What a ride…. the last couple of months with the chemo, physical therapy etc. and still we prevail. As we sat in chemo, today in our cozy little corner of the world, we watched as a patient was helped from their wheelchair to the recliner to receive their chemo or blood or what have you and we found that just a short few weeks ago, we were there. My mom was dependant on those around her for her basic needs and now, she is more independent, more confident and more capable of taking care of herself. We are truly blessed with how her progress has made her more like she was before the diagnosis.
Now, she waits until the end of the month when she goes through the testing for U of M and then the harvesting of the stem cells and the ultimate hardship on her body…the mega doses of chemo. I think the isolation will be the hardest part. We go through that at the end of December so prayers are most requested then for the healing and no infection to be introduced during that time.
Mom has said that some people are asking what they can do to help. They are requesting gift cards for gas or hotel stays while they are at U of M. I think the gas cards are the best and money for the hotel would be the best for them.
We are so blessed that this has been a fairly smooth transition for her and that her body has not reacted negatively to the chemo except for the neuropathy. Praises, praises.
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