So begins our LAST ROUND OF CHEMO! It’s always a bit of a strange ride to the hospital when we are headed in for treatment – it’s rather somber and the week seems like a steep climb. Ironically, on the way in we heard a story on the radio of a husband planting sunflowers in honor of his wife who lost her fight with cancer. It’s the sweetest thing and you can read more here – be careful with the videos, they make me cry. http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wisconsin-man-plants-mile-stretch-sunflowers-tribute-wife/story?id=33139867
Anyway, we were especially curious about how this week would go considering how weak his body has gotten and how it’s been harder to bounce back. So we headed in and our moods were instantly lifted seeing our friends here at the hospital. From our transport guy to our nurses and support staff everyone was eager to say hello and were all equally excited with us that this is our last round of chemo. We are back in one of the smaller rooms because the oncology wing is completely full – but it’s sort of like finishing off where we started so I’m all good with the cozier room.
We did the usual prep and got things moving right along for the week. Tom’s blood work was done and he’s continuing to kill the cancer which is super important before surgery – all good news! However, unfortunately he started to “feel” the effects of chemo this evening. Day 1 is by far the earliest he has ever felt sort of weak and tired from chemo – we’ve typically been able to get to Day 3 or so before this point but it’s to be expected given the treatment. So we hunker down for a challenging week – but at least we know it should be the last one. More to come…
Anyway, we were especially curious about how this week would go considering how weak his body has gotten and how it’s been harder to bounce back. So we headed in and our moods were instantly lifted seeing our friends here at the hospital. From our transport guy to our nurses and support staff everyone was eager to say hello and were all equally excited with us that this is our last round of chemo. We are back in one of the smaller rooms because the oncology wing is completely full – but it’s sort of like finishing off where we started so I’m all good with the cozier room.
We did the usual prep and got things moving right along for the week. Tom’s blood work was done and he’s continuing to kill the cancer which is super important before surgery – all good news! However, unfortunately he started to “feel” the effects of chemo this evening. Day 1 is by far the earliest he has ever felt sort of weak and tired from chemo – we’ve typically been able to get to Day 3 or so before this point but it’s to be expected given the treatment. So we hunker down for a challenging week – but at least we know it should be the last one. More to come…