Freebies Rule, Cancer Drools.

Last night Mom & Coco went to the class I'd mentioned earlier. There were only six participants, but almost everyone brought a friend. Mom said she was the only patient who still had hair, so it was both frightening and reassuring to interact with these women.

She decided that she's going to be proactive on the hair front. Hearing other women's stories of how traumatizing it was to get off the sofa, but leave your hair behind, was motivation enough. Typically, hair loss occurs within 14 to 17 days of the first treatent, so around February 11. I offered to bring Tommy's clippers and buzz it all off, to which she said, "wouldn't that be too traumatic for you?" Come on, who here wouldn't love to buzz their mom's head? If Gwennie were in this country, I bet we would have a full on smack down for the honor!

The class went over by an hour, everyone got a free hat or wig, and a colossal bag of very fancy cosmetics that are considered "cancer friendly."

Earlier in the afternoon she had an appointment with Dr. K, who helped address some minor issues Mom has been having. Nothing major, more bothersome than anything. Her bladder is a complete war zone, and sometimes her bladder capacity isn't what she'd like, especially considering she's downing all this water every day. He's added a very low does medication to help, and instructed her to drink two massive glasses of OJ in addition to her water intake. The good thing is that this medication may cause dry mouth, so if anything, it'll help her drink her fluids. Constipation is another side effect, but she's already on a good regime for that because of the anti-nausea meds she takes in the days following chemo.

Who knows if it was the long day, the late night, or some other stressors, but she couldn't sleep a wink last night. She was finishing up her yoga when I called this morning, and she plans to lay low with Coco today. No work, maybe an errand or two, but otherwise getting in a good nap is on the top of her list.

And of course, she got not ONE food delivery last night, but TWO! So the fridge is stuffed with delicious treats to get her through the weekend. Thank you to our cooks!