So far, so good. We went to GR for chemo, my mom, my aunt Teresa and I on Friday. The ride over was very nice. The weather still a little on the gloomy side, but it was a pretty nice day overall. Mom is still having quite a bit of pain from the chemo drugs which causes her hands, feet and legs to burn and ache. It is not a very nice feeling. Most of the time it can be controlled with a med, but the med she was taking seemed to be making it all worse. They switched her to a pain med and that has taken some of the edge off, but not completely gone. The worst part is that when chemo is done, it is not guaranteed to go away.
It was very nice to have my aunt here to help mom with things around the house. She wrapped presents and put some decorations up and just spent time with her. I am sure my dad appreciated the time away as well. This way he doesn’t feel so guilty when he has other things to do but wants to make sure that she is taken care of as well.
Friday will be her last chemo treatment before going to U of M. She goes on December 12 for all the testing to be done. Then, right after Christmas, it all starts. She has one day in which she has to have a chemo shot every hour on the hour and immediately following, she goes to the hospital for her month long stay. I am a bit scared and excited that she may be nearing the end of this part of the journey. Hopeful that it will be a long span in between when we will have to go through any of this again.
Prayers for less pain, endurance, and strength.
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