She went for her fourth dose of chemo on September 5. Before the chemo they always run blood tests. Her blood test results showed she had elevated liver enzymes (AST & ALT). The increased protein in her blood could be an indication of liver damage. However, it could also be indicative of damage to her heart or brain; or, there could be no damage at all. To make certain that the chemo is not damaging her liver, her chemo was postponed and she was scheduled for a ct scan on September 12. Results are due tomorrow, September 19, and if all is well she will receive her chemo.
In other news, Mom had some jaw pain a few weeks ago and went to her dentist, Dr. Kirkby. Turns out she needed a root canal. The root canal could not be done until two weeks after her chemo. So, since her chemo was postponed she had her root canal done on September 7. The appointment went very well, even though they didn't give her morphine - which, as you may remember, she loves. Just kidding, Mom!
The Saturday after her root canal we spent most of the day alone. Paul, Suzy and the kids went to a youth rally in Tower, and Mom and I stayed back and watched old TV game shows. At dinner time we went to BC Pizza in town. We dined on a Patrolman's Deluxe and root beer, then went to cruise downtown. You can cruise Boyne City's downtown in about 47 seconds, except for the perpetual construction on the main drag. It hardly pays to complain; walking adds only another minute or so to the 47 seconds.
We decided to go to the park on Lake Charlevoix and to walk down to the water. There was a playground there so we headed for the merry-go-round. Mom told me to hop on first and she gave me a good push. Then she hopped on and I pushed us both for a while. It was a lot of fun. Mom got a little dizzy, but not too dizzy.
On Sunday morning we went to church, and Mom was surprised to see an old friend from Traverse that had just moved to Boyne. When I was a teenager, Bev used to pray for me and Mom used to pray for Bev's son. Mom was so happy to reconnect with Bev again.
We had so much fun that weekend that I forgot to take pictures. However, I do have a couple from late August. After church Suzy and the kids left for a camping trip up north, and Mom, Paul and I went to Lesters, a restaurant in town that has a caboose attached to it. The waitress took our picture.
She's not a professional photographer. But trust me, the silouette to the left is Mom. Here she is again. The waitress did not take this one.
Notice she sports yet another chic hat. This navy blue beauty has a nice wide brim that keeps her face completely shaded from the sun. It's a little big for her head though and not as comfortable as the straw hat and the panama.
Tomorrow Mom has her appointment to receive her ct scan results and subsequently her chemo. More then.
