Day 6, 7 & 8 - One Week Done

I miss my husband. He misses us. A lot. It's been a week now and sure we only have 2 weeks left (maybe less...I'll explain later!) but we sure do miss each other. I know it's getting harder for Sasha, especially since chemo is over. Yes! Chemo is finished! He completed one week of chemo and still feels pretty normal without any major side effects. :) Thank you God!!

Here are the highlights of Day 6-8:

Day 6 (Thursday) - He had visitors all afternoon and he was scheduled to have an MRI that day to check the tumors. The nurses advised that the MRI could happen at 4am, I guess there's a long list of people and they perform them 24/7. I didn't get to visit him until later that evening around 7:30pm and I brought with me a basket that was put together by PCM, the old company I used to work at and most importantly, the place where we met! PCM is where the magic happened and they are good clients of his so it was really sweet that they did that for him.

Thank you PCM

Two date nights in one week....that's more than what we have back at home! Silver lining! We spent that time just praising the Lord for all that He's been doing in our lives.

Day 7 (Friday) - Still no MRI...hmmm...I guess that line of people is super long! But guess what? Day 7 was his last day of chemo! YAY! He had more visitors throughout the day and his mom brought some more food for his little cooler. Our guy is on a special diet, very clean meat and everything organic with NO sugar and NO carbs. His mom and I have taken turns cooking food for him and he hasn't touched any of the hospital food! I think he's the best fed patient there! :) Back to Day 7...he was busy with visitors and I was busy with Logan and errands so we barely FaceTimed and I didn't get to visit him until super late (9:45pm). My brother and his girlfriend drove me up and we brought some more green juice (thank you Shelly) and this awesome poster board signed by incredibly special people in our lives! Thank you #teamSchrader for putting this together. We read them together and it was so encouraging! Sasha was having a bit of a tough time that day (mentally) and it couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you God for giving us what we need exactly when we need it.

Thank you CBC'ers!

Bliss

Day 8 (Saturday) - Today is the first day without chemo and Sasha asked the nurses to take him off of the IVs (just saline now) so that he could walk around. And it was a beautiful day to take a walk outside! A little windy, but warm and sunny. He didn't have any visitors today and he REALLY wanted to see Logan, so we made the trip up and had sweet family time together!! I can't even tell you how great it was to see this....

Daddy and Logan







We walked around outside and then sat in the car together for a while. I asked him if I could drive him home for a few hours....the nurses wouldn't mind would they? It was so tempting, but I'm a rule follower so I couldn't do it. It's getting harder now, the chemo is done and he isn't feeling sick, so why can't he come HOME?!? He so badly desires to come home but we both know the original timeline was 3-4 weeks so we can't be disappointed that he is still there. In the big scheme of things, 3-4 weeks isn't crazy long and we know the Lord is using this time to refine us in different ways. Learning patience is definitely one of them.

Here's also what is happening now, his counts are dropping - which means his immune system is dropping and he is susceptible to illnesses. The nurses said that he will hit the bottom in the next few days, which is why it is SUPER important that any visitors with any hint of sickness MUST not be near him. As long as he doesn't need blood transfusions or platelets everyday, they said they would let him go home! We are praying that this will be next week? Maybe? Pray with us? Thank you! Oh and still no MRI....we will keep you posted.

So that's it. One week since all this happened. One week of praying without ceasing. One week of family and friends lending their hands, feet, ears and hearts to us. It's not over yet friends, we still have a ways to go and I pray that God would continue to use us and mold us for His glory. Not ours, never ours. Please pray for my husband, that he would not get discouraged this week and that if the Lord wills, he would be able to come home earlier than anticipated?

Thank you!!

In Christ Alone,

Terzich Family

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