Mom had her chemotherapy treatment today. It was a bit of a challenge, actually.

Her cognitive function was significantly less than it has been recently, and whether that's due to the steroid that she gets prior to, and during, her treatment or the disease, is unknown.

At any rate, we did get her to the oncology office and get the treatment done. I'm not sure that she said anything that made any sense the entire time.

That said, you can tell it's not delusional or demented in any way. What she is thinking is up there, but she just cannot get the words to match up with the thought. She has expressed to me in the past how frustrating it is, and you can see it when she tries to say something.

The human mind is a remarkable thing, but when there is a short somewhere in that circuitry, the strangest things can happen.

Mom's lab work looked good, and physically, she is doing pretty well. She's begun using her walker to get around the house and is very good with it. She has mentioned that it gives her more confidence when she is walking around and makes her feel more comfortable.

I took her outside Saturday afternoon to sit on the back patio. She really enjoyed it and we talked about the flowers and the overall condition of the yard. She had enough going on to tell me that something needed to be done about "that backyard" and that her flower garden "needed seeing to". It was a nice time and one that I'll remember. She loves being outside and one of her goals early on was to be able to go swimming this summer. We'll see how that turns out.