Post #50: Feelin' better all the time . . .

Hi Everyone!

I do like these "continuing to improve" reports. Makes all of us feel good!

Anita was up early this morning, but not quite as early as Tristan wanted! He started whining around 4:30 a.m. apparently. But Anita was firm - the dog can wait until she gets up! And up she did get around 5:30 a.m. or so. She got up, got dressed, and went out into the yard with Tristan. Nothing like a young puppy to get you going in the morning!

Mother had a comprehensive blood test done this morning. She was able to walk all the way in to the lab offices and back out to the car without losing her breath! She reports that her breathing is better and she is able to do more and more and that her appetite has greatly increased. Still no weight gain, but she is maintaining at least and not losing more weight. She does have intermittent pain in her chest area plus more chest congestion which indicates that the chemo is really working on the stuff in there. So this is good news!

She loves going into the yard in the morning to play with and watch the puppy's antics. Tristan loves going into the yard too, but for him, the main attraction is digging in the dirt and mud! Poor Anita and John - they're rapidly becoming experts at giving the puppy a bath! The dog has energy to burn which wears Anita out a bit, so Anita's technique is to pull a lounge chair into the yard, have a sit and from the comfort of her observation post, be able to enjoy watching the dog and staying out of the line of the flying dirt!

What a great image! And Mother is already talking about a trip to the beach with John and Tristan when she feels a bit better! Now that's talking!

Hope you all have a wonderful day today,
Melissa