two down, six to go

Just wanted to post a quick Trish update, seeing as I haven't posted one since last month and all. 

Unfortunately, chemo side effects ruled Mom's weekend and she was totally drained of what little energy she had. No church or trick-or-treating for Trish. :-( Over the last few days, it seems her chemo side effects have morphed into some kind of virus. She and Tekia have both been complaining of a sore throat, and Tekia's had fever. Yesterday Mom drove for the first time since surgery to take Tekia to the doctor. Tekia was a little nervous about that endeavor, but they made it just fine. I know what many of you are thinking right now: "Why didn't she call me? I would've taken Tekia to the doctor for her!" I know that, and she knows that. But she thought she could do it, so she did. Anyway, the good news is that Kia's strep culture was negative. And Mom's blood work at her clinic this morning showed no signs of infection. Her blood counts were all normal, too. :-) Thus, she received another treatment today. Hopefully this one will be a little kinder to her than last week's. Next week is a week off (yay!), and the week after that she gets chemo, Herceptin, and has a visit with our favorite oncologist. 

So Mom's biggest complaint right now is a sore throat. Her energy level's still not back to normal (her new normal, that is), but it's definitely gotten better since last weekend. She's still sleeping in the recliner and still not sleeping great. With a pain pill and a sleeping pill, she can get about 5 hours of sleep before she wakes up, takes some Tylenol and Benadryl, and then goes back to sleep for about 3 or 4 hours. It's kind of like having a foster baby, only less fun. Way less fun. 

The most exciting news I have to report is that Mom's appetite is getting better! :-) For lunch today she ate half of a sandwich (usually she just eats a fourth) and some chips. And later she had a snack just because she was hungry. Impressive, huh? 

"Taste and see that the Lord is good!" -Psalm 34:8 (okay, fine - I added the exclamation point)