Wow, what a turn around has happened over the last day or so. I apologise for not adding to the blog yesterday (Thur) as the homepage was down. At any rate, we are now finished radiation on the outside yeah! and just have two more internal procedures and we are DONE! Can you actually believe that?
We are both over the moon with excitement, (well Deb is a bit slower for good reason) but the finish line is in site.
On Thursday her blood work came back all very positively and on the way up. Her white count was becoming reasonable and most of her electrolytes were close to normal range. I know that is gets a bit silly all this jargon and all, but when you are in the swamp, this is the language that is used. Each day, each hour becomes very important on the road to recovery.
Friday morning starts early as we are in the ward by 06:30 waiting for the procedure to commence. This week I took my laptop and got tons of work done as we are in there until noon.
Deb fared very well again, such a trooper. The nurses are so gentle and compassionate, can't say enough positive things about her care. She was rolled into the procedure room, IV et al attached only to return, a bit groggy but still our Deb.
I was in the wee room trying to look intelligent and being as strong as I could, but sometimes it's hard. When you see the love of your life all hooked up, dopey and very fragile, it is hard to smile as much as you think that you should. Nevertheless, I got water, the nurse brought apple juice, hooked up oxygen yada yada yada, and all was well after the requisite pee and no flush!
The chemo personnel actually came down to administer Deb's final shot and once that was over, get dressed and head for home by noon.
She really is a trooper as she ploughed into bed and slept for most of the afternoon, awakening when I came home and the dinner arrived from Patty.
I suspect that she will sleep for most of the weekend as her poor body needs time to recoup after all the prodding and poking not to mention who knows how much radiation. There are only two more internal HDR (high density radiation) treatments left, both on Fridays, so she has the entire week off. We both are expecting major changes over this time period. I am sure Deb will not miss her Imodium.
Today (Friday) there were a barrage of cards and letters. So wonderful to hear from folks across the globe as well as locally. They mean so much, you have no idea really. I read through them all at dinner this evening and marvelled at the scope of loved ones that we have globally.
Tonight Deb will rest peacefully I hope as is normal after her internal procedures. Tomorrow is a promise of sunshine and warm temperatures, so perhaps she will go outside for a bit and look at the garden.
Take good care and remember to hug or at least tell someone how much they mean to you today, it never falls on deaf ears.
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