Monday, September 16, 2013

Chemo Day 1 complete. We were scheduled for 9 a.m. so we got to walk Maz to school and I got to pick him up. It was nice and in that one way, at least, it seemed like a normal day. Just like everyone else, we get up, get dressed, get our kid to school and then head off to get poison infused slowly over four hours. Oh, wait, maybe that was a bit different than the average person's day. We are definitely still grappling with the reality of the situation. Scott has two more days of chemo this round and so far he's feeling fine. His oncologist says that people don't usually get sick immediately. We have a lot of anti-nausea medication at home so hopefully he will be able to get through the nausea with minimal discomfort. Tomorrow we are going to bring a game to chemo. That way he won't become nauseated by my conversation.

This past weekend our friend John Knapp (and his little guy Wyatt) was visiting. Scott put him to work fighting the crabgrass on our slope. John did a great job, but he suggested that a better idea would be for Scott to simply pee on the weeds with his chemo-tinged urine. We'll keep you all posted on that progress as well. ;)

We will see the cardiologist again on Wednesday and will have another echo done then.

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  2. My late father use to pee on the chilies he grew--said it makes them hotter.

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    1. Remind me not to eat chilies at your house. ;)

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  3. Hehehe! He didn't pee ON them, just the dirt. I know, still gross.

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  4. Tip: I don't think you should bring Cards Against Humanity to chemo. Something more like Candyland.

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    1. Good advice, but inappropriate humor sometimes is the best medicine. ;)

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  5. I recommend banangrams...however it has been known to cause altercations which may or may not involve law enforcement intervention
    day one...check! Keep truckin you guys:) We are all thinking of you

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  6. I bet you have a great Bananagrams story that ends with "and then I had to spend the night in jail."

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  7. Really enjoying keeping up with your family on this blog. And it's nice to see your humor and Scott's peeking through.

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