nickysfight's Cancer Blog

February 16, 2008

Chemolicious

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I talked to Mom and she is doing pretty good. Just more of the same; she’s still in the grind of the chemo schedule (Folfuri). We have 4 rounds of this type before the next PetScan. But at least this chemo doesn’t have the side effect of the Neuropathy like the Folfox (5-FU+).

We got her a few more shirts on www.cafepress.com . I got her one that says “Life is a drip when you’re on chemo”. Another one that says “Colorectal cancer is a real pain in the ass”. and the other one says “I fight like a girl” and has a cancer ribbon and boxing gloves. It gives her something to talk to the infusion nurses about. We got her one a couple weeks ago that says “I (heart) my oncology nurses” and she wore it on valentines day and brought them some candy.

We really love the hospital in Colorado, the nurses are awesome, and Dr. Kane is amazing. We definately recommend the University of Colorado Cancer Center. We tried to get into MD Anderson and were waitlisted etc. UCCC got us right in and they have all their own clinical trials, top-ranking doctors and brand new facility (opened last year).

I know she is tired of having me tell her that she needs to do more than just survive……………she needs to enjoy life! She is always talking about the future and what she wants to do AFTER she is cured but in the meantime she is stuck living in Grams’ small second bedroom (sharing it with Uncle Greg a lot of the time!), freezing her ass off in Colorado. As if feeling like you were beat by a bat, daily, wasn’t enough. So I understand why she isn’t thrilled on a daily basis and she misses Jay SO MUCH (He’s working close to their home in Texas). I think that is the worst part for her. They are used to being together 24-7. I feel terrible for her but at the same time I want her to enjoy her time while she is close to the family! She used to see them only twice a year so I’m trying to get her to focus on the positive things.

Mom is really taking all the changes over the last year so well but I would sleep much easier if I felt she was actually happy. But I guess when your life is so immensly interrupted, that is a lot to ask for!

Hope everyone is doing well out there!