I am just getting back from our long delayed trip and catching up with your post about your Mom. It sounds like things are progressing as expected. The timing issue is always difficult to predict. Layering the vicodin with motrin is good and the hospice staff have special training in pain managment so they will continue to have ideas for you.
One of the first sweets that Jack was able to taste after his treatments was Bassett's ice cream. He likes the vanilla butterscoth the best too. We went on their website to find out the local stores that carried it, but we were ready to make the trip to Reading terminal to get it. It's great comfort food, and a Philly special.
Hope things go well for you and your Mom. Just take it one step at a time.
Regards JoAnne
JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.
