We arrived at 9 am and were assigned our private chemo room and nurse by 10. Deb still had bag chemo to complete from home and then the nurse started ordering the formulation of her strong in- hospital chemo. The nurse explained the short lifespan of various chemo mixes: some as short as 90 minutes for a bag costing thousands of dollars per bag. They are experts at giving any-nausea drugs here and we so appreciate the research and dedication to making this process more bearable.
Our nurse,also a Debbie, started working in the clinic the same month her brother began treatments here. Therefore, she has a even greater grasp of how this cancer and treatment affects a family.
Deb's labs came back for today and they look good. We know they will change as the chemo bites in.Deb will receive very strong cocktails of chemo that will take her to the verge of death and back.
This morning I was thinking back over all the fourth of July family events of my lifetime. When my grandparents were alive we had many such events which have become less common over the years. I have so many found memories of those hot July days, eating family meals together, sometimes at the lake with many family members now gone. Those are special memories. We even have one family memory of our three kids on the banks of the Arkanasa river watching fireworks from 25 years ago when I was going thru C-130 school at Little Rock,AFB.
Before we left the Markham house this morning we had a short Skype video conference with Katka,Trey, and Evelyn. It was so good to see them! Evelyn has grown so much!
The nurse has Deb eating ice constantly because one of the chemise causes bad mouth sores.
Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Blessings all!
Vern
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We are praying for a very boring July 4th for you- that you can just rest and the only "bombs bursting in air" will be that nasty cancer being smashed to oblivion!!
ReplyDeleteJust know that those of us here in Ptc are praying that your 4th of July is peaceful, restful and pain free. It is good to hear the news about remission. We will continue to pray for full remission. Love you, Alex and Jackie
ReplyDeleteBoth of you have been in my thoughts and prayers today, as every day. I hope to talk to you soon. Lisa
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