This has been a rough week for Karen. She seems to have gotten over pneumonia, but is still having trouble keeping food down without medication. And the medication makes her sleepy. The choice seems to be awake and sick or slightly less sick and asleep. She has an appointment Monday at the Clinic where she…
Month: January 2018
What’s Worse than Chemo?
What’s Worse than Chemo? Drum roll…Chemo while you have pneumonia! As you know, Karen’s been struggling with a cough for a couple months now, and that’s now turned into pneumonia. We were having trouble keeping her temperature down Saturday, so on the Clinic’s orders I took her into the ER for a late night visit. Her…
Struggling Through the Week
It’s been a tough week for Karen since her treatment Monday. The chemo sickness is pretty bad but is receding slowly. She’s not out of the woods yet, but the worst is over. I’ll try to post more info this weekend but know people want to keep up on how she is. Unfortunately, she’s not…
Alimta Round 1
It’s been a tiring week for Karen. We did get to do a little sledding, which was nice, but extra tiring for her. It was nice to hear her laugh and see her smile though. Karen starts a new medication called Alimta next week. With her weakened state, we’re a bit concerned about starting a…