Today mom is feeling the effects of the chemo more than the other days. She has increased nausea, up and down every hour for the lavatory, no appetite though I am making her join me in eating. She has increased weakness, increased instability when standing,difficultly walking, emotionally she is very sad and says “this is such a bitch!” We are trying to keep all our conversations positive and supportive. Mom is sleeping a lot today. I am happy for that so she can heal her body and rest her mind.
She awoke after sleeping for 2 hours to her Buffalo Bills playing and winning. This made her happy. We sat and spoke about the “Choking Chargers” vs Buffalo Bills. She of course is able to tell me why Buffalo is the better of the two teams.
Mom insisted that I order something off the “Menu” for lunch with her. Well the Dietician was to find chicken broth for me, steamed veggies and brown rice, due to my food selections with Crohn’s and Colitis. Mom looked at me and said "and I thought I had it hard.” We laughed together and I ordered my chicken broth.
The evening and into the night again was every hour with severe abdominal cramps, nausea, etc... I keep telling Mom that the chemo is now purging the cancer cells from her body and try to allow herself to simply take this ride towards recovery.
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