Good news is...well, GREAT news! Chemo Round Six is done and gone. Char is doing very well. She got tired very quickly after this treatment, however, she did not have as many of the aches and pains that she experienced with the last treatment. She has been on the move and has barely slowed her pace since the completion of treatment number six.
She took an extra day off last Monday to make sure she was rested and ready to go come Tuesday. As with many people on the central east coast, she seems to be fighting allergies so has had a persistent headache that does not seem to want to go away. It does not seem to be slowing her down very much.
Dr. McCullom and his team gave Mom rave reviews on her overall progress with treatment. He was very pleased with all of her outcomes thus far. Her blood counts were dropping of course on Thursday as would be expected. They warned her that she may still have some slow days in the coming weeks as her counts drop and then begin to improve. She was not too excited about this prospect, but knows that soon much better feeling days are on the way. Hopefully a few more weeks and she will begin to feel more like herself than she has since April. I know that she is very excited about the improving process! She certainly deserves many sunny and GREAT feeling days to come!
The experimental drug protocol will continue for nine more months. These treatments will continue every three weeks but are delivered in less than an hour versus the entire days that she has spent in treatment thus far. Blood tests, scans and follow-up with still be continuous. Her next scan should be sometime next week. We look forward to some fabulous improvements on that front.
Mom you continue to amaze and inspire. You are a true source of inspiration and understanding that a strong mind, strong, heart, strong faith and strong soul can certainly provides a positive impact in the continuous quest for health and well being. You have been and are working so hard. You certainly deserve the many fruits of your labors. Health, happiness, love and joy be with you now and always Mom.
All of Our Love,
Your Gang
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Sunny Days indeed! ;o) Continued prayers and love! ;o)
ReplyDeleteAs Paul quoted God in 2 Corinthians 12:9, "...he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."
ReplyDeleteChar, you are living proof of that very example of God's power - I love you!!