The Sunday Before

Mom had another pretty good day today. Not much going on beyond the physical therapy exercises and resting.

She is anxious about beginning the chemo tomorrow, but not in a bad way. I believe she just wants to get started. The unknown about the side-effects and if or how they will affect her is bothering her some. The bottom line there is we won't know until we know. So, we'll start the process of finding out tomorrow.

On Tuesday, we will need to take her back to the doctor's for a white blood cell booster. This is a normal thing that her doctor does for chemo patients, and we will do it after each of the four chemo infusions.

Today, her friend from work, Connie, came by and dropped of some dinner and a sack of wigs for Mom to mess with if she felt like it. That was a really nice thing to do and I know Mom appreciated it. I don't know if Mom will get on board with the wig thing, but it is nice to know she has the option.

Dad has made a few improvements around the house to help Mom get up from sitting down. He put her recliner up on a couple of 2X4s, which will surely help and he made some bathroom improvements as well.

Mom and Dad are actually doing pretty well. I'm encouraged by that, and I hope that it continues once Mom starts the chemo. Only time will tell about that, of course.

Just a note...tomorrow may be a long day. The doctor's office said to expect lots of people there and for us to be patient. Well, we're used to that but it may mean that I don't get to do an update. If not, I'll get one done as soon as I can. Or it may be later than usual. I really don't know right now. But keep reading, because I know Mom likes to keep people up to date on what is going on.