Update

I have had several requests to update the blog regarding Joy and although I am reluctant to do so for the same reasons, I will do so and try to be brief.

She has been in the hospital locally several times since I last wrote and has had surgeries, numerous tests and procedures ALL to no avail.

Severe abdominal / stomach pain continues along with constant nausea and vomiting or dry heaves after eating ANYTHING and any amount.

She awaits a nerve block procedure to diagnose and possibly address the pain issue but it is difficult to be optimistic.

Joy said that will be her last procedure / test / surgery and she has stopped her daily vitals monitoring and spirometry testing. I don't know how this will resolve, but I can't blame her and fortunately she is mentally alert enough to make those decisions. Our next SCHEDULED trip to Duke is in June but several friends have taken that as a positive sign of progress. When we last visited Duke, Joy insisted that she was not coming back for at least six months regardless, so it was her decision not theirs. Time will tell if we return at all. We will see.