Still swollen

Well things are not going as swimmingly as I previously reported. The swelling has not gone down as much as I had thought. Dad says that Mom had been really sick and tired for those first few days in the hospital. She also has a blood clot in her neck area from the problem with the central line that they moved. so they are giving her even more yucky medicines to help with those issues. She finally felt good enough to get up and walk some on Sunday morning, but still isn't feeling really good.

Round 4

Well after several days of being home, since June 12, Mom went back to the hospital once again on Wednesday June 23rd for another round of Chemo. This time there was a bit of a "hang up". Mom had an infection in the area of her central line. They found that the wire inside the line had slipped out of place and I think they said it was twisted. So they tried an antibiotic and it gave her an allergic reaction. So they had tTo remove her central line from its location on the right and move it to the left side. hey also gave her a different antibiotic and within hours the swelling in her chest and neck had gone down significantly. So they were able to finally start this round of Chemo on Friday night. So please keep her in your prayers as I can assure you that they are working. Love to all!

Bald is beautiful

Well today was the big day Mom finally decided to have Whitney shave her hair off! I think she looks great and its just another step in the right direction on her path to wellness. She did not want to look at herself for a little while and finnaly Izzy took her by the hand and took her to the bathroom to take a peek. Like I say BALD IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Wear it proud mama!! LOVE YOU!!!

Build-up

So Mom has been in the hospital for "blood building" since Thursday. So we are waiting to see when they will let her go home again until the next round of Chemo. She looks great and still has some hair on her little round head. ;-) It is really good to see her and we are excited to be able to take her home sometime during the week for a few days. Timing was good for her to be able to attend grandson Garrett's high school graduation, and with any luck will be home to celebrate Isabel's 14th and Hyatt's 13th birthdays this weekend! Thank you to all who continue to send well wishes and prayers. Love to all!

Round 3

Well it has been several days since I last updated and things have continued to go very well. Monday Mom checked back into the hospital for round 3 of the consolidation treatments. This round has gone just about as well as the others. Very little adverse reaction only one small bout of nausea and upset stomach. My mom is the strongest most amazing woman that I know. She should be out by the end of the weekend and hopefully she sill do as well as the last time when she was out for about 2 weeks straight. Thank you to those of you that continue to call and visit it is truly appreciated. Love to all.

Home again

Mom got her last treatment of chemo for this round on Saturday evening and Sunday morning she got to go home again. She will be home again for a few days until they check her blood on Thursday and determine if she will need to be admitted or will be able to stay home for a few more days. It will all depend on the levels of platelets and neutraphils. In the meantime she is still feeling great and trying to be semi-normal while at home. Love to all.

Round Two

Well Mom checked into the hospital on Tuesday for round two of her Chemo treatments. These will be a series of three "consolidation" treatments over the next few weeks to finish up the overall projected long term care for her. She took the first of two "bags" of chemo Tuesday midday and the second this morning. I talked to her today and once again she is in great spirits and moving along like a trooper. Now she will have a period of 36 hours with no chemo and then another bag will be hung and then she can go home soon after that. This process will repeat an additional three times. She should be in the hospital for about six days each. Once again thank you to everyone family and friends alike for your continued concern and support. You all have made this process so much easier for all of us. Much Love!