Chemo 7, November 18, 2010

Dear Friends,

Today was merciful. We got in early. Kip figured out she could ask for a bed before we even went in. We had a good nurse who couldn't get a vein easily, so, saying that she didn't want to make Kip her 'pin-cushion' and confessing that she was not super-skilled at this, 'kicked us upstairs' to the really really good nurse who found a vein without pain or aggravation. The Tylenol-3's made this, and everything else, easier. The drugs were ready on time and we got out of there by 2:00.

Judy Davidson came by for a visit, which was great. The grilled cheesus (an in-joke for Gleeks) were delicious. I read Kip an article about miracle healing in Brazil from O magazine. As far as a day in chemo-day-care goes, it was a roaring success.

We have now had our leftover Thanksgiving dinner and are exhaustedly looking at bed. Kip is tired but not in pain and the nausea is pretty low for Day One. But we are socked in with new pain medications and new sleeping medications, and so are feeling confident about the days to come.

Thank you for all of your thoughts, love, support and strength. One more to go.

Love to all,
Catherine (for Kip)