Joyce and I are back home after spending a few days with Joyce’s mom and dad in Redding. On the way there we stopped off in Sacramento for an appointment with a physical therapist who specializes in lymphedema. The bottom line is that she gave us some hope that the edema can be managed and I may be able to return to a somewhat “normal life” or at least a “more normal life.” I found out that edema is treated mainly through compression-pressure and massage that moves the fluid through the body and helps the damaged lymph nodes. I also learned quite a bit about how the lymph system works. So now I have several compression garments, wraps, socks etc. that will help me begin to move the fluid around. I have been doing the self-massage for several days now. Please pray with me for the success of these treatments. We are also joining a lymphedema support group and will be attending our first meeting tomorrow.
We also enjoyed our time with Joyce’s parents. They are planning on selling their house in Redding and moving to a retirement community here in El Dorado county. We helped a little bit with the preparation for that. No surprise that Joyce was a bigger help than I was. <smile> We plan on going back a couple times in the near future to continue to help them. It seems like our family is going through a lot of changes right now. We appreciate your prayers that we will be sensitive to the the Spirit as we move forward. Thank you!
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