Today’s Cancerous adventure entailed the visiting nurse, Patti, coming to check my mom’s CA125 levels, which tells them if the cancer is going away. While we won’t get the results until… well I don’t know when, but anyways; it was an interesting in-home experience nonetheless. I feel like Patti is a modern day version of Mrs. Clause—and I mean that in the most complimentary way! With her infectious laugh and cheery smile, she was a joy to meet, even in such annoying circumstances.
So about the CA125 business… my mom has two ports: an IV and an IP, both of which were surgically planted underneath her skin. She gets her chemo through these ports, as well as having blood taken from them to check the progress of eliminating the Cancer. I could not watch because I am not much of a blood person. My mom took it like a champion, smiling the whole time, not a single tear shed.
Just another day of watching my mom be amazing. I must say, that if it were me being tormented with needles and ports, and nurses and doctors, I would not be a ray of sunshine. But my mom is a very special woman and she always brightens my day.
(P.S. We concluded the afternoon by splurging on a late lunch from Jade Garden)
