Holly finished week 3 of chemo and radiation. She has noticed that she is getting short of breath when she climbs the stairs. Holly is taking naps in the afternoon, which are good. She has had a few waves of nausea, but the anti-nausea meds are working great. Her appetite remains good and she says thank you to everyone who has brought meals for us. Today she had her 4th dose of chemo. Every Monday she gets her blood drawn and they pay special attention to her white blood cell count, platelets, hematocrit, and hemoglobin - so far her blood counts are holding up well.
Now that she is more than halfway through her treatment, we have noticed a pattern to the week. She feels pretty good Monday and Tuesday because they also give her steroids with the chemo. This makes her very chatty and we've nicknamed her chatty Kathy on Monday nights. Unfortunately, Wednesday is the hangover day - watch out for the road rage! Thankfully Thursday and Friday are better and we love weekends with no doctor appointments.
Holly's new theme song is Halfway There by Bon Jovi. Thank you to everyone for all your love and support.
Great update! Loved and felt the theme song too! Now I have that in my head! Can't wait to see you guys! Hang in there.
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Shevin