Nurse Drill Bit

This RN is very very nice and very informative he has used some great analogies throughout the day my favorite being this one. He just explained to my mom that the chemo she just had may cause sores in her mouth comparable to someone taking a big drill bit and running it in her mouth against her cheeks and throat. AWESOME

The Buzz.........

Mom has decided to buzz her hair today. Her hair just started growing back from the last chemo but she does not want to lose big clumps of hair so she has decided to buzz it. Yet another reason I am so proud of her, most women are very attached to their hair and shaving it is the last thing the want to do. Today is her rest day, her chemo is done & tomorrow is the cell transplant. She did not sleep much last night and she as been experiencing a bit of nausea today. All and all still no major complaints. Thank you God and thank you to all of our friends and family that have been so supportive.

Last night was a good night....

Mom took her first chemo dose well and had no major side effects last night or this morning. She is still in good spirits and will be getting her next dose at 2:00pm. Everyone here has been really nice at the hospital and we have moved into a new room. My dad got here today so now we can both be here for her. Although the staff has been very nice it seems like every RN has a different opinion on how things should be done...also sometimes they give my mom a little to

much information which can be a little scary for her.

You know what they say about opinions

there just like A******* everyones got one.

It had 2 start

Alright sooo as much as we just wanted 2 sit in the room and watch TV in hopes they forgot about the chemo it has finally started. It's only a 45min long session and Im trying to keep her laughing through the whole thing. Weird thing is they suggest she eats ice or popsicles the whole time because this type of chemo can cause sores in her mouth and throat. Hmmm I wonder if they will share some meds with me

Waiting & waiting

Finally checked into the hospital for our 1 month stay. We checked in at 1:00pm and nothing has been done yet. Just a bunch of doctors asking the same questions and doing the same tests over and over. The highlight of the day was the.. (damn what did he call him self ummmm oh yeah a pastor a Jewish pastor) any whoooI thought someone sent him in as a joke or I was living in some SNL skit he just came in with the softest creepiest voice sat down with his legs crossed and just stared at us. I was like whats up guy and he just kept staring at my mom and saying hi and how are you feeling. Took everything I had to act like an adult and not bust out laughing. I did however manage to capture a pic as he was praying some weird stuff with my mom.








I also forgot 2 turn the sound off on my phone so they totally caught me taking the picture woooops

Where we are at in treatment

Mom has already gone through 6 sessions of chemotherapy and it went well. Although she was tired a lot and fed up with taking so many pills her side affects were reasonable & the treatment they gave got her to REMISSION. The step we are doing now is the cell transplant. Starting today with a heavy dose of chemotherapy. Her stem cells have already been harvested (THANK GOD FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH!) and they were able to harvest enough cells they first time around for the transplant.

Here we go

My mother was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma Cancer is December of 2008 This is our journey....................









What is Multipe Myeloma?
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, white blood cells that produce antibodies to help fight disease and infection. Multiple myeloma is a progressive blood disease that is not curable but is treatable.