Light Beams

This time she was really sick for one day and just feeling yucky the second day. Kind of a bummer that she didn't bounce back like the last time, but at least she only has one infusion left. She's running around the house happy and perky today! Even watched a football game last night! Why that would make a person feel better, I have no idea... lol

I can't hardly wait until she's done with these chemo infusions. The docs say she's doing alright. I just get worried sometimes. She only has one more, but she's gonna try to go on a trip two or three days after the last one. Let's hope she doesn't have a worse reaction.
When someone's that out of it, it's hard to think. I know that from when I'm sick. Anyway, I've been feeding her the pills on the right schedule and bringing her juice, water, food, and whatever else she needs/wants. I'm glad I'm not in another state (like I was a year and a half ago) because then I couldn't help her. Plus, this way I can REALLY see what's going on and not wonder if I'm getting the whole story. I KNOW I'm getting the whole, raw story... I'm living it.

Mom is being so sweet. We really don't mind if she walks around with no "hair" on her head, but she keeps it covered so she doesn't "scare" the kiddo, she says. He doesn't really know the difference, but that's sweet anyway. The other day he was taking a bath in her bathroom and he saw the styrofoam head with the wig on it. I was just wondering what he thought of that.
Today mom is sick from her third treatment. I'm trying to take care of her, but pretty much she just needs to sleep. I get her pills for her and some food if she can eat it. I opened her window for the first time in a long time. It's been so hot that I haven't even considered it. Made the room smell wonderful and she enjoyed the sounds of the birds.
Tomorrow will be a better day. We all miss her when she's sleeping it off...

I probably should have posted this first, but I was just so upset about the rescheduling thing. Anyway, yesterday we went shopping. Since we're still kind of new to Texas, we are discovering things all the time. Now, to some, going to a fabric store may not be such an exciting trip, but for mom, those places are fun. I kind of like them too. When I was a child, mom used to spend what seemed like hours in this one particular cloth store. I would play amongst the material, mess with the buttons, dream about being those people in the pattern books, and whatever I could to keep myself occupied. Funny thing is, 30 years later, the store was gone and in its place was a church. One of those store front things that looks boring on the front, but really nice on the inside. Well, I started attending there and it was strange at times to think of how many hours I was VOLUNTARILY spending in that building! AND to top it off, I was married in that very place! To think, mom took me to my future place I was going to be married to the man of my life. I should have been looking at wedding dresses all those hours!
Anyway, mom and the rest of us had such a fun time just hanging out together. I love those times...

Mom has her chemo every two weeks on Monday. She called this morning to verify and they couldn't find her appointment. Grrrrr. Finally after an hour and a half of waiting for them to call back (and she's getting more and more full of anxiety) they said, "We'll have you come in tomorrow." Do you know how frustrating that is? I mean, I know they have other patients, but the doctor didn't want her to reschedule (on her own doing) because it would throw everything off. But now the secretaries can just reschedule her for whenever? She's planning a road trip the couple days after her last treatment (we hope) and they better not say she has to postpone her last chemo because of this mix up. It will throw off the schedule for everyone completely.