Feeling pooped

May your days be filled with laughter and the joy of many friends;
May God bless you with His grace
and peace that never ends.

It took about three days, but the chemo side effects started kicking in Friday afternoon. More than anything else, Jane's been feeling pain all over. It's pretty well controlled with pain meds, but it's still uncomfortable. Luckily there hasn't been much nausea, so the anti-nausea meds are likely doing their job. We're hoping she starts feeling better and less fatigued tomorrow.

Our favorite cook Teresa brought food for Randy and Jane yesterday, so they have a very full fridge! Thank you for all of the wonderful offers to bring food. Randy told us today that they're turning you all away from bringing food, which is a pretty nice problem to have. We'll keep you posted when they're ready for more.

Also, Jane was just approved for catastrophic leave at work. For those of you who are University employees, you can donate time if you're interested. The website is here: www.uiowa.edu/hr/benefits. Contributions are confidential and completed forms should to be sent to Julie Kasparek, 120-40 University Services Building. Please know how grateful Jane and Randy are for these donations, as well as everything else you all are doing. They are truly overwhelmed by it all.