFORDVILLE, ANY IDEAS. I WISH IN LIVED CLOSER. HUGS & BLESSINGS,GAIL

Gail, That is a wonderful idea! I did a search in the area and found two Kroger stores in Crawfordsville...so I would say that a gift card from there would be good. I know they are probably using up alot of gas going to her treatments and such so gift cards from a gas station would probably also be appreciated. There is a Speedway in town too. Other than gift cards for those of us who can't physically be there to help right now, another idea might be to do a search of restaurants in Crawfordsville  (Yahoo yellow pages) and then call some of them to see if any will deliver..AND.. will accept payment over the phone. I know Jodi, Matt and Gage like about any kind of food and right now with the doctors wanting her to up her calories to be able to get through the chemo & radiation, what Jodi can eat isn't limited by calories. If you do this, remember that her mom is there too so order enough for 4 adults (Gage eats just as much as an adult..a growing boy! LOL!).  Thanks so much sweetie! Sherri

Sherri, You have to be one of Jodi's friends to read her blogs, I tried. If you could copy and paste on this board, If she doesn't mind or send it to me. I would be happy to help in some way....I am gonna pick her  up something today! Thanks SHanna

I wasn't sure if 'anyone' could read Jodi's blog or not..Thank you Shanna for letting me know. Here it is (get your Kleenex's ready):

Health Update

 

 

Okay, here’s the honest truth on how I’ve been doing. I haven’t been doing well at all. In fact since March 18th my health has been slowly going down hill and I’m currently in my all low. At least I think so. Some of it is because of the chemo and radiation treatment. So lets start on the 18th. Explained to my radiation doc that it hurts when I pee. Sent me for a culture, showed massive bladder infection which they believe was brought on by my super pubic cath removal, wrote 10 day script for antibiotic. Also explained that my lower right side of my back was "killing" me. It just hurt so bad that I had just about ate all my norco ’s. Wrote a script for darvocets. Ultra sound shows nothing wrong with kidney’s or bladder as reason for back pain. 25th - Now I have a yeast infection. Back is still "killing me" and I’ve eaten all the darvocets and all the norco ’s I had. Doc starts to write a prescription for Percocets and I reminde him that I’m allergic to them. So he writes me a prescription for Oxycodne and orders an MRI for my back. 27th at at the doc’s office again. HIVES ON MY HOO HOO! Bad enough I have a freaking yeast infection but Oxycodne is another form of Percocet and so now I have hives on my hoo hoo. I’m so miserable and my back is still "killing me" and I have none stop explosive diarrhea like you can not imagine. New doc gives me a script to help with the yeast infection and writes me a script for Morphine for my back. This week - MRI shows nothing wrong. Yeast infection is gone. But now I have radiation burns up in my vagina going down and out to my outer lips. I can’t sit. I can’t wear underwear. I can’t pee. I can’t poop. I can’t do anything. I also have a horrible nasty hemorrhoid(sp?). Needless to say body functions require lots of screaming on my part. Then as soon as I’m done I break out in a cold sweat with goosebumps and someone has to help me back to bed because I’m so weak. Still have the back ache that is "killing me" and the doc’s are now unsure what’s causing it and how to treat it. Household is falling apart. Gage’s stress level is high. He’s so depressed. Matt’s stress level is unbelieveably high. Mom’s is high plus she’s cleaning the house entirely by herself and taking care of Quinntin full time. We are in desperation mode. I’m not asking for myself - but my friends could you please help my family. I can’t be there for them right now and they need help. Any time you can offer. Donate a meal. A walk for my dogs. Just anything. Please. It’s killing me watching my family suffer like this when I’m so helpless in being able to help them and knowing they are suffering because of me only adds more guilty. So please. ..... I’m begging.

 

 

 

 

Thanks Sherri for posting! Do you have her addy that you could email me! I so wish that I would have known earlier in the week since I was on pring Break! I will see what I can come up with! Hugz Dawn

Dawn...I know Jodi would do the same for me. She's been going through the Chemo & radiation for a few weeks now..but this is the first that I have seen it really affecting her so much so. Iknow she would appreciate any and all help. Her address & addy are in the Hoosier Directory. I sent you her phone numbers. Sherri

same for me. if you could send me her email or phone number, i would love to help.

Alisha, Her address & addy are in the Hoosier Directory. I sent you her phone numbers. Thank you for being willing to help out. I know that Jodi & Matt will appreciate it. Sherri

Sherri, can you send her address to me also? I will do something for her, at this point I am not sure what but there is something that I can do. Thanks for letting me know about this. I can't get her my space blog either.