Second Radiation Treatment Done

Mom was up at 4:45 this morning, loading up the car and getting ready to go. Both girls were woke up to change diapers and loaded into the car with Mom. Dad helped get them up and loaded. At a little after 5:15 Mom, Rebekah and Sarah left and headed to Karen's to drop off Sarah. Thanks Karen for watching Sarah! Then Rebekah and Mom headed into Radiation Oncology. We were a little early - thanks to not much traffic.

By 6:30, she was asleep and Mom was waiting for her. They continued to do some double checking today, so it took a little longer than normal. Tomorrow we'll have the Cat Scan after treatment and then need to go over to Clinic, so it will be a longer day. They told Mom today that Thursdays will be days that they may do some of the things that take a little longer - like Cat Scans and dressing changes, etc... Thursdays, the surgery schedule starts a little later so the anesthesiologist has a little more time.

By 7:30, she was into recovery and stirring a little and by 8:00 we were on our way home. Rebekah slept off and on in the car.

Once home, she ate a little. Please pray that her appetite picks back up. She didn't eat much yesterday and hasn't eaten much today, either. The drop in appetite could be more related to the chemo than the radiation (at this point). She needs to keep her weight up, or we may have to consider a feeding tube. We pray that she doesn't need one, but keeping open minds. Mealtimes and snack times are trying times, often taking more than an hour and including lots of encouragement and assistance.