Mom had her chemo yesterday afternoon. Mike took mom and dad so I could rest up for a possible long night. When they got home, mom seemed to be okay but a little agitated. Throughout the evening she settled down and ate a little but started getting extremely tired. We took her to their family room to watch television as she said she didn't want to go to bed yet. Dad laid down at around 10:00 so I monitored mom. He was so very tired he fell quickly to sleep. She did quite well, in fact, she read all the literature on the chemo she was taking and told me she knew what was happening. She said she knew she was going to die and that she's ready, her work on earth is done. I didn't know what to say so I just held her hand and listened. This was one of the most lucid moments she's had in a very long time, but also the most sad. I convinced her at around 1:30 a.m. that she needed to get to bed. She said she was itching and I looked at her arms and she had broken out into hives; a reaction to the chemo. I read the instructions sent home with her and gave her some Benadryl. That not only helped the itching, but helped her fall asleep quickly but before she fell asleep she woke dad up so they could say their prayers. The medication they gave her prior to treatment for nausea evidently worked as her stomach didn't act up at all. I continued to keep an eye on her until around 4:00 a.m. then dozed. All in all, things went much better than expected, praise God. Hopefully she'll continue to avoid any dire effects and with dad able to get some much needed sleep, today should be a pretty good day.
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Their last New Year's Eve in Vegas - hoping for
the elusive Royal Flush!
We celebrated at Arizona Charlie's.
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| Mike and Dad |
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