Catch-Up

In the last episode our heroine was about to receive her ct scan results and her chemo. Her ct results were good - no liver damage. Also, her lung tumor shrunk a little more. Very good news. But there was a mix up regarding her chemo - they weren't planning to administer chemo until the 25th, and since it has to be ordered ahead they couldn't take care of it while she was there. So after another week Mom received dose number four.

Since she received the dose she has been very dizzy again. She doesn't like to, but she's been using her walker to get around, just in case she has a dizzy spell. Her concentration was a little off when I talked to her tonight on the phone. But she still has her sense of humor.

Tomorrow Mom is scheduled for another ct scan and an MRI. She gets a ct scan every six weeks, to coincide with every other dose of chemo, which is every three weeks. The last ct was to check the liver - not a routine scan. The MRI is to take a look at her brain again.

When I visited the weekend of 9/22 I hung up Mom's prayer quilt. Linda Darrow's church has a prayer quilt ministry and they made a lovely quilt for Mom last summer. It has been neatly folded in a corner for the last couple of months. We think it looks better on the wall.

On Sunday morning we went to church early for sweet rolls. Mom had a long john, her usual. That's the secret behind the smile, here with Jodi.