Dear Family and Friends,
Thanks again for all the cards, flowers, and calls of support and love. Even though my mom hasn't been able to speak with those who called, she was happy to know that you were thinking of her and hopes to be able to talk to you soon.
Unfortunately, it has been a hard couple of weeks for my mom. The second round of chemo did not go as well as the first round, and my mom ended up having a hard time with the side-effects that came with it. She felt great after returning from the treatment, but that didn't last long. By morning the side-effects were coming fast and strong. Unfortunately she had severe nausea and vomiting, along with extreme fatigue and finally, dehydration. She ended up going to emergency a few days ago for some IV fluids, which was much needed, and helped her combat the nausea and dehydration and get her strength back. She left well-hydrated, but exhausted and has been spending the last couple days sleeping and sleeping. But at least she's eating again and keeping her food down, which is great news.
She goes tomorrow to London to see her doctor and discuss what will come next. It's unclear at this point, what exactly will be determined from this appointment, as it may still be too early to tell much of anything, but at least she will be able to check in with him and talk about her symptoms and hopefully get some help on how to manage these darn side-effects more effectively.
All in all, she's still keeping her spirits up, and is having some great moments with her grandson when she can. She is enjoying all his firsts, as he changes and grows so much every day. And even though this round has been tough on her, she knows how much she has to live for and is determined to keep up her strength and positive energy up for him. She is such a great grandma, even in the midst of all that she is going through. She comes by it honestly though, I must say, as she had a strong mother of her own that she learned from. And in the spirit of that, I thought I'd share a post about grandma's from Cooper's blog.
http://cooperwaite.blogspot.com/2010/04/happy-kay-elmslie-day.html
Lisa
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