Saturday Night Late Report

I have never seen Trish sleep so much, not even during her first bout with chemo drugs. To be fair they are sedating her more now, than they did last time. That's a double edged sword, both good -- controls her nausea, she sleeps through many of the side effects, but if you know anything about Trish -- she doesn't stop, doesn't rest and she handles pain fairly well. It is very frustrating to her to be in bed all day. She can eat a regular diet, but hasn't eaten anything. They will start TPN tonight -- the nutrition bag. I have missed rounds every day so far -- they seem to be earlier on this ward than they were on 5a, so I emailed Dr. Griffiths about finding a balance between sedation for the effects and letting her feel like she's awake at some point when it makes sense to lighten up on the sedation. For those who have called her in the last 24-48 hours she is trying to talk to you but her quality on consciousness varies greatly. To make matters worse she has had a lot of wrong number calls today too. I'll keep you posted on how she's feeling so you'll know when it is good to call.

Today was the last day of chemo till the end of next week. So I am hoping she will start to feel better this week before they make her feel worse again.

Don't forget to send those cards to help decorate her room. Linda L from her work wins the award for getting a card here first! She's also gotten some pretty good email jokes from the Alabama crew. Keep the good cheer coming and sore knees and folded hands aren't a bad way to spend your time either. Thanks for all your support, we really do appreciate it.