Mom has completed three weeks out of the six weeks of radiation/continuous chemo infusion. She goes into the clinic each morning for a dose of radiation and some time putting together the puzzle in the waiting room. On Monday mornings, she also gets her chemo pump refilled for the week. It’s stored in a little case that she caries around her waist.
Mom and Joey took Maretta up to college over Labor Day weekend, and Joe started school again as well (he’s a senior this year!).
The radiation and chemo are starting to demonstrate some of the side effects that we were warned about. Mom is starting to feel more fatigued, she has some hand and foot pain, and the mouth sores are coming back (she jokes that she has hoof and mouth disease). But she still describes these side effects as tolerable (which is good since there are still a few weeks to go). She has a great attitude. Her doctor said he wishes he could bottle it.
Althea, Bryan, Andrew, and Sylvia