Figuring Things Out

Mom is still a trooper! The side effects from chemo are definitely strong these days. We have spent the week trying to figure out what (if any) foods will sit with her. We have decided that we're down to brothy soups, saltines, chicken, potatoes, rice cakes, white bread, etc.. We are down to eliminating as much fiber as possible. We think that mom will be able to keep things down if we stick to the bland diet. This was very typical of her last bout with cancer, so we just have to remember what we did back then. On top of that, she can't eat anything cold. The other chemo treatments cause strange side effects, too. Mom is doing better today, though.

She has her last "bad" (4 kinds) round of chemo on Friday. Next week, she'll have her last erbatux chemo treatment, then she'll be done for a while! Yay! For those interested in what will happen after this:

May 8th: Quadruple chemo treatment
May 14th: just erbatux chemo treatment
One month of recovery (a week in Sedona with the whole family included)
June 17th: removal of 60-80% of liver in Houston (will require at least two weeks recovery in Hosuton).
6 or more weeks of recovery
After healed from surgery: Next round of chemo just like this last round. We think she'll finish up in early Fall.

Brooklyn is here in ABQ, staying with me at the Vigoren house. Brooklyn is visiting mom during the day, while I keep the other girls and cook at my house. It has been a nice change of scenery. Mom gets to hold baby Evangeline and visit and relax!