This blog used to be called "Maura vs.Toby"."Toby" was a four-pound Unclassified Sarcoma that surgeons removed from Maura's abdomen in April, 2008. She died on May 19, 2009. Toby's evil spawn may have killed her body, but Maura lives on. The tumors, on the other hand, were incinerated. They are gone. And she is in pain no more.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Routine
Today is Day 4 of Cycle 7. It's so strange to have a routine that centers around chemotherapy. It is strange that chemotherapy has become routine. Not easy, not fun, but, to a certain extent, routine. Five days before the cycle starts, Maura gets a shot. Three days out, a different shot. Then it's chemo week: Day 1, another shot. Each day I count off the pre-meds and the chemo that hang on the IV poles. Check. Check. Check. Check. Three days of a pill. Check. Pumps working in the chemo backpack. Check. Check. Two days with the red chemo in the backpack. Check. Four days with the two-liter bag. Check. Another shot on Day 5. Five days of drugs. Checkcheckcheckcheckcheck. CBC on Day 4. Check. Blood work every other day. Check. I chart the results. Check. CT-scans, x-rays, appointments. Check. Check. Check. Heparin nightly in both lines. Check. Check. Dressing change. Check.
You and Maura are an inspiration to everyone!
ReplyDeleteMay God bless you both.
--Meg Alexander
How did the CT scan go today? I'm dying to know!
ReplyDeleteHi Erin, Joel, Maura, Danielle, & Lydia,
ReplyDeletePlease give Maura a hug for us. I'm sending lotsa hugs to all of you. I'm praying all goes well with her next scan. I think fo and pray for you all often. Please don't hesitate to call if you need errands run, etc. BEIJOS