Saturday 14, Sunday and Monday May 16th

You  may have gathered that by now my blogs are becoming condensed. Truth is that I am tired too and it does take some time to report daily. With spring heavily upon us, there is even more to do at home. I had a great wiff of energy (where it came from remains a mystery) and did some work in my poor garden. Actually at the end of the day, it looked great. Our young neighbour to the East was amazed at what happened in a manner of hours; she is still miffed why her yard doesn't look the same.
Deb had a rather rough weekend spending all of it in bed with waves of nausea and other less attractive side effects. She is very weak and really isn't eating very  much at all. Mind you the chef and concierge service at the Beattie Hilton is second to none, but even that doesn't seem to stimulate her appetite.
Now on Monday, I called home to check our answering service and whose perky voice do I hear but Deb's. Thinking that she was in bed and just answered the land line, I was shocked to learn that she was actually downstairs in the kitchen. She went on to boast that she had done some packing up of her "gack" from Easter, made something to eat and had lunch on. Wow, what a change from Sunday when I thought that I should admit her.

Perhaps her electrolytes are still a bit wonky and this is what is causing her upset. The staff called today and we re-scheduled her blood work to Wed, and this will tell the story for sure. Hoping that all is well, levels up and climbing then her HDR procedure will occur on Friday very early in the morning. This is second to last and let me tell you both of us are awaiting that day. Then Deb's healing will start. I did notice this weekend that she has two sores on either side of her mouth, almost like a canker sore. Very red and they look angry for sure. However,( Ms. Clause X Polly Anna) thought that this was a more suitable side effect of the chemo than having them insider her mouth! Great attitude don't you think?
The stock market is on the rise, I bought into Immodium a few weeks back, and I am sure that my returns will pay for Deb's treatment in full. Lest we forget, there are very nasty side effects that allow Deb to be only a short distance from the lou. This too will pass we are praying.
So all in all, things are still a roller coaster, but I sense that we are at least coming to the shoreline of this murky swamp.

Thanks for all your kind correspondence, calls and concerns, these are the very bright lights in somewhat dull days.