The radiotheraphy is going well

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Dear friends,

Sorry for not being able to update sooner, but there was a power outage in my area because of the cold and it has kept me away from my duty of informing you of what is going on.

As mentioned in the previous update, Nathalie was marked on Friday so that they would be able to start the radiotheraphy on Monday. She was told that it was possible that the pain would increase after the first treatment, but luckily it didn't. She is taking her pain medicine like clockwork though to make sure she feels minimal pain on a daily basis and with the last nurses assigned to her, it has been easier.

She called me tonight to ask you to pray on her behalf about very specific things, which are:

1. To help stabilize her kidney function. The extreme amount of calcium found in her body when she entered the emergency made it difficult for her kidney to fully recover. In order to paliate to that problem, they had to plug her into an IV again.
2. To help stabilize her hemoglobine
3. The help in the healing of her hip and take away the constant pain
4. So that she would have a good digestive function
5. That the pain in the left shoulder she has been feeling might disappear the same way it appeared, quickly!

Even though her whole world seems to be ever changing, she has kept very hight spirit throughout the whole process. On Thursday night, she will have been in the hospital 3 weeks and it might go on a little longer, depending on how well her body is recuperating. Last week she had to cancel most visitors as she started being sick again, having nausea and sweating during the night, accompanied by fever. Though it is hard to stay away, I know it is best to just contact her through the phone during that time. She has been resting and sleeping a lot as well, which is why a lot of people told me that they haven't been able to get a hold of her yet at the hospital yet. All I can tell you, is try again. I know it is hard, which is why I've created the blog, so that you can stay informed, even though you can't visit or talk to her directly.

In the past week, the two ladies who shared the room with her lost their battles to very advanced stage of cancer. She is on the floor use by cancer patients and that is a reality that she is faced with everyday, which is why Nathalie feels so fortunate to have the knowledge of the gospel. Though we all feel very strongly that her time has not come yet, she is at peace with the situation because of her belief in the Plan of Salvation and the knowledge that life doest not end after death. We have been given this time on earth to prepare to meet God and since she is a woman of faith, she feels confident that when her time will come, that she will have done everything in her power to stay true to her covenants.

I wish to thank you all for your generosity in time, money, comfort and everything else that you have been able to provide her. She appreciates each and every one of you and feels blessed to have so many wonderful friends praying for her recovery. The world may be big, but when we all unite in prayers, it seems so small. Speaking of prayers, Brigitte (Nathalie's sister) brought to my attention the need of a little 7-year old girl name Élimie Filiatrault who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancer that had lodged near his kidney and is very resistant to medical treatment. A Facebook page has been created for her explaining in more detail her condition, but Brigitte has asked me if we could include this little angel in our prayers as well. Her mother was actually Brigitte's son teacher, which is why she has heard of her condition. For more info, you can check out one of the many pages created for her on Facebook. The pages are all in French though.

Well, I hope that this update will find you well and know that it is Nathalie's wish to thank you all for everything you are doing on her behalf. A very heartfelt thank you to you all.

If you have a minute, please write a comment under the posts and let me know how I can better spread the information.

P.S. To write an email to Nathalie while she is in the hospital, please use withfaithineveryfootstep@gmail.com. I will print the letters and bring it to her or answer any inquiries about Nathalie. I strongly encourage you to send her a card at home. If you do not have her home address, please email me at this same address.