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I'm back

I wound up having to travel for a couple days on business, so I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. I got back to Jersey this evening and stopped by the hospital for a little bit. She's had a rough couple of days. We're dealing with a side effect issue, which has left her feeling a bit beat up and without much of an appetite. They are giving her a couple things tonight to help counter the side effect, so we'll see where it goes. Her spirits are still high and she still has a good sense of humor. I didn't spend too much time there, as we were both tired but it was good to see her again. I really missed sitting over there and talking with her. Everything about being over there is just really comfortable and has really become our second home (well, my second home... her first home).

At this point, it'll probably be a few more days before she heads home. Originally, there was a possibility that it could be the end of this week, but it may wind up being the weekend or early next week. I think she's getting pretty eager to come home.

chemo day

Today was chemo day. This was the one that was supposed to be yesterday. Everything went according to plan. The pain was present throughout much of the day, but another day of progress. She spoke with the doctor about the pain and he re-assured her that its really just all the meds that she is on and that "we are doing this to her". Meaning, its just the way that its going to be while she goes through this treatment.

I'm going to be on the run the next couple days, but will try to get quick status reports out for everyone. I appreciate everyone continuing to check in.

back to the grind

I hope everyone had a good day back to work/school.

Anna's pain was better than yesterday, but she was still pretty tired. A lot of the tiredness has to do with the fact that they are cycling her off of the steroids. With everything else and the lack of steroids, she's just lacking in energy. Given that there is no urgency with any of this, the doctor decided to postpone today's (Monday's) planned chemo session. We'll see how she feels tomorrow and maybe we'll proceed, or wait another day. This is definitely not a cause for concern... we have flexibility and there is no urgency. There just is no need to go through another round when she's already not feeling well.

That's it for tonight. She's trying to sleep and I need to get out of here early.