A brighter light is shining

Mom has not had any of the nausea that she experienced with her chemo last time. This is due to her doctor prescribing a more aggressive regimen of anti-nausea medicines. Yesterday her weight was at 112 which is impressive for her. She has been dealing with some pulled muscles or tendons or something of that nature in her lower back. It is a result of her trying to lift a box prior to going into the hospital for the chemo. One of her doctors told her that chemo weakens the body, but the brain still thinks it can do what it is used to. A couple of lidocaine patches later and the pain is subsiding.

I talked to mom this morning and she said that she's quite possibly going home today. I am going to head over in a bit with the hopes that I have the privilege of taking her back to her home and a significantly less clinical environment.

I would like to thank Mary Lookingbill, a chaplin who has provided emotional comfort for my mom during these trying times for her. I also would like to express how happy I was to meet one of her pastors, Eugene Walters, yesterday. It is always a great experience to meet the people who are part of the team that cares for my mom. I have been to the hospital enough with her to know most of the nurses by name, but the spiritual piece of this puzzle has been instrumental in keeping my mom's state of emotional health relatively stable. As I told Mary yesterday, it is an invaluable service that they provide and I am immensely grateful for it.

Pat