Wowzers, it's been a long time since I have updated, I apologize about that! Things really haven't changed much and most of you are probably personally connecting with Mom so I haven't done an update. But I will now!
Mom has been chugging along with her chemo. She has her "bad" chemo on the first Thursday, then "ok" chemo the second and third Thursdays. Then she gets a week off before she starts the "bad" again.
Round 3, she managed "bad" pretty good, though still didn't feel great on Saturday and Sunday. That Sunday was Nora's 3rd birthday party, but Mom came to the party! Monday was Nora's actual birthday and not only did mom work most of the day, she came with us to the pumpkin patch, dinner and presents in the afternoon and evening! Second Thursday she was fine but a few days after the third, she got very sick. Turns out she probably got a bug and was really not fighting it well so she struggled with sickness.
She got "bad" round 4 a week and a half ago and it took her a bit longer to get through it, by Tuesday she said she was feeling a bit better. Last week was the second week of the round. She has been battling a headache and general fatigue after last weeks treatment. So next Thursday is the conclusion of round 4!
Mom gets the week of Thanksgiving off, where she will travel to Portland to spend the holiday week with my brother. She is very excited about going and hopes she feels a bit better. And she is very ready for a week off of treatment. Mom will also get the week of Christmas off after Round 5 and then she'll finish up after Christmas with her last round!
Mom has been fighting really hard and the treatments are starting to get the best of her. Though she gets up every morning, puts a smile on and goes about her day, she is internally feeling very tired and sometimes a bit sick with either a headache, nausea or aches. Each treatment just makes her feel more and more tired and she is having a harder time, and a bit longer to recover after each one.
What I admire about mom is that she is feeling like garbage, but she can hide it like a champ. She is still determined to do what she wants - work, church, time with friends, spending time with my kids, going to movies, even going hiking. You wouldn't know that she isn't feeling well until she really doesn't feel well.
This is the time to rally for mom. The novelty of helping has worn off a little, but we need you all more than ever! I've started a job that has recently gotten very busy and the holiday's are creeping up on us all. Please continue to send mom your prayers, good thoughts, notes of love and support, meals and whatever else. Let's continue to support her team and get her through the rest of this battle.
Thank you everyone and please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or ways you can help out! I want to give a special thank you to my Aunt Peg - mom's sister. She has made the trip out to take care of mom for each one of her "bad" treatments to help take care of her. We appreciate all she does to help us out!
Love to all~
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