Cancer schmancer

Mom left SWMC today as we hoped she would. She went to the cancer center to get shots of aranesp (to boost her red blood cell count) and neulasta (to boost her white blood cell count) and managed to find a few new hats to cover her dome with as well.

She did very well this time. The day after the second round of chemo was completed, mom felt as if she was going to die (her words). This time she feels amazingly well. Were it not for the beret she was concealing her balding scalp with, one would never guess that she was battling cancer. Her weight today is 112, which means she only lost 3 pounds this time compared to the 10 that she had lost during each previous chemotherapy session. Considering she doesn't have much weight on her to spare, this is a positive (and surprising) accomplishment. She exudes life and is happy to be back home with her new friends that she has made.

She even felt good enough at the hospital to let me take a picture of her for the blog. That itself is amazing. She is not big on having her photo snapped (nor am I). So here she is in all her glory. She looks fabulous for all that she has been through. I can't express how happy I am that the past four days have been so "easy" for her. We return to the doctor's office on Sept. 6 and at that time we will know when she is going in for round 4.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Talk to you soon.

Pat