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For those of you have actually been trying to access this blog for timely updates, I apologize. I've had my hands full trying to launch my new business and I'm still dealing with a bit of tzuris left over from my divorce. But I digress. This is about Mom.
Mom started radiation on January 2nd. She has treatments every weekday, 5 times each week, and will need 33 treatments in total. When raditaion therapy is complete they will retest her 6 weeks later to determine the success of the treatment and the progression or remission of the cancer. During that time, chemotherapy may continue.
Chemo also started during the first week of the year. Mom goes to treatments every Friday and has to sit for intravenous delivery of the medicine for 4 hours.
The good news is that, despite what we all expected, the chemo actually makes her feel better. It is the radiation that is making her nauseated. Evidently during chemo they also iclude other medicienes to help with nausea and other side effects.
The radio oincologist said that the nausea is a result of the dead cancer cells entering the blood stream. If that is not a positive spin on feeling yucky, I don't what is. It certainly made Mom feel better to hear that.
They have tried different medicines to help with the nausea. When she went to fill the latest prescription at Cosco, and discovered that it cost more than $40 per pill, $480+ for ten pills, she decided not to fill it, saying it didn't work that well anyway.
Psychologically, Mom is holding up pretty well. There are always benefits to having family around, but it does not come without its stress, something that Mom does not need more of as she focuses on getting healthy.
Mom's younger sister, Aunt Ruth and her husband Uncle Sheldon, drove down from PA to visit this past week. With her older sister already living in the same complex, we were confident that she was getting the support she needed.
Unfortunately, she is now not talking to Aunt Sis. Mom is very upset that her sister has complained about Mort playing tennis while Sis takes her to treatments. Hopefully they will work things out, but for now, Mom has chosen to cut out spenidng time with Sis.
I think she and Ruth have worked out the tensions that come with the stress of fighting cancer and close family trying to do whatever they think they can to help, even when it is not always appreciated or the right thing.
In February, Phil will be going down for about a week, and, if the money I am owed from my divorce ever comes through, I still may spend a week down there with Daniel and Nina.
Anyway, Mom loves hearing from friends and family. Call her at home at 561-496-3979
or on her cell at (860) 995-7333.
That's it for now. I'll try to keep this up to date from now on.
Joshua
Mom started radiation on January 2nd. She has treatments every weekday, 5 times each week, and will need 33 treatments in total. When raditaion therapy is complete they will retest her 6 weeks later to determine the success of the treatment and the progression or remission of the cancer. During that time, chemotherapy may continue.
Chemo also started during the first week of the year. Mom goes to treatments every Friday and has to sit for intravenous delivery of the medicine for 4 hours.
The good news is that, despite what we all expected, the chemo actually makes her feel better. It is the radiation that is making her nauseated. Evidently during chemo they also iclude other medicienes to help with nausea and other side effects.
The radio oincologist said that the nausea is a result of the dead cancer cells entering the blood stream. If that is not a positive spin on feeling yucky, I don't what is. It certainly made Mom feel better to hear that.
They have tried different medicines to help with the nausea. When she went to fill the latest prescription at Cosco, and discovered that it cost more than $40 per pill, $480+ for ten pills, she decided not to fill it, saying it didn't work that well anyway.
Psychologically, Mom is holding up pretty well. There are always benefits to having family around, but it does not come without its stress, something that Mom does not need more of as she focuses on getting healthy.
Mom's younger sister, Aunt Ruth and her husband Uncle Sheldon, drove down from PA to visit this past week. With her older sister already living in the same complex, we were confident that she was getting the support she needed.
Unfortunately, she is now not talking to Aunt Sis. Mom is very upset that her sister has complained about Mort playing tennis while Sis takes her to treatments. Hopefully they will work things out, but for now, Mom has chosen to cut out spenidng time with Sis.
I think she and Ruth have worked out the tensions that come with the stress of fighting cancer and close family trying to do whatever they think they can to help, even when it is not always appreciated or the right thing.
In February, Phil will be going down for about a week, and, if the money I am owed from my divorce ever comes through, I still may spend a week down there with Daniel and Nina.
Anyway, Mom loves hearing from friends and family. Call her at home at 561-496-3979
or on her cell at (860) 995-7333.
That's it for now. I'll try to keep this up to date from now on.
Joshua
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