Good evening all,
Today was very close to matching yesterday in terms of Anita's energy. Certainly her enthusiasm was equal. However, she really wore herself out yesterday with all the excitement of John's homecoming and today experienced a bit more dizziness and shortness of breath than she has in the past two days. However, she took a nice long nap this afternoon and has mainly stayed in bed during the evening, watching an old movie with us and, as usual, making plans and carrying on lively conversations.
She ate well today also. Coffee, 9-grain toast, a little oatmeal, 1/2 a banana, lots of milk, orange juice with an immune booster powder mixed in, B12, B6, Folic Acid, fried chicken again with cole slaw, potato salad and tea. Yesterday she started getting a runny nose so then and today she took a simple decongestant (phenyleprhine hydrochloride). Tonight she is NOT taking any morphine drops at bedtime. She is experiencing no pain other than some slight chest pain when her heart is racing and she is short of breath. Really wonderful progress. The only worrisome item today is that she weighed herself and came in at 134 lbs. She has apparently lost additional weight since the chemotherapy. However, we are doing our best to fatten her up!
Tomorrow we are going to try and contact her oncologist to see if any of the test results have come in, to inquire about future appointments, and hopefully to get some answers to other questions we have.
Sweet dreams to all,
Melissa
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Glad to hear you are better each day. Keep up the good work. And thanks Malissa for the information you send us each day. Gracias
Love, Steve
Good Morning, Anita, john & Melissa
Quote for Ms. Anita, Having Southern Roots My self , thought Anita would enjoy this quote from:
Lewis Grizzard
It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating
a home-grown tomato. Yum !!!
I bet Anita, would love tomato sandwich,,,only use fresh white bread with juicy home-grown tomato's with mayo ( Hellmans ony girls )with little Salt & Pepper.
Good Eat's for a Summer Delight :)
Maybe, a follow-up of a sweet treat?
Like Strawberry Short-Cake *Delish*
Sending Hug's and Well Wishes~~~
Regina, Danny and the Pooches
Welcome home to John. I bet you are all happy to be together again. It really sounds like the chemo is working. That's good news. I've heard of others who went into complete remission. And if others can do it so can you, Anita. Keep on eating and keep your strength up.
Much love, Fritzie
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