Last Chemo or Surgery Here We Come – 4/12/019

Well, we thought it would never come but Anne had her last chemo therapy yesterday. Of course we won’t feel like it’s truly over until she gets through the next two weeks. She has been feeling really good since her transfusion. Her sister from Utah, Livy, has been staying with us. She is a great nurse and cook and this has been great for Anne. She’s eating and drinking more. The down side is when Livy cooks, I eat more but we all have our crosses to bear. :-). Her blood count is still on the low side but holding steady. This is all working out well, since her nephew, whom she is very fond of is getting married this weekend. She had more energy than I did at the rehearsal dinner last night and hopefully this will continue until the wedding this evening. During her chemotherapy she had the added bonus of being visited by Livy and her family as well as her sister from Houston, Marcia, and her daughter Lily. This really lifts her spirits. Unfortunately, our timing was off and they weren’t there for the bell ringing. This was a great moment as you can see from the photos. Many of the nurses and Tracy, a patient support person who has been a friend for years were there applauding.

We have not had a repeat echo, yet. We are supposed to get one every three months, however the West clinic system is not quite a smooth running machine. After multiple attempts to get them to schedule it, I finally had to just order it myself so she could get it prior to surgery. Speaking of surgery. It is scheduled for May 7. She has finally decided to have a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. Statistically, lopping off the normal side is not indicated but since this is her second primary it is quite necessary for peace of mind.

On a different note, we are staying in the Sonesta suites while our house is being repaired. It was going very fast at first but has slowed. The roof is repaired and sheet rock is in and painted but upstairs it was painted the wrong color so it will have to be redone. This won’t slow us down too much since it will be a week or more before they can repair the carpet. However, if they can get the light fixtures back in downstairs and then clean up the dust we will move back in. I’m sure there will be more to come. Thanks for reading this long winded blog until the end.