Monday, December 8, 2008

Not all of the days are better. . .

Just got off the phone with Mom, who said Dad is not doing as well today.  Not sure if it's the effect of finishing up the five days of chemo, or if the Ritalin isn't doing as good of a job anymore, but things aren't as good as they were even a few days ago when he was out to dinner a couple days with friends and playing checkers and CandyLand with the grandkids.

Dad's been getting a bit more tired and nauseous the past few days, which we attributed to the chemo treatments.  Today, he's quite a bit more confused, sleeping quite a lot, and not so steady on his feet.  Of course all of this started to really "gel" about 5:30PM local time, and since it's not an emergency, the early morning phone calls to the oncologist, home health nurse, and psychiatrist all happen first thing in the AM.

Hopefully this is just a wave caused by the chemo, and that he will be back up and on his feet tomorrow.  I'll try to keep the blog updated when I can.

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