Today is Sunday, August 14. I actually had to check the date on my computer because I find that I am in a total time warp here. The time warp becomes really bad when we walk into the hospital. Even though, out of habit, I must check my watch throughout the day, it must not register. I am always amazed when we leave and I figure out the time. Sometimes I am surprised at how late it is, sometimes how early, but either way, I have no feel for the time.
We have crossed the halfway point which is very exciting. I have always felt that the second half of anything goes faster than the first. As of Friday, she completed 15 sessions of radiation. She has 28 total. If she stays on schedule then we should be done by September 30 or August 1. Some things that might through off the schedule is pain or sickness. She has been in some pain over the weekend - her nose has been bleeding, her eyes hurt and her throat hurts. Finally she agreed to take some tylenol. We have stronger stuff if she needs it, but thankfully, she doesn't seem to need it yet.
It is a rainy New York day today. We have seen more of these days since we got here than we see all year in Colorado. As a former New Yorker, I love days like today. It started around midnight and includes thunder and lightening. In order to get to the hospital every day, I wake up at 5 and get her up at 6. On the weekends we still tend to get up early because our bodies are used to it. Today we slept until 7:30 because of the rain. It was amazing to sleep that late.
On Thursday she complained of blurry vision so on Friday we went to see an opthamologist. I really like that they take care of her complaints right away. The doctor checked her out and thinks it is from the chemo and not any damage from the radiation. It was traumatic because they had to put all sorts of drops in her eyes, but it was worth it.
Tomorrow is a short chemo day. They will check her blood and make sure she doesn't need a transfusion and she is not neutropenic. They checked on Friday and everything looked great. My dad and Robin are coming for a visit next weekend and we are beyond excited about that. We spent some time with Aunt Cathy and Uncle Rich this week, which was wonderful. We are hoping to see Andy, Laurie, Ben and Jordana today. We got to speak with Zach yesterday and he is very excited to start school.
Much love to everyone and your support is unbelievable. Thank you, we could not do it with out knowing you are there.
Hi there - Still reading from Milwaukee ;). Talked with Lori today too and got a personal update. Really glad to hear Meredith is at 15 weeks already. I am sure you are anxious to get this finished and be back home; you sound like you are being SO strong though, Allison. You and she, and your family, remain in my thoughts.
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