FOUR

🎤There's only one thing, two do, three words FOUR youuuuuu... I love you. 

- Plain White T's                     

#idontthinkicankeepupthisthememuchlonger

We are halfway through chemotherapy treatment!  FOUR treatments done!  I know you are probably thankful you don't have to read these cheesy song references much longer. 😉  Mom is currently sleeping, or trying to sleep.  While the rooms are private, the hallways tend to be loud and the rooms don't have doors (only curtains), so getting a solid nap is pretty difficult.  Benadryl helps a little - she's definitely drowsy enough to sleep, but like I said.. constant noise, and doors closing (slamming), people talking, etc.  That's probably my ONLY complaint about this facility.  Because clearly, it's all about me. 💁

So, mom had her big Vegas trip since her last treatment and she had a great time.  Honestly, she said she felt pretty terrible the first 2-3 days that she was there, but after that, she said it was like flipping a switch and side effects were mostly minimal.  She also said that with each treatment, it progressively gets worse.  She knows what to expect now, but the "sick" feeling is more pronounced each time.  Since this is her last treatment with these 2 drugs, we're hoping that the side effects with the next 2 maybe won't be as bad.  The Dr can't really say though because everyone reacts differently, but he anticipates much of the same.  One good thing is that instead of the 7-8 hour infusion we've been having, the next 4 treatments should take half that much time to infuse, if that.  So that's good news!  It makes for a really long day here at the Treatment Center.

But, back to her Vegas trip - she didn't hit any big jackpots, but she had a great time with the cousins.  It's her favorite vacation spot (besides laying on the beach, somewhere tropical), so even though she was feeling badly the first few days, I knew there weren't many places she'd rather be!  I was relieved that she felt confident enough to have some time away that didn't involve her treatments.

Debbie sent me this picture of Mama that I love.  I have no doubt that there were people swarming around inside the Bellagio, but this picture looks so tranquil, like she's the only person there..  and she looks so happy. 💞