Dear Family and Friends,
Woohooo!!! My mom officially made it through her first round of chemo! And thanks to all your love and support she is feeling mentally stronger than ever.
Her first treatment started off with a bang, feeling great, but things got pretty rough for the next couple of days with symptoms -- extreme fatigue and nausea being the most prominent. This wasl extremely hard on my mom, but she was a trooper and even though she couldn't eat and was too tired to leave the house, she managed to stay positive and choose to believe that this was a great sign that the chemo was working and doing it's job. Yesterday, she finally started to feel good again and managed to eat and get out for a little walk. Today she is starting to feel stronger, although the fatigue and nausea are still present. But all in all, she did fantastically and is feeling mentally ready to face this battle. Now that she has gone through the first treatment, she knows what to expect. So with the stress and fear of the unknown out of the way, she is reaching deep to access her inner strength and power of positive thinking as she moves onto round two. But thankfully, she has the rest of the week to enjoy herself (and her grandson who is just starting to crawl!) before she has to do it again.
Moving forward, my mom is scheduled to have chemo again next week (Monday the 19th), and again, be disconnected from her chemo pump on Wednesday (21st).
She is then scheduled to see Dr. Kerr in London at the end of the month (Thursday the 29th) for testing. At this point he'll determine how the chemo is working for her and what the next course of action will be. They may decide to add different medications or change the course slightly depending on how my mom is responding to the treatment.
For now, my mom just wanted to let you all know that she did it. And she loves you all very much.
Lisa
Here's a picture of Linda's inspiration.
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