Everyone's Toxic

Dad's CT scan was negative for any abnormalities in his abdomen or pelvic area. Sigh of relief. I don't think I can handle both of them being cancerous and toxic at the same time. Still, he will be getting two more chemo treatments once a week on Tuesdays; yesterday was his first. With bladder cancer, remission is a great sign and complete remission is a two year process. It has been a year since he was diagnosed. He has another year of check ups and possible chemo's and CT scans. He is still toxic to my mother and still hasn't been able to visit her in Sloan. By the time she is released he will not be toxic anymore. Fingers crossed that the next year for him is better than the last. 

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M has finished her 3rd round of chemo, as of last night (Tues 11/13). She was on MEC which is:  mitoxantrone, etoposide, and cytarabine. You can read more about that online if you are curious. Just Google MEC chemo for leukemia. 

They will have to wait 10-14 days from the end which would be Fri 11/23 - Wed 11/28 for bone marrow testing. After her results are concluded, she will have to get all her levels back up to be sent home, regardless of the outcome. If it is positive and sends her AML into remission she will start another session , I believe. If it is negative, I really don't think she wants to pump more poison into her body and she will stop with the chemo. She has been through so many chemo treatments in the past two years, I think she is losing hope that one will work before it ruins her body. In all honesty, so I am. Of course I don't mention that, though. 

She has been having daily EKGs because the meds are increasing her BP so they are checking on her heart. She says she feels fine. Other than losing her appetite occasionally and also occasionally feeling nauseous or ill in her stomach, she's been good these two rounds in Sloan. 

If any other side effects arise while she is waiting to be tested, I will update. She and I both can't wait to have her home for the holidays. 

Calvin: This whole Santa Claus thing just doesn't make sense. Why all the secrecy? Why all the mystery? If the guy exists why doesn't he ever show himself and prove it?
And if he doesn't exist what's the meaning of all this?

Hobbes: I dunno. Isn't this a religious holiday? 

Calvin: Yeah, but actually, I've got the same questions about God.

~ Bill Watterson