My sister called to tell me how much better mom is feeling. What a huge difference since Monday. She was eating, drinking and wouldn't stop chatting, lol. Yeah, I told her how I knew mom was getting better because when I picked her up yesterday, she was chatting away on our way to the radiation center.
I called mom myself to get a first-hand account on how she is doing. Yep, she was being chatty and upbeat. My god, it was as if she was back to normal. So good to hear. She's been eating and drinking more and my sister had to stock her up on more Gatorade for fear she may run out. Awesome!
Mom hasn't been sleeping well but her medication gives her the ability to eat and drink. She takes a liquid numbing medication for her throat and then two Percocet's with yogurt. This takes away the pain so she can get food and liquids down more easily and she said this is helping.
Her hair is falling out more and more each day. Elisa will be shaving mom's hair off tomorrow evening. I hope it won't upset mom too much or be too much of a shock. If there is any brighter side to this, at least she doesn't have very long hair...that would be worse. And just think of the money she'll save as she won't have to get perms, cuts or haircoloring. :) And mom being mom, she said no sense vacuuming until she gets her hair shaved. Okay, you must be feeling better if you are worried about that, ha ha.
If any of you wish to reach out to mom, this week is a good time to do that. After this weekend, it's back to radiation every day and she may not be up to talking. She begins chemo treatments again on 2/18 for that whole week.
It's about half over mom. Hang in there!
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