Please storm heaven with prayers for my warrior cousin

It was another rough night, and I'm hoping the antibiotics kick in soon.

Badger was complaining that I wouldn't wake up despite being poked multiple times.

I did wake up at least three times, but the less sleep I get, the harder it is to wake up and stay awake.

I was 42 when Badger was 10.
Back then, I could easily jump awake multiple times during the night and be fully functional.
I could survive on three hours of sleep if I chugged enough coffee.

I'll be 57 in February, and it's getting a lot harder to be jerked awake multiple times at night and still function.
Three hours of sleep is harder to survive these days, and chugging coffee just doesn't do much anymore.

I'm a bit foggy today.

I think we could call today chore day around the old homestead.
That sounds majestic, doesn't it?
Beats chore day around the old shack anyway.

Cowboy was outside all day.
I'm not entirely sure what he got into.
I heard the leaf blower going a lot, and we're missing piles of leaves, so I assume that's mostly what he did.

Cowboy has two, we'll call them, issues.
He can't tolerate grass that doesn't look like it's wearing a military issue crew cut and he finds fallen leaves offensive.

Badger and I gave the house a good cleaning and caught up on laundry.

Today wasn't a TV and Lego kind of day.

Well, Badger doesn't much feel like messing with Legos right now anyway.

The day passed surprisingly fast.

We've eaten supper, and it's dark, so now we'll go watch TV.


I have her permission to share this, as long as I don't use her name.
My cousin is asking for prayers and good vibes.
Healing and calming energy sent her way.

On Monday they're going to try Keytruda Qlex.
She was told that because of her immune system and her medical history, this treatment carries serious risks for her.
It could do what it's supposed to do and help fight the cancer, or she could actually die from it.

This is not her being overly dramatic.
She had a major life-changing operation last year and has faced multiple health scares this year alone.

I have never entirely understood what conditions she has, but she has three super rare autoimmune disorders.
She says she has an extremely strong immune system, and from what I understand, that is part of what makes this treatment so risky for her.
I've tried to understand it, but it's way over my head.

Understandably, she's terrified of Monday.
It's going to be a long and frightening day.

She could use every prayer she can get.