R E M I S S I O N defined:

• Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease

• The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside

GREAT news from UCSF: the Primary Amyloidosis remains in REMISSION.

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The very real EMOTIONS describing Irene’s Journey of Faith:

SURREAL defined: having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal.

DISORIENTED defined: to confuse by removing or obscuring something that has guided a person, group, or culture, as customs, moral standards, etc.

HALLUCINATTION defined: a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion; delusion.

DREAM defined: the general term for any such succession of images. A NIGHTMARE is a dream that brings fear or anxiety: frightened by a nightmare. VISION refers to a series of images of unusual vividness, clarity, order, and significance, sometimes seen in a dream.

UNREAL defined: imaginary; fanciful; illusory; delusory.

FACTS to BELIEVE on Irene’s Journey of Faith:

“…for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”1 John 5:4-5

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6.30 p.m.

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I’ve come up with a new but familiar name and/or theme for Irene: “The Comeback Kid”

The surreal, up and down, YO YO type journey continues…

After feeling “mostly good” over the weekend she had another episode at dialysis today. The pain was so intense that they disconnected her from the machine 30 minutes earlier than scheduled. This evening she’s wrestling with the usual, intense, nausea…and has to return at 6.30 am tomorrow for what they hope to finish from today…2 more hours of dialysis treatment. Oh, gee, yay…

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