Post #72: Off to Chemo #5!

Hello Anita fans!

Well, she is off as I type to a quick breakfast out and then her fifth chemo treatment. It's a 9:00 a.m. appointment, but knowing them, she probably won't really get started until 9:30 or 10:00. Following today's treatment, she will have her last Rituxan treatment on Friday the 14th, also at 9:00 a.m. She sounded tremendously upbeat when I talked with her a few moments ago, so much so that one would think she was going out to a routine doctor or dentist appointment rather than to a cancer treatment session! Well . . . that's Anita!

One reason she is feeling upbeat is that she and John went shopping yesterday for some new clothes for her. She has lost so much weight that most of her former clothes don't fit her anymore. And as you can imagine, she's happy as a clam (although when you think about it, why would a clam be happy?) and is sporting a whole new look! It's so fun to hear her talking with such enthusiasm about styles and colors and fabrics. Well, she will be looking sharp tomorrow for an 8:00 a.m. meeting with the MLS (multiple listing service) real estate crowd. Can you believe it?! That's Mama, still doing her best for her clients!

She has been fairly tired the past few days, feeling the need of having to go to bed and rest, but that's not all that surprising. She was so exhilarated and had such a fabulous week with their friend from the East Coast - there was something going on every night - that she rather overdid it! Apparently, her heart "went cockeyed" a bit - as she puts it. But she is recovering rapidly and will take a more leisurely pace in the days and weeks to come.

The forms and wires and whatnot are all set up in the side yard outside the new living room door for the pouring of the concrete which will happen this Thursday. This has caused no end of distress for Tristan Tornado as he has been relegated to the back yard until everything is finished. The good news is that he is now totally house-trained. Quite a relief (no pun intended) for the rest of the household!

So, I will be checking with Mother after her treatment to see how it went and will report back to all of you. Speaking of "you" I want to thank you all for following the blogsite so closely. I'm happy that it is helpful to you. I'm sorry I'm doing fewer postings now, but with all this improvement, there's less health-related information to report, which is a good thing! However, beware and fair warning! I may start pounding the keys everyday again! Coming from a family of writers, the bug is spreading! Besides, it's good discipline to write everyday!

Melissa

Melissa