Home, Week 43, New Chemo Round 3

We're giving it a shot. =)

Home, Week 42

Mom's CA-125 went up to 533. That was a hard hit to take. She's still going through with the next (third) round of chemo, and we'll talk to the doctor next week about a game plan, depending on how the numbers come out after the third round. Mom and I were talking in the car, and she said "After all, I shaved my head for this". We shaved it this last week. lol

Home, Week 40, New Chemo Round 2

Mom had her second round of the new chemo drug on Tuesday. Her CA-125 went down to 423, so this drug is working. Her birthday is on Saturday, and she's conscious for this one (yay!), so this one counts (boo).

Her hair is coming out, and it's rather thin now, but we haven't shaved her head yet. When she gets tired of it coming out when it's long, she'll let me know.

Home, Week 37, New Chemo Round 1

Mom had the first round of the new chemo on Tuesday. The way this drug is going to work is she'll have chemo on a Tuesday, and that first week she'll start to wear down. The second week is her seder, and that's when her numbers are down the tube. The third week she picks back up and feels good. Then she has chemo again the following week, and the cycle starts all over again.

Home, Week 36

Good news, Mom's CA-125 only went up to 491 on this break, so getting down to cancer-free is not going to be as long of a journey as it could have been. She starts on Tuesday, so we'll see how things go. This drug is supposed to make her hair fall out and her blood counts go low, so it'll be a tough ride, but if it works, it will be worth it. Keep her in your prayers, she'll need the strength again.

Home, Week 34.5

Mom is still going strong. We're going down to visit my dad's family for Thanksgiving, so the three of us (we're driving my dad down) will be heading out on Thursday. It will be wonderful to see the family again, it's been awhile.

Home, Week 33.5

Mom's strength is slowly coming back while she's on this break. Her blood counts are good, her spirits are up, and hydration only twice a week is a nice relief as well. She's even driving herself to hydration while I do things around the house.