5/12th's Done

Since she learned she shouldn't consume caffeine, Lois has been drinking caffeine-free diet coke, eating no chocolate and sleeping well. Sunday night though - once again - the night before the chemo treatment, she didn't sleep well; so when the benadryl began dripping into her vein at yesterday's session, she promptly went to sleep. Then when the session ended and she was awake, we left for a funeral for a long-time friend of her mother's. When we got home, she crashed and slept most of the rest of the day. It's just after 7am, Tuesday, right now and she's still asleep.

We saw the doctor yesterday for the first time since the chemo began. He said she was doing "wonderfully;" her blood counts remain good; and she's experienced no nausea and no fatigue directly related to the chemo. Of course, she has no hair; but I told the doc I think her hair loss a good thing. She's been doing so well, I was beginning to wonder if she was getting saline rather than chemo - now we know it's working. I know, it's another of my weak attempts at some strain of bad humor (something I'm quite adept to, as many of you know), but he chuckled and said, "There's plenty of strong medicine there."

Next Monday's session will mark the half-way point.

Thanks again for the many emails and correspondences - she prints the emails out and files them in a three-ring binder.

Jim